Miriam Torres Sanchez
MIRIAM TORRES SANCHEZ (she/her/hers) is senior majoring in Political Science with minors in Chicano/a Studies and Education Studies. As a returning Policy Fellow within the UCLA LPPI Research Department, Miriam is passionate about housing policy, educational policy, economic mobility, and urban planning.
Born and raised in Northeast Los Angeles, Miriam experienced firsthand the consequences of poor decision-making, resulting in cultural displacement, housing unaffordability, lack of green spaces, and under provision of city services. While serving on the Los Angeles City Youth Council and the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council, she was able to influence policies that promote the economic and sustainable development of underserved communities while also preserving their history and culture. For her academic achievement and leadership, Miriam was awarded the HOPE Latina Future History Make Award, the Resilience Scholarship, and was selected as a 2023 Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Program fellow at UC Berkeley.
Miriam is a first generation Latina, community organizer, a mother, and a proud daughter of Mexican immigrants.
