Leah Mertes is a freshman at UMASS Amherst, studying Communications. She began working and writing for Her Campus second semester of her freshman year, and fell in love immediately. She loves the independence involved in writing, and has many article ideas to come! Leah also spends a lot of her year volunteering, especially during Spring Break when she travels to Honduras. Leah works in Northampton MA, for an organization named Kaya, coordinating international volunteer programs. Aside from work and school she loves her two cats, and spending time back home in Holyoke, MA.
