Sean McKenna

View A Conversation with the 2018 Chang Prize Recipients Webinar

Enjoy a conversation with the 2018 Chang Prize recipients, Sean McKenna (BS ’17, Economics and Applied and Computational Mathematics) and Kyle Lakatos (MS ’14, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics), as originally broadcast on July 24, 2019. Sean McKenna shares his...

Think Regionally / Statewide / Globally, Act Locally

It’s strange to think about how much one can learn and grow, but how comparatively little one can achieve independently, over the course of several months. As my project drew to a close, I reflected on the massive amount of knowledge and experience I had attained....

May Gray and June Gloom: a Front-Row Seat for Legislative Challenges and Disappointment

Sean McKenna (BS ’17) In May and June, I got a taste for the state legislative process. I’m more convinced that state policy changes, via legislation, are the necessary route for implementing a plurality of proposed housing crisis solutions. I also gained experience...

Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire: My Transition from SoCal to NorCal

Sean McKenna (BS ’17)I participated in a development tour of Downtown Santa Rosa. After the Wine Country fires in the fall of 2017, Santa Rosa has doubled down on its commitment to add new capacity and density to its downtown area, which is better protected from fires...