Fund Development and Volunteer Fellow

Rachel Tejeda is a two-time graduate of Boston University, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Sociology with Honors and a minor in Public Health, as well as her Master of Business Administration in Social Impact.

As a 2026–2027 Princeton in Latin America Fellow, Rachel will join both the Fund Development and Volunteer Programs teams, gaining experience in nonprofit operations and community engagement.

As a proud first-generation college graduate, Rachel is passionate about creating opportunities for others to feel seen, heard, and valued. She brings five years of experience in higher education philanthropy, helping advance research and initiatives in areas including sustainability, data science, student success, and innovation.

Her academic and professional experiences have taken her from studying abroad in London to consulting projects in Mexico and volunteering in Nicaragua with Fútbol Sin Fronteras. Her research has focused on the experiences of underrepresented students, including her award-winning honors thesis, “Understanding Dominican Students: Home Life, College, and Race,” and her high school thesis on children coping with grief.

Outside of work, Rachel enjoys traveling, reading, thrifting, staying active, and spending time with friends and family.

Youth Development Fellow

Liliana Micera recently graduated summa cum laude from Tulane University with a double major in Public Health and Cognitive Studies and a minor in Spanish. She joins the DREAM Project as a Youth Development Fellow with Deportes Para La Vida, where she will support sexual health education, prevention, and youth empowerment initiatives.

Throughout her academic and professional experiences, Liliana has worked in clinical and nonprofit settings on projects focused on HIV prevention and destigmatization, sexual health education, and harm reduction. While studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she provided survivor support to girls displaced by domestic violence, an experience that deepened her commitment to trauma-informed care and cultural competency. Liliana further developed these skills in New Orleans while working with survivors of human trafficking.

At DREAM, she hopes to build on these experiences while learning from the community and staff and gaining new perspectives as she prepares for a career in global health. She is excited to continue improving her Spanish and for the opportunity to call Cabarete home for the next year.

Outside of work, Liliana is thrilled to be so close to the beach and looks forward to enjoying the sun, surf, and hopefully earning her scuba certification.

Luceros Fellow

Nicole Rodríguez recently graduated from Princeton University with a degree from the School of Public and International Affairs and a minor in Latino Studies. As a joint 2026–2027 Princeton in Latin America Fellow and Henry Richardson Labouisse Fellow, she joins the DREAM Project’s Luceros team, where she will work to resolve cases for children and youth lacking proper documentation.

Pursuing a legal career, Nicole is passionate about advocating for the rights of vulnerable populations. Throughout her undergraduate years, she has had the opportunity to research, support, and volunteer with migrant communities and nonprofit organizations focused on serving these populations.

At the DREAM Project, she looks forward to deepening her understanding of human rights in the region while connecting with and learning from the local community. Nicole is ultimately eager to make a positive impact on the lives of migrant and stateless individuals in the Dominican Republic.

Youth Development Fellow

Alondra Bobadilla is a 2025 graduate in International Relations. For five years, she worked at a national nonprofit organization focused on arts, education, and storytelling that supports immigrants and first-generation, inner-city youth. As the Youth Program Director in Boston, she partnered with public schools, local community organizations, and businesses to provide storytelling programs.

Through this work, she empowered young people to take ownership of their narratives, build bridges across multicultural communities, and create safe spaces for themselves, their peers, and their families. She believes storytelling is a powerful tool that shapes how we understand the world around us, influencing our perspectives, prejudices, and attitudes.

Alondra is passionate about bringing diverse and opposing perspectives together to find common ground and foster restorative solutions and peacebuilding. As a Youth Development Fellow, she will draw on her experience in programming, storytelling techniques, and her background as the daughter of Dominican immigrants to support young people in Cabarete and surrounding communities.

Beyond her work, Alondra is a published poet who enjoys swimming, exploring, learning about history, and spending time with family and friends.