Arizona PIRG Staff
Serena Unrein is the Public Interest Advocate for Arizona PIRG. She develops and implements policy positions, working regularly with elected officials, the public, and the media. She conducts policy analysis, proposes legislation, generates public support and unites the efforts of public interest groups and individual businesses.
Serena researches and conducts advocacy campaigns on such issues as government transparency, tax and budget policy, and public transportation. She regularly appears on radio and television across the state and has been quoted in The New York Times, The Arizona Republic, the Arizona Daily Star, and other publications. Prior to joining the Arizona PIRG staff, Serena was the Executive Director of the Arizona Students’ Association, where she led successful campaigns to increase financial aid and to make textbooks more affordable.
Serena is a 2003 graduate of Arizona State University.
Internships
Work on important issues, learn valuable skills, get hands-on experience, and make a difference.
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Student leaders educate the campus about income inequality during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. -
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We collect petition signatures - lots of them! -
Hunger and Homelessness intern Roua Aboukhadijeh collecting interview footage on campus for a short film on poverty. -
Students campaign for High Speed Rail. -
Fast Trains ARE Cool. -
Students volunteer at a local garden for the National Hunger Cleanup. -
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Volunteers wear the textbook mascot costumes to educate students about affordable textbook alternatives. -
Students posing with the textbook Rebellion books, We Want Cheaper TEXTBOOKS!! -
Textbook Rebel and Mr. $200 drew attention to outrageous textbook prices. -
Six media outlets covered a stop on the Textbooks Rebellion tour to promote affordable alternatives to outrageously expensive textbooks.