Erika Harold
Urbana, Illinois
Age: 22
Education:
Urbana High School
University of Illinois Graduate
Platform Issue: Empowering Youth Against Violence
Scholastic Ambition: Accepted to Harvard Law School to pursue a career in the fields of Public Interest Law & Public Policy
Talent: Operatic Aria
Scholastic Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; U of I Chancellor Scholar chosen as a Truman Scholarship finalist and USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Second Team; selected for membership in “Senior 100 Honorary” by U of I Alumni Association for outstanding leadership & academic achievement
Other Accomplishments: Submitted written testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy & Commerce Committee on Welfare Reform Reauthorization Proposals; Vice President of minority student newsletter & recipient of first prize in Afro-American Studies research paper competition; represented high school in Japan as part of the JALEX Study Program
Employment: Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate’s Campaign Youth Coordinator; teaching assistant; motivational speaker & public relations coordinator; TV intern
Family: Father is owner of satellite installation co. and a director of midwest operations for a youth baseball program. Mother is college counselor and foster parent trainer. She has three siblings: Alexandra, 20, Anastasia, 17, & Nicholas, 14.
Career Ambition: To become a lawyer & seek political office at the state and/or national level
Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Land of Lincoln
State Competition Sponsor: Miss Illinois Scholarship Pageant, Inc., Oakbrook Terrace
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