Isabella Peterson is spending a year-long fellowship with Texas Impact through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). In this fellowship Isabella will experience a year-long transformative experience combining leadership development and faith formation with impactful advocacy engagement. Isabella works to increase Texas Impact’s advocacy network, research and development efforts and represent the equitable values that Texas Impact embodies. 

Isabella graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Government and Sustainability Studies. Before joining Texas Impact she spent her undergraduate years working for environmental nonprofits in Austin, such as Rainforest Partnership and the Shoal Creek Conservancy, advocating for environmental change and urban conservation. Isabella hopes to continue their career focused on the intersection of environmental and social policy during their time with Texas Impact and beyond. Outside of her nonprofit work Isabella loves to garden, visit the gym, and spend time with her family in her hometown of San Antonio, Texas.