What is Policy Cafe? Policy Cafe is a community-centred virtual conversation series that brings together grassroots and policy perspectives on key public policy challenges. Invitation Namaste, We invite you to a high-impact virtual Policy Cafe on Wednesday, 22 April, 2026, on “Policy Cafe on Bridging the After-School Divide in California” Themes for Discussion: Theme 1: Geography, Access, and System Capacity: How place, infrastructure, and governance capacity shape uneven access to expanded learning across California. Theme 2: Community Partnerships, Workforce Stability, and System Integration: How nonprofit partnerships, workforce conditions, and system fragmentation affect program delivery and sustainability. For inquiries: policy-research@sewausa.org Regards, |
Speakers |
Pam Siebert 
Vice President of Community Impact and Evaluation at the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) | 
Ramona Schindelheim
Journalist at The Future of Wor(ers) Newsletter | 
Ankur Patel
Director of Advancement for Hindu University of America |
Lori Heslewood
Director of Operations at the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance | 
Elizabeth Navarro
Communications Coordinator at the Migration Policy Institute | 
Efrain Mercado
National Association of State Boards of Education as Project Director for Common Core State |
Isabel Luciano
Director of Training & Curriculum Design | 
Rakhi Israni
Vice President, Government and Public Relations at Sewa International USA | 
Kusuma Buddhiraju
Public Policy Scholar at Columbia University |
Neeraja Deshpande 
Engaged as a Policy Writer |
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Pam Siebert
Vice President of Community Impact and Evaluation at the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC)
Ramona Schindelheim
Journalist at The Future of Wor(ers) Newsletter
Ankur Patel
Director of Advancement for Hindu University of America
Lori Heslewood
Director of Operations at the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance
Elizabeth Navarro
Communications Coordinator at the Migration Policy Institute
Efrain Mercado
National Association of State Boards of Education as Project Director for Common Core State
Isabel Luciano
Director of Training & Curriculum Design
Rakhi Israni
Vice President, Government and Public Relations at Sewa International USA
Kusuma Buddhiraju
Public Policy Scholar at Columbia University
Neeraja Deshpande
Engaged as a Policy Writer |
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