2018 Payne Fellow – Payne Fellowship

Michelle Olakkengil

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Michelle Olakkengil is determined to become a formidable advocate for women’s health and empowerment. Growing up as a first-generation Indian American gave her an in-depth and intimate perspective of the...

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Vivian Olabamiji

Vivian Olabamiji

Duke Kunshan University: Master of Science in Global Health Vivian Olabamiji grew up in Savannah, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. Vivian developed an interest in Global Health after...

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Tenzin Namdol

Tenzin Namdol

University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business Tenzin Namdol is from Dharamshala, India where the quote, “it takes a village to raise a child” encompassed her childhood. She was raised by her refugee parents alongside the community of Tibetan...

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Prathibha Juturu

Prathibha Juturu

Johns Hopkins Univeristy, Masters of Science in Geography and Environmental Engineering Prathibha Juturu immigrated to the USA from India at the age of two and spent the majority of her childhood in Plano, Texas. Always having a passion to help developing...

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Ashley Hamilton

Ashley Hamilton

Georgetown University, Global Human Development Program Ashley Hamilton is a proud native of Flint, Michigan. In her freshman year of high school, Ashley attended a global leadership training conference in Cairo, Egypt that ignited her passion for International...

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Anna Ghnouly

Anna Ghnouly

Columbia University, MPA in Development Practice program at School of International and Public Affairs Anna Ghnouly was born in Orange County, California, but spent the majority of her youth in St. Louis, Missouri. In high school, her interest in public...

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Isabella Genta

Isabella Genta

American University, Masters in International Affairs: Natural Resources/Sustainable Development program Isabella (Bella) Genta grew up in Sarasota, Florida where she attended Pine View School for the Gifted and interned extensively at Mote Marine Laboratory...

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Caroline Carrasco

Caroline Carrasco

Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, MSPH in International Health Caroline Carrasco was raised in Mooresville, North Carolina by Peruvian parents from Lima and Ocobamba. As a child of immigrants, she grew up navigating Latin American,...

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Debbie Alfred