Learn more about our 2025-26 Fellows!

Naomi Carpenter (she/her) was drawn to QVS by her passion for building intentional community and her desire to do meaningful social justice work. Originally from rural Maryland, Naomi graduated summa cum laude from Smith College with a degree in Middle Eastern Studies. Her study of the Arabic language inspired transformative study abroad experiences in Egypt, Jordan, and Oman, where she became attuned to questions of memory/erasure, queerness/belonging, land/waste, and domination/resistance. Naomi will be working with the Massachusetts Bail Fund this year, where she hopes to embrace both the challenging and nourishing aspects of intersectional abolitionist work. Outside of her site placement, Naomi hopes to find spaces in Boston to continue her creative pursuits; as a trained dancer and choreographer, she finds freedom through movement, and is passionate about fostering joy and connection through performance. Building on her background in archival work, Naomi is also excited to explore subaltern histories of Boston during her time in the city. Naomi is honored to have the space to explore questions of self, sincerity, intersectionality, community-building, and justice through her QVS year.

Hallie Perry graduated from the University of Mary Washington in spring of 2025. While there, she earned her degree in sociology and was a varsity swimmer. She was a representative of ecology club, honor council and student conduct board. She is a native of Richmond, Virginia and grew up going to Richmond Friends Meeting. Hallie enjoys hanging with friends, crafting and being outside. She will be serving at Bridge Over Troubled Waters.

Olivier grew up in Harvard, Massachusetts, and graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Economics, a minor in environmental science, and a Civic Engagement & Public Service certificate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. During college, Olivier was an active participant in the Community Scholars Program, a multi-year academic community engagement and leadership program centered around intentional service, learning, discussion, and visioning. Olivier is ecstatic to be working with the Better Future Project as a Communications Fellow and is honored to have the opportunity to continue working towards climate justice and social change, especially in the context of intentional community!

Nora McClellan (she/her) is excited to start a second year with QVS, having served as a Minneapolis Fellow with Cooperative Energy Futures in 2024-2025. She attended Middlesex Community College and UMass Amherst.

Lipi (she/they) was raised in Acton, Massachusetts. She attended Boston University, graduating in 2025 with a BA in Psychology and a concentration in Deaf Studies. During college, Lipi became involved with the student movement for Palestinian liberation and has continued to expand her thinking about the legacies of colonialism in her own life. With roots in India, Lipi is interested in deepening her connection to the culture and politics of South Asia, and recognizing shared struggles both across the world and here in the US. She is passionate about community organizing, decolonization, and standing in solidarity with people across the global south who are affected by imperialism. She also enjoys exploring religious thought, herbalism, yoga, making art, enjoying music with friends, and sharing food. Lipi is excited to join the Material Aid and Advocacy program this year to learn about effective community response, advocacy, and support! 

Lauren Lee (she/her) was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Yale University with a BA in East Asian Studies. Her experiences in language study and work in communications have brought her to many places including New York, Seoul, St. Petersburg, and most recently, Shanghai, where she co-founded a startup in hospitality and food & beverage. A previous volunteer in nuclear non-proliferation, LGBTQIA+ peer mentoring, and mental health hotlines, Lauren looks forward to serving with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester and to gaining experience working with youth in educational and social services environments. Driven by a commitment to spiritually-led life and curiosity about Quakerism, she hopes to deepen her connection with community and understanding of service to others through her time with QVS. 

Katherine Delamere (she/they) grew up in Sherman, CT and she is so excited to make Boston her new home! She graduated magna cum laude with high honors from Mount Holyoke College with a BA in Sociology and Spanish. Katherine’s personhood and spirituality are rooted in the deep interconnectedness between everything and everyone. She values sustainable relationship-building and is consistently curious about learning new ways of to connecting people and communities.

While in college, she conducted research and wrote a senior honors thesis on how dialogue — particularly intergroup dialogue and restorative justice circle practices — can encourage deeper understanding across people of different lived experiences, while also highlighting the need for mindful facilitation that emphasizes equitable power distribution across participants.

Katherine is passionate about transnational solidarity, mutual aid, and justice-based advocacy, and has been a dedicated participant of student-based liberation work centered on reproductive justice and sending direct material aid to those affected by genocide. Off campus, she has been a board member of Western Mass Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ) since August 2023, focusing on engaging the local community in intersectional liberation work, including anti-racist and de-colonial community dialogues. 

During her time in Western Massachusetts, Katherine was an active member of the MHC Unitarian Universalists and an enthusiastic congregant of the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence. She finds spiritual inspiration and hope from spending time in nature, often surrounded by forests where she can listen to the trees and visualize the interconnectedness of their mycelial networks and root systems. Katherine enjoys hiking, long walks, being around bodies of water, and exploring as many local libraries as she can. She also loves listening to music, dancing, making art, and spending time with friends. 

Katherine is honored and energized to serve with the Metrowest Worker Center (CASA) as part of the 2025-2026 cohort of QVS Fellows.