NEW Leadership™ is an award-winning national nonpartisan program to educate college women about politics and leadership and encourage them to become effective leaders in the political arena. The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, developed the innovative program in 1991 and branched out to invite other universities into its NEW Leadership Development Network.

In 2001, the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada accepted CAWP’s invitation to join the development network and in 2003, held its first program. The Women’s Research Institute of Nevada at UNLV was the first site in the southwestern and Rocky Mountain states to host this program. As an official NEW Leadership™ Network Partner, we provide intensive training featuring an innovative curriculum.

Class of 2024

Anntoinette Vanessa Rivera, Carime Cesilia Colon, Catherine Skretkowicz, Elizabeth Gleich, Hadia Kalsoom, Heaven Evans, Ilizabeth Iris Soto, Isadora Maria Batalha, Jade Estell, Jennifer Serrano, Kaitlin Grace, Karla Lopez, Kaylah Marie Maese, Ketzia Jimenez, Luisa F. Cano Lima, Majesty Davis, Melany Lopez Rodriguez, Melissa Torres, Monika Bharti, Suzanne Lara, Tuscany Chatterpaul-Taylor, Victoria Lynn Rogers.

Class of 2023

Adefunke VandenBurg, Alexis Marin, Alyssa Guzman, Andrea "Annie" Allis, Arielle Munoz, Ashley Patterson, Catherine Msumali, Daphne Mora, Estefanny Lopez-Cruz, Jacqueline Veloso, Jessica Burger, Julia Salangsang, Kailee Rudolph, Kassandra Noe, Lilian Elena Vicente Aguilar, Marisol Pulido, Maryam Raja, Monica Margarita Flores, Tania Akter, and Vivian Yahir Arias.

Class of 2022

Abigail Villa, Alexa Guloy, Alexis Seifert, Amber Clark, Angie Shenouda, Cesia Cordies-Ceballos, Cierra (Cece) Carodine, Claudia Fernandez, Emily Lauren Diver, Harini Nihara Wimalasekera, Katherina Graham, Katie Membreno, KayLee Freitas, Melissa Jimenez, Michelle Mendez-Yela, Miriam Lachica, Redate Biruk, Ruby Valencia, Safiyya (Saff) Bintali, and Sophia Coronel.

Class of 2021

Adrianne Dizon, Alejandra Munguia-Velasco, Angelika Tabujara, Anne Savage, Deborah Brady, Drianna Dimatulac, Elizabeth Violago, Ixel Becerra, Jennifer Tidwell, Kirsten “Kitty” Rivera, Marwa Noori-Haneefzai, Nyin Htet Aung, Rachel Kim, Samadhia Gilkey-Williams, Samara Dolanch, Shivangi Sinha, Suman Randhawa, and Syeda Malika Jamshed.

Class of 2020

Angelique Shlemon, Ariadna Perez, Ashlie Kemer, Eloisa Burton, Hillary Barrera, Kristen Tagaytayan, Luisa Alvarez, Madison Feemster, Maria Mencos, Mauricia Feaster, and Veronica Calles.

Class of 2019

Abril Diaz, Alondra Ysita, Alyssa Campbell, Amanda Lynn Uren, Brenda Carolina Cruz Gomez, Emily Carter, Hailey Rodis, Frances E. Kealiimahiaiokalani Hampton, Justine Villa, Karen Cano, LaToya Burdiss, Lauren Lian Lee, Melikabella Shenouda, Meena Ejjada, Melissa Camacho, Mercie Davis, Natividad Zintzun, Nicola Opfer, Noelle Garcia, Rubaiya Murshed, and Victoria Palacios.

Class of 2018

Alicia Qiu Cheung, Akaisha Selena Cook, Andrea Mae Darby, Aika Dietz, Dinnia DiGennaro, Madina Kamolova, Shyrun Karandikar, Annie Lu, Alexa Martin Del Campo, Ashlee McKenna, Lin Martinez, Kate Meyer, Hui Thi Nguyen, Natalie Pinon, Mayra Reyes, Perry Richardson, Jennifer Lynn Rooney, Amanda Schoby, Mary Angela M. Terencio, and Nicole Walsh.

Class of 2017

Addie Luippold, Amanda Haikal, Ashley Bowman, Breanna Jefferson, Cecelia Gonzalez, Donica’ Beckett, Eden Alem, Esmeralda Cruz Lopez, Ilya Rosales, Isabela De Las Casas, Jessica Hastings, Katie Wallace, Kendra Patterson, Lille Allen, Nicole Khoury, Rediet Ayele, Regina Mitchell, Sandra Guerrero, Sara Shaw, Siny Hui, and Therese Liu.

Class of 2016

Margarita Barragan Serna, Brittney Ballesteros, Yesenia Cuevas, Rebekah E. Couper, Daisy Del Rio Rios, Dilcia Duarte, Natalie Delbecq, Karen Espinoza, Jazmin Gelista, Morgan Gorst, Adriana Guizar-Vazquez, Desiré Gálvez, Gail Guerrero, Briceida Hernandez-Toledo, Katie Jensen, Megan D. Kolvenbach, Naomi Lewis, Deanna Morrell, Courtney McKimmey, Jamie Poston, Ashly Riches, Holly Ramella, Banafsheh Rekabdar, Vanessa Smith, Ziwei Zheng.

Class of 2015

Carmella Gadsen, Electra McGrath-Skrzydlewksi, Anita Savell, Charli Aguilar, Bella Victoria Smith, Isabelle Bellinghausen, Brandi Murphy, Paige Hall, Jessica Skarupski, Starshine Christian Esparza, Elsha Harris-Yolanda, Taygan Byrns, Maryse Lundering-Timpano, Claudia Chiang-Lopez, Moee Turbin, Kanaha Shoji, Iliana Arroyo, Michelle Carrier, Priscilla Sweatt, Aeriel Halstead, Toyya Mahoney, Joey Aisa, Imani Gayden, Samantha Salas, and Jillian Ebrahimi.

Class of 2012

Alexandra Dammier, Carmel Viado, Jing Jean Du, Alicia Nunez, Claudia Agbor-Bessem, Martha Rendon, Anali Torres, Stephanie Olson, Ligeia Will, Toni Jilka, Sandra Bean, Treasure Watanabe, Atlantis Aubry, Dianna Payan, Lydia Anne Scherr (behind), Maria Calderon (front), Karina Calderon, Maricez Ramos, Farah Rashdan

Class of 2011

Natalie Becerra, Emylia Terry, Caren White, Anne-Elizabeth Northan, Shannon Hadfield, Lisa Marie Barnett, Cassandra Starr, Angel Patterson, Jessica Halling, Sarah Huerta, Stephanie Duffy, Kirstin Watkins, Stephanie Molina, Mary Pipes, Annastacia Koerner, Lauren Hollifield, Lisa Levine, Linsey Scriven, Susan Buffo, Nohemi Guzman Negrete, Rodan Petros, and Asmeret Gebretekle.

Class of 2010

Saba Tesfay, Tess Savage-Feemster, Camila Alvarez, Meghan Birch, Natalie Marshall, Vannesa Macias, Janae Johnson, Malyssa Essex, Zoe Anne Ouchi, Paulette Batayola, Donna Padilla, Rebecca “Becky” Ewing, Silvia Hernandez, Wendy Villa Ramirez, Alyssa Martin, Kristin Guthrie, Rebecca Ruiz, Elizabeth “Liz” Phillips, Brandy Nielsen, Nickol Shaffer.

Class of 2009

Toni Tafolla, Maria Jacobo, Yesenia Fuentes, Kimberly Hackstock, Vanessa Ocampo, Kety Luna, Sarah Guthrie-Angvik, Mayra Martinez, Amie Fender, Amy Kilgore, Tina Alzaga, Jessica Sotelo, Cassidy Forrester, Jean Pilario, Kallie Day, Valerie Barnes, Elia Bell, Tamara Torres, Gregan Wingert, Maria Jimenez-Ortiz, Cariela Santana, Eva Rodriguez-Saenz, Angela Thomas, Marilu Heredia, and Mirna Cortes.

Class of 2008

Ella Trujillo, Nicki Wong, Sandra Guerrero, Marites Velasquez, Lupe Ramirez, Edith Gonzalez, Amanda Rida, Aurora Guzman-Luna, Ami Rogers, Darlene Countryman, Amanda Yanez, Heather-Ann Bussiere, Victoria Jackson-Dick, Melinda Guillen, Heather Burke, Dulce Quintero, Jennifer Hemphill, Jessica Kusak, Kelly Gurdison, Laura Nickerson, Susan Taylor, Telia Greer, and Michelle Callos.

Class of 2007

Tiffany Spell, Adria Palmer, Anabel Garcia-Gomez, Ariadne Gonzalez, Judi Brown, Alysia Peters, Tamara Silvernail-Johnston, Sandra Rodriguez (FIR), Windi Goodman, Monique Sulls, Gracie Geremia, Raquel Fulghum, Sara Bruene, Natalie Malekos, Jer Robertson-Strange, Trena Anderson, Hope Manzano, Abigail Lupena, Amber Overholser, Alisha Nielson, Amanda Haymond, Nicole Ramos, Samantha Vernon, Lindsey Burrows, and Nancy Quintero-Orozco.

Class of 2006

Carmen Ortiz, Leticia Mays, Stephanie Dziedzak, Adelle Cruz, Diana Rhodes, Felicia Hersh, Jana Gordon-Pylant, Kenia Morales, Ashlee Watson, Melissa Rothermel, Irmeli Saarsalu, Lindsay Beirne, Ivette Sanchez, Juawana Grant, Alyssa Maldonado, Jennifer Hooshmand, Christina Hooshmand, Bridget Kelleher, Irma Reyes, Hannah Mcraney, and Chata Holt

Class of 2005

Christine Crawshaw, Emily Powers, Aurora Buffington, Maria Luisa Parra Sandoval, Michele Fraher, Elaine Marzola, Mallory Kremer, Evelyn Flores-Rangel, Minako Yamano, Karissa Loper, Katie Kelly, Sherry Johnson, Leonar Rojas, Annette Magnus, Cindy Serrato, Maggie Sylwestrazak, Chelsea Clarke, Theresa Farmer, Natalie Everett, Mardell Wilkins, Victoria Rocha, Amanda Morrissey, Varya Payne, Julieta Marquez, Alma Castro, Delfina Anchondo, Patricia Martinez, Trudy Parks, Tammi Brodish, Barbara Day, and Danielle Lovelady.

Class of 2004

Jennifer Lopez, Amber Sessions, Patty Jones, Karoline Khamis, Natalie Adelaja, Sepi Sayedna, Miley Hendrix-Pluard, Melody Nelson, Alzina Cua, Misty Kinser, Michelle Hammond-Urain, Jacqueline Alvarado, Isar King, Margo Teague, Bori Kovacs, Gwen Dally, Ewa Rush, Angela Gerken, Jue Wang, Tina Santana, and Annika Post.

Class of 2003

Tya Mathis, Laura Wade, Linda Anderson, Heather Ware, Felicia Borsari, Misty Kooyman, Shweta (Nikki) Verma, Evelyn Garcia-Morales, Robbi Phillips, Anna Francesca Pollman, Crystal Jackson, Jennifer Carr (formerly Parmeley), Ashley Hickey, Crystal Dandy, Jennifer Benedict, Janice Mitchell, Arlen Rivera, Alicia Wilson, Merrietta Oviatta-Paradez, Lidia Hoffman, Natalie Obeso, Cremson Turfley, Brandi Powell, and Jessica Totans.