Kara Sherman is a senior in Desert Mountain High School's International Baccalaureate Program in Scottsdale, Arizona. She serves as the Religious and Cultural Vice President of her congregation's youth board, a NFTY-SW Racial Justice Ambassador, and the president of four school clubs, including the Gender and Sexualities Alliance and Young Democrats Club. When she is not listening to NPR and keeping up to date on American and international politics, Kara enjoys watching political television shows and reading historical political commentaries. Kara is a volunteer for the Swift Youth Foundation and the proud best friend of two dogs.