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Varun Thampi

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Varun Thampi

Varun Thampi was born in Redmond, Washington and grew up in Mumbai, India. He has an undergraduate degree in engineering and worked in management consulting for 3 years before finding his true calling in public service. He mentored orphaned teenagers...
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Brianna Stinsman

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Brianna Stinsman

Brianna Stinsman is proudly from Atlantic City, New Jersey She will be graduating in May of 2022 with a bachelors in Global Studies and Public Service/Public Policy, with a concentration on Emergency Management and Homeland Security. In accordance with...
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Ryan Sheets

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Ryan Sheets

Ryan Sheets grew up in Tucson, Arizona and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a triple major in Political Science, Economics, and Spanish from the University of Arizona. While at the University, he served his community by volunteering as an English as a second...
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Nykarlis Santos Nunez

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Nykarlis Santos Nunez

Nykarlis Santos Nunez was born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and raised in Southern Indiana. As a first-generation college student, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in International Business and a Bachelor of Arts in French from Northern...
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Angel Ornelas

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Angel Ornelas

Angel Ornelas was born and raised in Pleasant Grove in Dallas, Texas. The son of Mexican immigrant parents, Angel attended Claremont McKenna College, where he majored in History. As an undergraduate student, Angel worked for several nonprofits in the...
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Safiya Noel

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Safiya Noel

Safiya Noel was born and raised in New York City. Her passion for international affairs and development began when she traveled to Senegal and Morocco as part of the International Youth Leadership Institute (IYLI) Summer Heritage Program She completed...
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Malvika Narayan

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Malvika Narayan

Malvika Narayan graduated from Cornell University in December 2021, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Global and Public Health Sciences with minors in Health Equity and Development Sociology. At Cornell, she was involved with Class Councils, the...
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Leigh Mante

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Leigh Mante

Leigh Mante was born in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines, and immigrated to Virginia Beach, Virginia when she was three years old. Her interests in global development issues began at Princess Anne High School where she studied in the International...
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Natalie Hettle

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Natalie Hettle

Natalie Hettle is from Salem, Oregon.  Natalie completed her senior year of high school in Grenoble, France following a year-long exchange program where she lived with a host family. While an undergrad she was awarded a Boren Scholarship and studied...
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Anne Green

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Anne Green

Anne Green (she/they) will graduate from Stony Brook University’s Honors College in May 2022 with a B.A in Environmental Design, Policy, and Planning. From Brentwood, New York, Anne spent their formidable years living with their grandfather after losing...
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