2020 Payne Fellow – Payne Fellowship

Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health Master of Science in Public Health Jose Leandro (he/him) is from Queens, New York, by way of Georgia. His parents immigrated to the United States from their home countries of El Salvador and...

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Zach Wehrli

2020 Payne Fellow

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2020 Payne Fellow

Zach Wehrli

Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School Master in Public Policy Zach Wehrli grew up outside of Salem, Oregon and graduated with honors from the University of Chicago, where he earned a degree in Political Science. As an undergraduate, Zach served as...

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Naila Segule

2020 Payne Fellow

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2020 Payne Fellow

Naila Segule

Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health MS in Environmental Health Naila Segule is a born and raised North Carolinian who has traveled to 34 countries and counting. She attended North Carolina State University where she studied Biomedical...

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Taina Perez

2020 Payne Fellow

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2020 Payne Fellow

Taina Perez

Yale University, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies MA in Environmental Management Taina Perez was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. She attended New Visions Charter H.S. for Advance Math & Science where she was awarded the POSSE Scholarship,...

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Leyla Merlo

2020 Payne Fellow

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2020 Payne Fellow

Leyla Merlo

George Washington University, Elliot School of International Affairs MA in International Development Studies, Global Health Leyla Merlo was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. As a Peruvian-American, she grew up speaking both English and Spanish...

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Deve Mehta

2020 Payne Fellow

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2020 Payne Fellow

Deve Mehta

George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health MPH in Community-Oriented Primary Care Deve Mehta is a proud native of Dallas, Texas. Deve is a first-generation, low-income student who spent the first few years of his life between...

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Katryna Mahoney

2020 Payne Fellow

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2020 Payne Fellow

Katryna Mahoney

Georgetown University, Walsh School of Foreign Service MA in Global Human Development As a cultural anthropologist by training, and development practitioner in the making, Katryna Mahoney is curious about how individuals and collectives make meaning of...

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Angell Kim

2020 Payne Fellow

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2020 Payne Fellow

Angell Kim

University of Arizona, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences MPA in Public Management and Local Government Angell Kim is a Korean-American born and raised in Texas. She first studied at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas and then transferred...

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Mariam Khorenyan

2020 Payne Fellow

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2020 Payne Fellow

Mariam Khorenyan

New York University, School of Professional Studies MS in Global Affairs, Transnational Security Mariam Khorenyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia and immigrated to Los Angeles, CA when she was thirteen. She pursued her passion for public service while...

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Jazmin Diaz

2020 Payne Fellow

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2020 Payne Fellow

Jazmin Diaz

University of Pennsylvania, Weitzman School of Design Master of City Planning, Housing, Community, and Economic Development Jazmin Diaz is from Perth Amboy, NJ. She is proud of her Mexican and Dominican roots which inspire her devotion to community, education,...

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