Milena Berestko - BA - Posse Leadership Scholar, Behavioral Research Fellow

Milena Kinga Berestko is a Posse Leadership Scholar and an alumna from Lafayette College. She earned her B.A. in Psychology and Theatre, with a minor concentration in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. In her college years, Berestko was an active organizer with the Dear Lafayette Coalition, and held appointments as a President of Psi Chi Honor Society, Office of Intercultural Development Program Coordinator, Digital Humanities Teaching Fellow, and a Mentor Writing Associate in the College Writing Program, among others. She has organized the annual Migration Summit and AAPI Awareness Months, spearheading many DEI initiatives on campus and nationally, which then led her to becoming a Humanity in Action Fellow to Sarajevo. Berestko works toward social justice through applied behavioral research, education and creative writing. Some of her works were published through TDF, DeColores Collective, The Marquis Magazine, RISE Zine, and Vaclav Havel National Library Foundation. Berestko is a winner of the 2022 Vaclav Havel International Play Contest, and was a writer in residence at the Janacek Academy of Performing Arts and Music, in Czechia. Currently, Berestko works as a Behavioral Research Fellow at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.