Meet These LGBTQ Trailblazers in Law: Albers-Alexander 2024

Announcing Six LGBTQ Student Trailblazers - Markowski-Leach Scholarship

The Albers-Alexander LGBTQ Scholarship Fund, housed at Horizons Foundation, was created to empower young LGBTQ students from low-income and working-class backgrounds pursuing a law degree. The goal of the fund is to break down barriers to education and uplift those who have historically been denied access — such as LGBTQ students of color, transgender students, LGBTQ immigrant students, and first-generation college students.

The Albers-Alexander LGBTQ Scholarship Fund awards up to $10,000 to first, second, or third-year law students attending one of the following law schools:

  • Golden Gate University School of Law (San Francisco, CA)
  • University of California at Berkeley, School of Law (Berkeley, CA)
  • University of California at Davis, School of Law (Davis, CA)
  • The University of California College of the Law (San Francisco, CA) 
  • University of Wisconsin Law School (Madison, WI) 

This year, we are thrilled to announce the latest cohort of Albers-Alexander Scholarship recipients. These remarkable individuals embody courage, resilience, and the drive to create a more just and inclusive future for the LGBTQ community.

Please meet the awardees, below:

Note: Horizons awarded a total of 12 scholarships for 2024. The recipients below are announced based on identifying information they've given permission to display.

Johnsenia Brooks

she/her


University of California at Berkeley,
School of Law
(Berkeley, CA)

Larz Guider

he/him


University of Wisconsin Law School
(Madison, WI)

Euni Lee

she/her


University of California at Berkeley,
School of Law
(Berkeley, CA)

Erica Mendez

she/her


University of Wisconsin Law School
(Madison, WI)

Litzy Martinez Rodriguez

she/her


University of California at Davis,
School of Law
(Davis, CA)

Kiki Yalamanchili

she/her


University of California at Berkeley,
School of Law
(Berkeley, CA)

Lily Cao

she/her


UC Law San Francisco
(San Francisco, CA)

Gaurav Lalsinghani

they/them


University of California at Berkeley,
School of Law
(Berkeley, CA)

Ana Avendano Martinez

she/her


University of Wisconsin Law School
(Madison, WI)