Ella Gantman‘23, of Washington, D.C., is concentrating in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and pursuing a certificate in Spanish. Gantman was elected Phi Beta Kappa in Fall 2022, was the recipient of the 2020-2021 Alberto Santos-Dumont Prize for Innovation and is the 2022 James D. Zirin '61 and Marlene Hess Scholar in the Nation’s Service. Gantman's public service works toward racial equity, both by reimagining the carceral system and expanding access to the ballot. During the summer of 2022, Gantman interned at the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section where she supported attorneys in statewide redistricting cases. During the summer of 2021 she interned at the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia, where she worked directly with clients and trial attorneys to prepare legal defenses. During summer 2020, she was a legislative intern for U.S. Congressman Ami Bera, where she worked on various portfolios including foreign policy, non-proliferation, civil rights, and health policy. That summer she also co-founded The Poll Hero Project, which mobilized more than 37,000 young people to work as election workers during the 2020 election. On campus, Gantman is a goalkeeper on the varsity women’s soccer team and was selected for the 2022 Academic All-Ivy team. She also is a lead supervisor at Tiger Call at Princeton’s Annual Giving Office and a proud member of the Cannon Dial Elm club.