Ann Elise Stehling is currently a junior at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Government. During her time at UT, she has worked to be an advocate of civic engagement and voter awareness. In addition to a legislative research internship with Project Vote Smart, she has served as VP of Membership and Outreach for UT Votes, UT’s only nonpartisan political organization. This past spring, she worked as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative John Zerwas, M.D. Ann has been heavily involved with the Texas Exes Alumni Association as a Camp Texas counselor and a Texas Exes Student Association Member. Ann is a proud member of the UT Women’s Chorus and has served as a mentor for Freshman Leadership Organization. During the summer of 2012, she had the opportunity to study abroad in Antigua, Guatemala, where she improved her Spanish fluency and explored the sociolinguistic factors that influence how people of diverse backgrounds learn through volunteer work with students from low-income families.