Woodbridge Fellowship

Born and raised in eastern Paraguay, at the border with Brazil and Argentina, Leda serves as the current Woodbridge Fellow for the Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies. Leda is particularly interested in issues of migration, imperialism, colonialism, and neocolonialism in Latin America, as well as in the origins of liberation psychology in the continent. She recently graduated from Yale College earning a B.A. in Psychology with distinction and a certificate in Medieval Studies. Her primary interests in psychology include research in interpersonal relationships and social psychology and the social and cultural factors affecting mental health. For her senior essay in psychology, she examined discrimination in immigration policies through the lens of social psychological theories. In her medieval studies coursework, Leda focused on the cultural interactions between Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages, with a special emphasis on poetry and history. During her time as an undergraduate, Leda worked closely with CLAIS and the Office of International Affairs for over three years, serving as a student programming assistant. In these roles, she honed her communication and organizational skills, facilitated community engagement initiatives, and contributed to the planning and execution of events such as the Environmental Justice in the Amazon conference.

Delinah (she/her) was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, and she is the Woodbridge Fellow for the Office of the Secretary and Vice President for University Life. She graduated from Yale in 2024, receiving a B.A. in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration with a Concentration in Law & Politics. At OSVPUL, Delinah’s work includes coordinating Yale’s civic engagement efforts, supporting initiatives led by Belonging at Yale, leading the Woodbridge Fellowship cohort, and collaborating with partners across the university. As an undergraduate, Delinah was a Cultural Connections counselor for new students, and she served on the Board of the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project. She also worked at the Yale Institution for Social and Policy Studies as a research assistant, collecting data on racial bias in criminal sentencing. With a background in health equity, racial justice advocacy, and public defense work, Delinah cares deeply about community, and she is eager to support students and the broader Yale community through her work. In her free time, she enjoys exploring New Haven, finding new music for her ever-growing playlists, and dragging her friends along to play basketball.

Lexa (she/her) calls McAllen, Texas, her home. She recently graduated from Yale in 2024 with a B.A. in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration and an Advanced Language Certificate in Spanish. Now serving as the Woodbridge Fellow at RITM, Lexa is deeply committed to social justice and cultural expression. Her advocacy work includes preparing asylum applications at CARECEN SF and translating legal documents for Esperanza Attorneys at Law. As Co-President of ¡Oye! Spoken Word, she restored the vibrant poetry and performance community. Lexa supported her peers as a Peer Liaison for La Casa Cultural and Spanish Tutor for Yale’s Center for Language Study; she also studied Portuguese in Brazil and human rights in Nepal, Jordan, and Chile. In college, Lexa danced and choreographed with Sabrosura, and she continues to pursue her passion for dance today. In her free time, she enjoys capturing the world through her camera lens, making zines, and searching for the perfect chai latte.

Oscar Sweeting is the Woodbridge Fellow for the Office of Public Affairs and Communications. At OPAC, Oscar works with the editorial and media relations teams to celebrate the fantastic people and places at Yale and share them with the wider world. Having been a Londoner all his life, Oscar left England to study English at Yale, graduating with a B.A. in 2024. Along the way, he got ink on his hands working for several campus publications, worked as a writing partner in the Poorvu Center, and served as a first-year counsellor for Hopper College.

Originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Bryan Ventura is one of two Woodbridge Fellows at the Office of International Affairs. He is responsible for managing media outreach and furthering strategic partnerships and initiatives between Yale and Africa. He graduated from Yale College in 2024 with a B.A. in Film & Media Studies. During his time at Yale, Bryan served as a Student Worker in Assistive Technology at the Office of Student Accessibility Services, as a Temporary Expert at the Center for Collaborative Arts & Media, and as a staff reporter at the Yale Daily News and Yale Herald. Outside the office, Bryan enjoys discovering new indie films and revisiting classic 80s albums.