Rachel Tropp is a rising junior in Dunster House from Trumbull, Connecticut. She is concentrating in Government and plans to pursue a secondary in History. She is an active member of the IOP, as Communications Director for the Harvard Political Union, a spring 2017 liaison for Congressman Christopher Shays, and a member of the CIVICS leadership team. Outside of the IOP, she is Publicity Chair of the Dunster House Committee and a member of the Small Claims Advisory Service, through which she provides legal information to Massachusetts residents. She enjoys working at Dunster Grille in her spare time. She is excited to work at the Children’s Defense Fund this summer, focusing on policies to improve the outcomes and opportunity for all children in America.