Portrait of Shandiin Herrera
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Duke University

Alumni Stories: Shandin Hererra on Supporting Community in an Uncertain World

When COVID threatened Navajo and Hopi communities, Herrera brought needed resources.

As shutdowns tightened at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shandiin Herrera ’19 knew she had to do something to respond to her community’s particular needs.

Eighteen million dollars raised later, Herrera can say she helped do that exactly—and more.