April is a recent graduate of Rutgers University, where she received her B.S. in Environmental Policy and spent four years working with the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) Student Chapters, a statewide student-run advocacy group training the next generation of grassroots organizers on public interest issues ranging from environmental protection to voter engagement. April began her career in activism as a sophomore at Hightstown High School when she attended the Forward On Climate rally in Washington D.C. to protest building of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Upon entering college, April quickly got involved with NJPIRG Students as an Events Coordinator for the Go Solar campaign; she continued to build her organizing skills by coordinating campaigns for environmental protection, higher education policy, and youth civic engagement. While in college, April began hosting the annual NJ Grassroots Organizing Conference, helped to found the NJ Students Vote Coalition, and founded the NJ Student Sustainability Coalition. She now works as a grants writer with The Public Interest Network, and is excited to continue training and mentoring new youth leaders in NJSSC and beyond.