Hanna Corona

Hanna is a proud first-generation low-income Chicana born and raised in East Los Angeles. She values determination, hard work, and resilience and is a passionate public speaker and activist in her community. She serves on the leadership team of DemocraSHE, a national, nonpartisan organization that offers free online training to female-identified teens to foster civic engagement. She is the founder and president of her school’s first-ever women empowerment in politics club, is actively involved in speech and debate, and serves on the local school leadership and school site councils. As a Civics Unplugged Fellow alum, she received training and funding to become a civic innovator. Living in an underrepresented, underserved, and low-income community, Hanna is passionate about equity in education and worker and immigrant rights while improving paths to citizenship. She wants to be part of the movement encouraging and supporting youth and women of color in taking on political leadership positions. As a Scholar, Hanna hopes to bridge gaps in financial literacy and engagement in politics to increase civic engagement and is beyond excited to meet and learn from all the brilliant minds in the cohort.