KENDRA CHIOTA PAYNE MEMORIAL FUND
The Kendra Chiota Payne Memorial Awards are funded by a memorial endowment created from the donations of family, friends, and teammates of Kendra Chiota Payne, UCSB Class of 2006. The UCSB Foundation administers the Memorial Fund that supports these awards.
The Fund supports two awards. The first award helps support a Global Studies graduate student in an overseas internship with an NGO working for the economic advancement of women and children in Africa, Asia or Latin America.
The second award underwrites an internship to promote Leadership of Young Women through Sports. Kendra Race directors receive the award each year. The Race Director role facilitates the development of leadership, organizational, communication, and marketing skills as the Race Directors organize the race and encourage youth participation.
Global Studies Award
Three students were selected to receive the Global Studies Award in 2024.
Nicole Eddy Wopara completed her internship with The Carter Center's Inform Women, Transform Lives program in Atlanta, Georgia. This program focuses on improving access to information for women in underserved or vulnerable communities.
Renata Albertim conducted research in Mexico. Her fieldwork provided valuable insights into the institutional and cultural challenges surrounding intimate partner violence in Mexico.
Anderson Henrique Goncalves dos Santos
conducted fieldwork about the Quilombo communities in Brazil during his internship. He studied the struggles of Quilombo communities to secure access to land, protect their environment, and guarantee their social reproduction.
Sports Internship
Viola Katona and Natalie Richards were the 2024-2025 recipients of the Kendra Chiota Payne Leadership for Women through Sports Internship awards (which are now fully funded!).
The Race Director role facilitates the development of leadership, organizational, communication, and marketing skills as the Race Directors organize the race and encourage youth participation.