Rodrigo J. Vega
2026-2028 Voyager Scholarship Recipient
Rodrigo J. Vega is passionate about shaping equitable legal frameworks for communities navigating complex immigration systems. Rodrigo has served as a constituent services intern for District IL-03 of the United States House of Representatives and volunteered as a Spanish-English translator for the National Immigrant Justice Center, assisting families with complex asylum applications.
Hometown : Chicago, IL
Institution : University of Illinois Chicago
Major : History and Latin American & Latino Studies; Minors in Public Policy, Professional Writing, and Political Science
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The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service helps students who have a passion for helping others, experience serving in or building community, and an expansive view of what’s possible through public service.
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