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  • Aidan Gnoth

    Research Co-ordinator; Co-Leader of Environmental Policy

    Dr. Aidan Gnoth is utilizing his background as a public policy advisor for the New Zealand government and his extensive research experience to guide ACE’s efforts to develop in-depth policy briefs.

    Aidan is a doctoral researcher with over six years of public policy and research experience and holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict studies from the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (New Zealand). While his primary research interests focus on the humanitarian sector (including international development and peace-building) he has a passion for teaching and finding innovative ways to inform and educate the public on a variety of issues central to ACE’s mission.

    Before joining ACE he worked as a researcher, political advisor, lecturer, and disaster relief coordinator, and he is excited about bringing his wide array of skills to our team. In his free time he enjoys skiing, hiking, hang gliding, and (when it’s raining) reading.

    Aidan currently co-leads the Environmental Policy Research Team.

  • Charlotte Drake-Dunn, Carleton College

  • Elise Smith, Columbia University

    Elise Smith, Columbia University

    Elise Smith (she/her/hers) is originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts, and is currently an undergraduate at Columbia University studying American Studies and Sociology. Elise is hoping to attend law school upon completion of her undergraduate degree. She is passionate about human rights and criminal justice reform, ending mass incarceration, advocating for sexual assault survivors, and many other social justice initiatives. Elise is a member of the women’s rowing team at Columbia University, as well as being a member of Columbia University Women in Law and Politics, and the Columbia Athletics Pre-Law Society. She is currently working as an intern at the Yellow Heart Committee, a non-profit organization that works to support the holistic healing of trauma survivors, specifically survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Outside of academics, she enjoys hiking, running, getting coffee with her friends, and going to the beach.

  • Logan Brenan, George Washington University

    Logan Brenan, George Washington University

    Senior Fellow; Leader of Economic Policy, Criminal Justice, and Democratic Reforms

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    Logan Brenan was born and raised in Philadelphia before going to high school in the DC area. After becoming immersed in the politics and culture of the area, he decided to attend college in Washington, DC. Currently, Logan is a Sophomore at the George Washington University. He is majoring in political science and minoring in the Spanish language. For fun, he enjoys road trips, reading, and playing squash with friends.

    Logan’s experience working in politics started in January 2018 when he joined a campaign for County Executive. The primary process was one of the most competitive elections Montgomery County had ever seen. Out of over 100,000 ballots cast, the campaign he worked for won by a 77 vote margin. The campaign went on to win the general election. This experience imprinted on Logan the importance of elections and local government.

    Logan is focusing his ACE Fellow research on democratic reforms and voting rights.

  • ACE’s Statement on Black Lives Matter

    ACE is a nonpartisan organization, and we feel that it is essential to express our support for the Black Lives Matter movement as a human rights issue. The Black Lives Matter movement is not a political issue. It is an issue of the inherent human rights that black people and people of color are not granted. We believe that this injustice did not begin with the murder of George Floyd and is the continuation of systemic racism stemming from slavery.

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