Marcelle De Sousa Alves

Marcelle Alves, a two-time Vision Fellow, earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a minor in African Studies at the University of Arizona in 2020. As a 2021 Vision Fellow, she is earning a law degree to support her journey to become an immigration attorney. Marcelle has interned as a paralegal with Rebecca McCarthy, Esq., on immigration matters since 2014. At the University of Arizona, Marcelle was a College Navigator at the Immigrant Resource Center, which works to recruit and retain students from immigrant and refugee backgrounds. Marcelle has completed her first year of law school at Massachusetts School of Law. During the pandemic, Marcelle advocated for both immigrants and people of color through protests/rallies, the Black Lives Matter Movement and zoom forums. She is a current member of the youth organization Young Activists for Social Justice on Martha’s Vineyard. Through YASJMV, she and other young activists have provided safe spaces for students of color to discuss racism on Martha’s Vineyard. Marcelle is completing her law studies through Purdue University’s Concord Law School.