Join us in congratulating Fernando Mercado Violand (Col ’14) on his acceptance to the University of Virginia School of Law where he plans to attend in the Fall of 2021! Fernando immigrated to the U.S. from Bolivia as a child. Currently, he works as the Biden presidential campaign’s Deputy State and Political Director for Virginia. Before that, he served as the Latinx Outreach Coordinator and Community Engagement Specialist for the Office of Governor Ralph Northam. His nominee writes that “[Fernando] has helped pave the way for many other UVA Latinx alumni to get involved with Virginia state government and politics.” While at UVA, Fernando majored in History and Government, and was part of LSA and the IMP Society.
