Paola Montenegro, a junior at Barry University, is engaged in addressing social issues, particularly those pertaining to environmental sustainability and human rights. She is the Chairperson of the Recycling Subcommittee of Barry's Ecological Sustainability Team and serves as Secretary of the Barry Green Team, an allied student organization. As a Barry Service Corps Fellow, Paola also participates in a civic learning and leadership initiative designed to foster civic-mindedness and prepare students for social change roles. She has contributed to the development of partnerships with several local organizations and helped to launch a community-supported agriculture project that benefits Liberty City, one of Miami's economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. After participating in a Coalition of Immokalee Workers training session on Community Organizing, Paola helped to recruit and coordinate the participation of more than 300 students in several peaceful demonstrations to advocate for farmworkers' rights. As an Executive Board member of Barry's Alternative Breaks student organization, she has facilitated service trips to communities in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas as well as to Port-de-Paix, Haiti. In 2016, Paola was among a select group of student leaders who lobbied lawmakers on Capitol Hill to support programs aimed at ending extreme poverty and preventable diseases, particularly in Africa.