"I spent the spring semester studying finance, accounting and economics…I find that I am now more conversant on current economic trends and literally read the newspaper every day with a different and more sophisticated perspective."

Sandra Goodridge (2007 - 2008)
Consultant
Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies

Amanda Ream

Amanda Ream

Revson Fellow 2008 - 2009

Coordinator of Service Workers Rising
UNITE HERE

Amanda Ream is the Coordinator of Political and Community Organizing for UNITE HERE, the North American hospitality workers’ union. She leads Service Workers Rising, a joint effort of SEIU and UNITE HERE to bring justice and dignity to the lives of thousands of workers who provide subcontracted services in cafes at universities and businesses, laundries and elsewhere. She has worked as a union organizer, strategic campaigner, strike captain, interfaith coordinator and at just about every other job in the labor movement. She was the NYC organizer for the 2003 Immigrant Workers’ Freedom Ride. She holds a BA from NYU.



The information listed above was provided at the time of the Fellow’s acceptance into the Revson Fellowship and may no longer be current.