Elizabeth Zapata
Elizabeth Zapata was in the John Jay College Rising Scholars of Justice Program, formerly known as the Ronald H. Brown Law Prep Program, 2018-2019 cohort and 2019-2020 cohort. She graduated John Jay College of Criminal Justice in May 2020 followed by a summer internship with the Honorable Francois A. Rivera. Currently, she is a 1L at CUNY School of Law with a Public Interest Leader Scholarship. She has secured a CUNY Law Public Interest Summer Grant to support her while interning with Immigration Intervention Project at Sanctuary for Families for Summer 2021. After law school, Elizabeth hopes to work with immigrant communities and participate in the fight for the decriminalization of sex work.