Student Opportunities – LeadMN: College Students Connecting for Change

Student Advocates

The LeadMN Student Advocate is a paid internship program that focuses on leadership development, skills in advocacy and organizing, as well as building tools to push past the barriers to drive community-wide change. Student advocates act as a voice for their region from regional issues affecting students to organizing training opportunities and meetings.

Student Advocates represent one of the nine regions among the Minnesota State 2-year college system. They are a point of contact between students in the region and LeadMN.

LeadMN Student Advocates

LeadMN Student Advocates are paid LeadMN internships that support the development of students’ leadership skills and provide resources and trainings to help students organize around issues on their campus. Student Advocates also help to bridge communication between the organization and students, through information about LeadMN initiatives, programs, and opportunities.

We are not currently accepting applications for Student Advocates, but find opportunities to apply for the next academic year here in Spring 2025. Questions? Email Campus Organizing Director Casey Snaza at

Student Advocates

Alexis Six
Lake Superior College

Rue Monroy Larson
Normandale Community College

Zelda Prentice
Inver Hills Community College

XiuLin Wang
Saint Paul College

Makayla Anderson
Rochester Community Technical College

Student Advocate

Governing Council

The LeadMN Governing Council is the governing board of the organization. Council members consists of regional representatives from across the state of Minnesota.

Learn more about our Governing Council Members and apply to join.

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