Ana Guadalupe Lua Martel
ANA GUADALUPE LUA MARTEL (she/her/hers) is an incoming first-year Master of Public Policy (MPP) candidate at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, focusing on immigration policy as part of the immigration concentration. As an immigrant herself, Ana is passionate about shaping policies that affect immigrant communities. She is also a Policy Fellow with UCLA’s Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI) in the Finance, Operations, and Administration Department.
Ana is a double Bruin, having graduated from UCLA in 2022 with a B.A. in Political Science and Chicanx Studies and a minor in Labor Studies. Before starting her MPP program, she worked at Jive Live Entertainment, LLC, where she contributed to over 20 projects, collaborating with organizations like Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) and the Latina Lawyers Bar Association (LLBA). She also helped organize UCLA LPPI’s inaugural symposium, *Latina Futures: Transforming the Nation Through Law & Policy*.
In her free time, Ana enjoys hiking, traveling, training, reading, and spending time with her friends.
