2019 Payne Fellow – Payne Fellowship

Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies MA in International Development Bemnet Tesfaye immigrated to the United States when she was four from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and was raised in Columbus, Ohio. She completed her B.A. at...

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Natalie Fiszer

2019 Payne Fellow

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2019 Payne Fellow

Natalie Fiszer

Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health Master of Public Health Natalie Fiszer grew up near Chicago, Illinois. Her passion for community service, cultural exchange, and addressing global health disparities led her to complete a degree in...

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Niesha Ford

2019 Payne Fellow

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2019 Payne Fellow

Niesha Ford

Tulane University, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Master of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Niesha Ford is a proud native of Hayward, California, and graduated from College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University where she earned...

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Meklit Gebru

2019 Payne Fellow

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2019 Payne Fellow

Meklit Gebru

American University, School of Public Affairs Master of Public Policy Meklit Gebru grew up in Georgia. She majored in International Economics and Modern Languages with a Spanish concentration at Georgia State University. During her undergraduate career,...

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Jessica Hernandez

2019 Payne Fellow

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2019 Payne Fellow

Jessica Hernandez

Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs Master of Public Administration Jessica Hernandez is from New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2005, she and her family fled their hometown to find refuge from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina....

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Avani Mooljee

2019 Payne Fellow

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2019 Payne Fellow

Avani Mooljee

Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs Master of International Affairs Avani Mooljee has always been interested in the connections between countries, largely due to her own experience as an Indian-American who grew up in Zimbabwe....

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Michelle Ngirbabul

2019 Payne Fellow, Highlighted

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2019 Payne Fellow, Highlighted

Michelle Ngirbabul

Harvard University, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Master of Science in Global Health Michelle Ngirbabul is a proud native of Saipan, the largest island in the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands. She lived on Saipan until she moved...

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Susan Ojukwu

2019 Payne Fellow

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2019 Payne Fellow

Susan Ojukwu

George Washington University, Milken Institute of Public Health Master of Public Health in Global Health Program Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation Susan Ojukwu was born and raised in Albany, New York. She graduated from the University of Rochester in...

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Rose Quispe

2019 Payne Fellow

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2019 Payne Fellow

Rose Quispe

University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies Master of Arts in International Development Rose Quispe was born in Peru and was raised in Washington, DC. She graduated from Bucknell University in May 2018 with degrees in Economics...

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Marianna Smith

2019 Payne Fellow

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2019 Payne Fellow

Marianna Smith

University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Master of Public Policy Marianna Smith grew up along Lake Michigan in Ludington, Michigan. Interested in bridging cultural and language barriers to confront global problems, she pursued degrees...

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