Alyssa Murray

Camp Experience: Ospreys Counselor (13-14yr olds) 2022, Ospreys/Marmots (11-12yr olds) Counselor 2023

Alyssa ('24) would like to start by saying "HellloooOoOooOooOo !!" After working camp in 2022 as an Ospreys (13-14 year olds) counselor and filling in this past summer as an Ospreys and Marmots (11-12 year olds) counselor, she could not be more excited to return to camp for her ~basically~ THIRD SUMMER ! From taking the teens on overnight camping trips filled with quesadilla making by the fire and sleeping under the stars to TAYLOR SWIFT lip sync battles with the preteens to leading book discussions on Black literature with adult guests, Alyssa is beyond ready to make more life-long memories and continue to uplift staff and guests of color this year as a Coordinator for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI). At Stanford, Alyssa is majoring in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity and minoring in Human Biology. She is interested in healthcare equity for women of color, particularly formerly incarcerated Black women's health outcomes and undocumented women and girls' access to sexual and reproductive healthcare. After graduating, she wants to do non-profit work and is thinking about joining the Peace Corps. Outside of class, she is Co-President of the Black Student Union, a player on the Women's Club Soccer Team, and is a part of many student activist groups (Prison Renaissance Zine, Students for the Liberation of All Peoples, and Activate Stanford), as well as broader community organizing efforts in the bay and Kansas City. As a Lakeside dining enthusiast (pictured above) she LOVES meeting new friends over some cilantro lime rice so reach out if you want to grab a meal! She would love to chat with you about how her identities and other marginalized identities are supported at camp, why breakfast foods at non-traditional breakfast hours are superior, what new skills she learned and personal growth she had during her summers, and choosing between camp and other summer opportunities/internships.