SJ Naim, Boston College
Linkedin S.J. Naim is a Junior at Boston College, majoring in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Public Policy and Environmental Justice, and minoring in Leadership and Management. Her goal is to one day be an environmental consultant or environmental lawyer, helping to advise international companies to become more sustainable and to have a negligible carbon […]
Maria Mercado Rengel, Hamilton College
Maria Mercado (she/her) was born in Miami, Florida, then lived in Madrid, Spain, and attended high school in Brookline, Massachusetts. Maria is currently a rising Sophomore at Hamilton College, where she is studying government. After learning about ACE’s nonpartisan mission, she was excited to get involved. With ACE, Maria hopes to expand her research and […]
Sharan Mehta, Case Western Reserve University
Linkedin Sharan Mehta is an international student from Chennai, India at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. His main areas of interest are algorithms, cryptology, and artificial intelligence and he is also the Director of Information Technology for the Undergraduate Student Government at CWRU. Sharan is currently the founder of a community […]
Max Lerner, Brandeis University
Linkedin Max Lerner is a junior at Brandeis University, with a Politic major and minors in Legal Studies, Environmental Studies, and Social Justice and Social Policy. He serves on his university’s Sustainability Fund Board, an administrative board that allocates money for student proposals for on-campus sustainability projects. He sporadically writes opinion pieces for the Brandeis […]
Aerin Lee, University of Chicago
Aerin is a rising fourth year at the University of Chicago. She is majoring in East Asian Languages and Civilizations with a focus in Korea and Japan, and she is minoring in English and Creative Writing with a focus in fiction writing. She is particularly interested in thinking critically about history, as she believes that […]
Connor LaMastra, Northwestern University
Linkedin My name is Connor LaMastra, and I am a rising senior at Northwestern University. I’m majoring in Economics and minoring in Business Institutions. I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. I am on the varsity Swimming and Diving team at Northwestern after recently transferring from Dartmouth College, where I was a member of […]
Samuel Kleven, Whitman College
Sam Kleven is currently a junior at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Philosophy. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sam’s passion for politics was kindled through a mixture of vigorous reading, podcast-listening, and observing the many policy failures afflicting his home town. He has taken a strong […]
Michelle Hung, University of Pennsylvania
Michelle Hung is from Tustin, California and currently an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in Political Science and minoring in German and Religious Studies. Throughout her academic career, she became interested in foreign policy issues pertaining to nuclear proliferation, Middle East strategy and the intersection between religion and politics. On campus, Michelle is […]
Alexandria Ho, Harvard University
Alexandria (she/her/hers) was born in Vietnam and immigrated to St. Louis when she was 14 years old in 2016. She is currently a first year at Harvard College, majoring in History and Literature with a minor in either Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights or Educational Studies. When not spending all her free time plotting out story ideas and making Spotify playlists, […]
Simon Gilbert, Claremont McKenna College
Linkedin Born and raised in Los Angeles, Simon chose to remain in Southern California by attending Claremont McKenna College, where he is a senior studying History and Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Passionate about economic history, Simon has spent time researching the intersection between development, immigration, and diplomacy. An ardent believer in fiscal transparency, Simon is […]