Zahra Chowdhury is a rising junior studying political science and economics at Southern Methodist University. At SMU, Zahra is a President’s Scholar and Tower Scholar and has worked at the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center. As a youth organizer from Memphis, Zahra is incredibly passionate about juvenile justice reform and dismantling the school to prison pipeline. She has mobilized community members through the ‘Counselors not Cops’ campaign, served on the Countywide Juvenile Justice Consortium and was a part of the inaugural Youth Justice Action Council. Zahra is excited to work at LSJA and make meaningful contributions via community engagement and policy formulation!