Calista Nelson

Calista Nelson is a senior at Monument Mountain Regional High School. As an activist and organizer, she took a stand against racism and police brutality in June, helping to organize a 1,000-person strong protest in front of Great Barrington Town Hall, spreading the word through social media, and coordinating with the Berkshire branch of the NAACP. With fellow students, she is raising money for organizations such as the Minnesota Freedom Fund. Calista is recognized as a changemaker who is using her voice to start conversations on institutional racism, and how her community can make a change.