The BDP Student Cabinet acts as the student voice for the BDPs. The Cabinet works in collaboration with the BDP coordinator and advisors to organize community-building events, develop new initiatives, and brainstorm new ways of enhancing the BDPs. Courtney Stollen is the representative to the Student Cabinet for Children and Society.
Cassandra Hernandez
Children & Society BDP
Junior, Journalism and Communication/Human Relations
CassandraHdz@mail.utexas.edu
Cassandra is interested in working with children and families as a mediator after she graduates from UT. She is particularly interested in exploring family violence issues and learning how violence affects the household dynamic.
Berenice Medellin
Children & Society
Junior, Sociology
Berenice is interested in working in child advocacy and for children’s rights, especially for children who grow up in unstable home environments. She plans to become a lawyer and work to protect abused and neglected children.
“The BDP has been the most influential educational opportunity that I have had at The University of Texas at Austin. I plan to pursue a career in teaching and to forever remain an advocate for the rights and welfare of children because of the many important lessons I have learned through the BDP.”