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The Public Policy & International Affairs Program (PPIA) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 PPIA Fellowship. This summer, 149 fellows will participate in the PPIA Junior Summer Institute -- six weeks of free, rigorous summer programming at one of our six campus parters to prepare them for advanced schooling and careers in public service and leadership in both domestic and global affairs.

PPIA Fellows will receive a stipend to assist with summer travel, food, and other expenses to facilitate their participation in the Junior Summer Institute.

PPIA is a nonprofit organization that has been supporting efforts to increase diversity in public leadership for 43 years. Our vision is a thriving and equitable world uplifted by visionary, inclusive, and compassionate leaders.

"Our 2024 fellows are inclusive of emerging changemakers seeking to dedicate their careers to positively impacting the common good, and they join a prestigious legacy of over 5,000 PPIA Fellows," states Estevan Daniel Delgado, Executive Director of PPIA.

Interim Board Chair, Sophal Ear, echoes the PPIA mission in welcoming the next cohort of fellows, "PPIA believes that our democracy will be stronger, better responsive to the needs of the American people, and more trustworthy when we ensure those entering public service are more representative and inclusive of American identities and global experiences. The 2024 PPIA Fellows are indicative of our long-standing mission."

• 45 fellows identify as Hispanic (30%), 42 as Black (28%), 23 as Asian (15%), 6 as American Indian (4%), and 26 as White (17%)
• 15 fellows identify as trans or nonbinary (10%)
• 85 fellows identify as women (57%) and 49 identify as men (33%)
• 77 fellows identify as first-generation college students (52%)
• 86 are Pell Grant recipients (58%)
• 28 fellows are non-US citizens (19%)

Our fellowship alumni are receive application fee waivers and additional scholarships or fellowships when applying to public and international affairs programs in the PPIA Graduate School Consortium, comprised of over 50 participating graduate institutions across the nation. 

Fellows were selected based on merit and their previous, current, and stated dedication to public service. We welcome the following students, and their home institutions, to the PPIA Program community.

Evans School at University of Washington

• Diego Reynoso-Ramirez, University of California-Berkeley
• Ayanna Hill, Tulane University
• Sochea Chhay, Beloit College
• Anna Varveris, Adelphi University
• Jenuel Camacho, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
• Ny Ha, University of Washington
• Richie Doan, University of Washington Seattle
• Nathalie Saladrigas, Boston University
• Sophia Hernandez, University of Washington
• Kimberly Perdomo, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• Ryann Brazil, Pomona College
• Catherine Wang, University of Washington
• Leila Aden, University of Washington
• Ahmad Abid, University of Washington
• Gaby Ardila, University of Washington
• Grisel Jiménez-Santos, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Kierra Shaw, CUNY Hunter College
• Kimberly Cantoran, University of California, Los Angeles
• Maya La Croix, DePauw University
• Zahid Yusuf, Fordham University

Ford School at University of Michigan

• Claire Smith, Michigan State University
• Piero Campos, Amherst College
• Alexa Gomez, Loyola University Maryland
• Kate Moe, Whitman College
• Franco Leon, Columbia University in the City of New York
• James Shiang, University of Connecticut
• Louise Missome-Engohang, Eastern Michigan University
• Pamela Alvarado, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• Santos Diaz, Haverford College
• Jared Allyn, Cleveland State University
• Kam Vela-Walls, Rice University
• Mya MacNeil, University of Rhode Island
• Love Lundy, Spelman College
• Brien Brennan, Duke University
• Nazyia Dowdy-Arnold, Spelman College
• Yamil Hernandez, Loyola University Maryland
• Layla Harmon, Louisiana State University
• Ed Jonhatan Jr., University of Louisville
• Page Gray, Louisiana State University
• Laura Lafave, Coastal Carolina University
• Alijah Jones, Mississippi State University
• Ahmed Alsayid, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Tony Ordoukhanian, University of California, Berkeley
• Estelle Hackos, Eastern Michigan University

Harvard Kennedy School

• Solmin Kim, Vanderbilt University
• Blaine Martin, Trinity University
• Christian Loredo-Duran, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Isabel Ortega, University of California, Los Angeles
• Hibo Ahmed, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Faith Massey, American University
• Jamya Davis, Xavier University of Louisiana
• Noel Arikew, University of California, Berkeley
• Lee Waldman, Rice University
• Stephany Herrera, University of Southern California
• Lily Langstaff, Mississippi State University
• Francis Garcia Fernandez, The George Washington University
• Lissette Tenesaca, Hunter College
• Javi Rodriguez, University of Chicago
• Gabriela Salazar, University of California, Santa Barbara

Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University

• Melanie Klein, American University
• Linda Baguma, Syracuse University
• Suraya Boggs, West Virginia University
• Lailah Williams, Louisiana State University
• Evelina Torres, Syracuse University
• Freddy Kelley, North Carolina State University
• Paola Luna Rubalcaba, California State University, Fresno
• Tyra Duque, Elon University
• Wendy Wei, Wake Forest University
• Liv Norten, Davidson College
• Ally Najera, University of California Los Angeles
• Mohamed Hussein, Virginia Tech
• Imani Sanchez, University of Florida
• Gustavo Hernandez, Florida Gulf Coast University
• Spencer Sutherland, DePaul University
• Gabriela Hamdieh, University of Houston
• Danielle Aira Savellano, Allegheny College
• Alana Murray, Mercer University
• Amelia Federico, Metropolitian State University of Denver
• Elizabeth England, Arkansas State University
• Christopher Oueis, University of South Florida
• Caroline Ridge, Syracuse University
• Mary Bireley, Earlham College
• Meron Semere, Whitman College
• Esther Himmelfarb, University of Washington
• Vaughn Brown, Pomona College
• Jessica Pachuca, Washington and Lee University
• Joyce Ceballos, Grinnell College
• Amber Wright, Colorado State University
• Gabriel Miller, Washington and Lee University

Goldman School at University of California, Berkeley 

• John Koenigshofer, University of California, San Diego
• Eduardo Gonzalez, California State University, Fresno
• Joshua Burris, Howard University
• Jazmin Morales Rodriguez, Pomona College
• Lauren Proby, Spelman College
• Kayla Trujillo, University of Texas at San Antonio
• Brian Lam, California State University Long Beach
• Grey Thompson, Coastal Carolina University
• Levi Burks, North Carolina A&T State University
• Joshua Gandy, Morehouse College
• Maryam Mohammed, University of Iowa
• Aliyah Chasten, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
• Yael Hamaoui, University of Florida
• Pallavi Patil, North Carolina State University
• Senay Zedingel, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
• Cydnee Harris, Spelman College
• Dafne Cruz Rodriguez, University of California, Berkeley
• Léo Corzo-Clark, Brown University
• Danni Chacon, Vanderbilt University
• Victoria Knight, Syracuse University
• Elene Japaridze, Marymount University
• Vincent Kurniawidjaja, University of California, Berkeley
• Fatima Santillan, University of North Georgia
• Anna Mytko, Wellesley College
• Clara Hurter, The University of Texas at Austin
• Luis Ramirez Sanchez, New York University
• John Michael Sweat, Louisiana State University
• Allison Nguyen, University of California, Berkeley
• Stephanie Quinones Gamboa, University of California Berkeley
• Kadence Means, Xavier University of Louisiana
• Shalma Torres, University of Michigan

Princeton School of Public & International Affairs

• Amanda Nogueira Moreira de Souza, Macalester College
• Samuel Lee, Rice University
• Stacy Giu, University of California, Berkeley
• Laken Chapin, Grand Valley State University
• Mika William, University of South Florida
• Joy Mopeli, Occidental College
• Ondessa Kiliru-Liontree, Davidson College
• John Drury, Ohio State University
• Karina Esparza, University of California, Berkeley
• Khalil Jackson, Clark Atlanta University
• Emi Torlasco, University at Albany, SUNY
• Eli Hall, Shepherd University
• Aaliyah Chavez, University of Berkeley, California
• Jawad Hosseini, George Mason University
• Lezlie Hilario, Villanova University
• Camila Gutierrez, University of California Berkeley
• Yasmin Urzua-Gutierrez, Santa Clara University
• Wuthikah Pun, Centre College
• Sydney Whitfield, Louisiana State University
• Jarod Lopez, University of California, Los Angeles
• Alan Schulz Diaz, Macalester College
• Kiona Johnson, Bentley University
• Juan Vivas, University Of Florida
• Naya Kurdy, Lafayette College
• Collin Vander Hoek, West Virginia University
• Miranda Lowe, New York University
• Bryan Pham, Colgate University
• Ishva Mehta, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
• Hudson Osborne, Morehouse College
• Martina Cardenas, Franklin and Marshall College