Name: Mariam Siddiqui

Recipient Year: 2019

Description: Mariam completed her degree in Political Science and International Studies, minoring in Arabic and Journalism. She served as an organizer for Rep. Nicole Clowney and Rep. Denise Garner's successful campaign for Arkansas District 86 and District 84. She was Director of Municipal Relations in student government and previously served as a Senator. She volunteered at Canopy Northwest Arkansas (NWA), a nonprofit refugee resettlement organization, where she tutored and mentored children recently resettled in Northwest Arkansas. Mariam is fluent in Urdu and is learning Arabic. She was a Communications Intern at the El-Hibri Foundation in D.C. and strives to foster diverse dialogues through these leadership positions.

Sponsor: CLDP