Grace Woods, a third-year honors student at Elmhurst College, is an outspoken and passionate advocate for human rights and mental health. She serves in a variety of roles both on-campus and off-campus. For the last two years, Grace has volunteered as an educator and public speaker with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of DuPage County. Here, she supports students and patients at local schools and hospitals in their struggles with mental illness. Over the past year, she has participated at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago where she mentors and encourages female leadership and independence. In addition, she is involved in Kappa Kappa Gamma’s philanthropy “Girls Academy” where she leads a group of middle school girls through curriculum focused on empowerment, body positivity, and mental health. Grace was recently elected Director of Risk Management to keep its members safe, and to assist in the mental health of those in the sorority chapter. Furthermore, Grace advocates for community and policy change. With the Citizen Advocacy Center, she conducts research aimed at promoting citizens’ understanding of their rights. After graduation, Grace plans on continuing her advocacy and service while pursuing her JD and LLM in international human rights law.