Alexandra Hellmuth, Congo Campaign Student and Youth Coordinator

Alex graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 with a B.A. in political science and peace studies. She spent a semester abroad in Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania studying the root causes of conflict, and a second semester abroad in Spain studying international relations and the Spanish language. As a Notre Dame student, Alex was a member of the Africa Faith and Justice Network, a writer for a campus magazine, and the lead organizer for the Notre Dame Student Peace Conference.