Meet The Researchers
Our Policy Team
ACE works with hundreds of Student Fellows from 130 colleges and universities located in over 40 states and territories across the United States.
Every member of our policy team plays an essential role in our mission to democratize access to accessible, nonpartisan policy information for potential voters. From policy research to current events to copy editing, our policy team members leverage their expertise to spotlight policy topics that may go uncovered on national news.
“Interested in joining our Research Policy Team?” Learn more here.
Empowering the next generation of policy leaders
We value the curiosity, openness, and enthusiasm of students who are committed to fostering democratic engagement through nonpartisan policy analysis.
Alumni Leaders working in Policy/ Government/ Public Health
Gender Diversity - Women
Racial Diversity Rate
Intern Retention Rate
Number of Briefs published
Technology Policy
Maggie Wakefield
Georgetown University
Baylor University
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Kentucky
Washington University in St Louis
Washington University in St Louis
New York University
University of California Davis
University of California Berkeley
Democratic Governance Policy
Damya Milton
Georgia State University
New York University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Swarthmore College
Queens University of Charlotte
Indiana University-Bloomington
University of Virginia
Housing & Transportation Policy
Lauren Pigott
University of New Orleans
Wellesley College
University of Pennsylvania
University of California-Berkeley
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
New York University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Northwestern University
University of Arizona
Immigration Policy
Nhelia Alemo
University of Iowa
Chloe Durham
University of California-Berkeley
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
University of California-Berkeley
College of Charleston
Trinity College
University of California-Los Angeles
Boston University
Smith College
Whitman College
Public Health Policy
Sehrish Hasanali
Boston University
Hope Minor
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Loyola University Chicago
Drexel University
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Emory University
University of Pennsylvania
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-Santa Barbara
Environmental Policy
Jacob Blizard
Cornell University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
University of California-Berkeley
Emory University
Fordham University
Oregon State University
Current Events Interns
Ella Dennis
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Williams College
University of California-Los Angeles
Editorial Fellows
Ella Dennis
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
University of Miami
Susquehanna University
Wellesley College
Georgetown University
Economic Policy
Zeb Burton
University of Vermont
University of Pennsylvania
George Mason University
University of South Carolina-Columbia
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Labor Policy
Shane Johnson
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cornell University
Emory University
Colby College
University of Maryland-College Park
Georgia State University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of California-Berkeley
Susquehanna University
Education Policy Team
Michael Melendi
University of California-Los Angeles
Barnard College
Tufts University
Brown University
University of Richmond