. ▁She ▁participated ▁in ▁after ▁school ▁technical ▁theatre ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁She ▁graduated ▁with ▁two ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁two ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Central ▁Florida ▁( U CF ). ▁She ▁also ▁earned ▁two ▁certific ates ▁and ▁taught ▁at ▁U CF ▁as ▁an ▁adj unct ▁professor . ▁She ▁is ▁purs uing ▁a ▁Ph D ▁at ▁U CF ▁in ▁Public ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Camp us ▁organ izing ▁E sk am ani ▁first ▁began ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁engaged ▁in ▁advoc acy ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁U CF ▁with ▁the ▁U CF ▁Ar bor et um , ▁foc using ▁on ▁sust ain ability ▁efforts , ▁then ▁with ▁international ▁human ▁rights ▁through ▁her ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Student ▁Organ ization , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁domestic ▁policy ▁issues ▁as ▁an ▁organiz ational ▁leader ▁with ▁the ▁College ▁Democr ats ▁at ▁U CF . ▁E sk am ani ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁C au cus ▁Chair ▁for ▁Florida ▁College ▁Democr ats . ▁These ▁experiences ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁E sk am ani ' s ▁focus ▁on ▁women ' s ▁issues ▁and ▁volunte er ism ▁with ▁community ▁groups ▁like ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood . ▁ ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁E sk am ani ▁first ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁as ▁a ▁patient ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 .