Colin Gates, Indiana University-Bloomington

Colin grew up in Fredericksburg, VA, and is currently entering his second year of his MPA program at Indiana University concentrating in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management. He joined ACE as a Research Associate because of the importance of giving voters accurate information that is easily accessible about policy issues and elections. He also hopes to […]
Andrew Durrer, Loyola University Chicago

Linkedin Andrew Durrer is a recent graduate of Loyola University Chicago where he majored in economics and was part of their US/Europe double degree program. He spent three semesters abroad between Rome, Italy and Seville, Spain which helped develop his international mindset. While in school he has written on a variety of economic topics about countries […]
João Pedro Alkamin de Almeida

Linkedin João (he/him) is a junior at Seattle University. He is working towards a double major in Political Science and International Studies, as well as a minor in Psychology. He is passionate about international law, foreign affairs, social equity, and global politics. He is planning on attending law school in 2022 and is extremely interested […]
Ryan Conrad, University of Arizona

Linkedin I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and study Russian and Slavic Studies and Political Science at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, with a focus on post-Soviet Kremlinology.
Noor Adhoob, George Mason University

Noor is a Technology Policy Research Associate at ACE and a second-year graduate student at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. She is studying Public Administration with a concentration in Policy Studies. Noor graduated from American University with a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Criminology in 2015. In addition […]
Brian Carpenter, University of Michigan

Linkedin Brian (he/him) is currently a rising senior at the University of Michigan where he studies Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and minors in chemistry. At the University of Michigan Brian writes for the Midwestern Citizen, a non-partisan undergraduate publication focused on law and policy analysis. Brian previously interned for the Washington International Trade Association, a […]
Christelle Paul, College of the Holy Cross

Linkedin Christelle Paul recently graduated from the College of the Holy Cross, where she studied Biology and Africana Studies. As a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Christelle has witnessed and experienced the harmful ways public policy impacts urban communities. This reality has influenced her service work in educational equity and community building. While working on Boston […]
Nina Robertson, University of Virginia

Linkedin Nina is a current senior at the University of Virginia where she is pursuing a Global Public Health major and minor in Anthropology. Nina has been interested in Public Health since high school and immersed herself in many classes regarding comparative healthcare systems and the role public health policy plays in the wellbeing of individuals. […]
Dora Koski, University of Michigan

Linkedin Dora Koski (she/her) is a rising junior at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy studying Public Policy with a focus in refugee and educational policy and a minor in Middle Eastern Studies. Her interest in foreign policy stems from her work on the Michigan Foreign Policy Council throughout her college […]
Claire Christensen, Brandeis University

Claire Christensen (she/her) is a rising junior at Brandeis University, studying both Economics and Political Science. She has a background in both research, in mostly behavioral economics and water policy, as well as political campaigns, where she led an opposition research team for a progressive candidate in Washington State, where she is from. Her interest in […]