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Alumna Mikayla Woodley
Finding Your Place, Breaking the Bubble: From GDS to Director at Habitat for Humanity I graduated in 2019, double-majoring in Global Development Studies (GDS) and Spanish. Since the writing of this, Mikayla joined the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (CACF) as the new Program Administrator in April 2026. Mikayla supports the smooth operation of the Foundation’s grantmaking and capacity-building initiatives. She collaborates with grant partners, coordinates event and
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Alumnus Patrick Robinson
Patrick Robinson ('19) Patrick is a PhD candidate in sociocultural anthropology and human geography at the University of Arizona. At UVA, he majored in Global Development Studies and Foreign Affairs with a minor in Latin American Studies. He was also President of the UVA chapter of Global Water Brigades, studied abroad in Ecuador, and participated in several undergraduate research projects, including an ethnographic research internship with the Self-Employed Women's Associati
May 61 min read
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