2018 Payne Fellow – Payne Fellowship

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Mai Yer Xiong is from Saint Paul, MN. She is proud of her dual identity as a Hmong-American, which inspired her aspiration to work with high-impact poverty alleviation and economic development efforts...

adminAug 25Comments Disabled

Michelle Olakkengil

2018 Payne Fellow

Details

2018 Payne Fellow

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...

adminAug 25Comments Disabled

Vivian Olabamiji

2018 Payne Fellow

Details

2018 Payne Fellow

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...

adminAug 25Comments Disabled

Prathibha Juturu

2018 Payne Fellow, Highlighted

Details

2018 Payne Fellow, Highlighted

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...

adminAug 20Comments Disabled

Ashley Hamilton

2018 Payne Fellow

Details

2018 Payne Fellow

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...

adminAug 20Comments Disabled

Anna Ghnouly

2018 Payne Fellow

Details

2018 Payne Fellow

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...

adminAug 20Comments Disabled

Isabella Genta

2018 Payne Fellow

Details

2018 Payne Fellow

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...

adminAug 20Comments Disabled

Caroline Carrasco

2018 Payne Fellow

Details

2018 Payne Fellow

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,...

adminAug 20Comments Disabled

Debbie Alfred

2018 Payne Fellow

Details

2018 Payne Fellow

Debbie Alfred

Harvard University, Kennedy School, Masters in Public Policy Debbie Alfred was born in Haiti but spent most of her life in Orlando, Florida. She attended Florida State University where she received undergraduate degrees in Finance and Management Information...

adminAug 15Comments Disabled