Dakota Bages

Currently studying Criminology and Political Science at Florida State University, Dakota has served as a part-time intern with MDW for over a year, supporting the team with email writing, ad creation, social media content, and multilingual video editing.

Outside of her work at MDW, Dakota has interned with the Leon County Public Defender's Office and the Federal Public Defender's Office of the Northern District of Florida, and worked on the David Jolly for Governor campaign. She sits on the board of Florida Future Leaders, where she has helped turn out over 2,000 youth voters across the state, and leads two of the largest pre-law organizations at FSU.

Dakota is originally from Weston, Florida. She is passionate about justice reform and civil rights, and plans to pursue a J.D. after completing her undergraduate degrees.