Kadesha Treco (she/her) is a Public Policy Ph.D. student at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, pursuing the Social Justice track with a focus on Critical Disability Studies. Originally from Nassau, Bahamas, she moved to the United States in 2014 to further her education. Her experiences a disabled student and as a deputy manager in her institution’s disability student services office during the pandemic inspired her interest in policy studies. As an international student, she is deeply interested in global disability studies and the use of innovative approaches, such as podcasting, to amplify marginalized voices in traditionally exclusionary spaces. Kadesha’s career goals include collaborating with nonprofit organizations and think tanks to create accessible and participatory strategies that engage individuals with disabilities and other marginalized groups in the policymaking process.