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Rinu Nair speaking at her campaign kickoff event while running for the FUSD School Board.

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Putting Student Voice at the Table: Inside the Work of Fremont's Youngest Female Trustee

Nitya Misra, Utkarsh Sinha · Dec 3, 2025

If you think school board members spend their days burying their heads in spreadsheets and arguing on budget reports… you’re not wrong. But every once in a while, one of them shows up at an elementary school, reads Green Eggs and Ham to second graders, and reminds everyone why schools exist in the first place. For Fremont Unified School District’s youngest female trustee, that connection to students has always been at the heart of her work.

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Kristy Packer - California Youth Advocacy Network

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When Prevention Isn't Enough: Kristy Packer on the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Utkarsh Sinha, Nitya Misra · Feb 17, 2026

The effects of drugs and tobacco have been increasing for students nationwide, but who’s behind the mission to solve these issues? How are these missions funded, and most importantly, how do youth get involved? To explore these questions, we sat down with Kristy Packer, a youth leadership coordinator, to explore this global problem.

Genavieve Koenigshofer (far left) marching for education

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Inside GENup: How Student Advocacy Is Shaping California Policy

Utkarsh Sinha, Nitya Misra · Feb 15, 2026

Policy is not exactly known for being exciting. It usually involves long hearings, confusing bill numbers and enough acronyms to make anyone’s head spin. But somehow, GENup has made it a space where students are not just paying attention but actually helping shape what happens next. Under Executive Director Genavieve Koenigshofer, that work has turned youth advocacy into something far more powerful than just another after-school activity.

Rinu Nair speaking at her campaign kickoff event while running for the FUSD School Board.

Interviews

Putting Student Voice at the Table: Inside the Work of Fremont's Youngest Female Trustee

Nitya Misra, Utkarsh Sinha · Dec 3, 2025

If you think school board members spend their days burying their heads in spreadsheets and arguing on budget reports… you’re not wrong. But every once in a while, one of them shows up at an elementary school, reads Green Eggs and Ham to second graders, and reminds everyone why schools exist in the first place. For Fremont Unified School District’s youngest female trustee, that connection to students has always been at the heart of her work.

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