A born-and-bred Minnesotan, Alex is a co-founder of the Hunger Fighters Project, and is involved with the rowing and speech programs at her high school in Culver, Indiana, where she served as Honor Council Chair and Senior Prefect. Alex loves learning, and is interested in politics, youth and leadership development, poverty studies, and books. A recent trip to Morocco piqued her interest in international development and Islam. In her spare time, Alex enjoys playing chess, drinking lots of coffee, and following famous people on Twitter.