2021 Payne Fellow – Payne Fellowship

Emily Wood

2021 Payne Fellow

2021 Payne Fellow

Emily Wood

As a native CHamoru in the diaspora, Emily Wood is dedicated to indigenous rights and cultural and linguistic conservation. Although she didn’t grow up on Guåhan, she has had the opportunity to learn about her community and reclaim her identity. Her...

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Cecilia Turner

2021 Payne Fellow

2021 Payne Fellow

Cecilia Turner

Cecilia Turner is originally from Yonkers, New York but was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Her passion for international affairs and development was ignited when she traveled to Cartago, Costa Rica as a part of her local YMCA’s Global Leadership Program....

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Rene Rosas

2021 Payne Fellow

2021 Payne Fellow

Rene Rosas

Rene Rosas was born in Hidalgo, Mexico but calls Oxnard, CA home. He graduated from The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in International Development Studies, and a double minor in Global Health, and Labor & Workplace Studies....

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Na-Yeon Park

2021 Payne Fellow

2021 Payne Fellow

Na-Yeon Park

Na-Yeon Park was born in Daejeon, South Korea and lives in Palisades Park, New Jersey. She graduated with honors from Rutgers University, where she studied Political Science, Chinese, and International and Global Studies. Na-Yeon studied abroad in Taiwan...

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Lambert Ngenzi

2021 Payne Fellow

2021 Payne Fellow

Lambert Ngenzi

Lambert Ngenzi was born in the Republic of Congo and immigrated to Seattle, WA with his family. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washington State University with a degree in Environmental Science and a concentration in water resource management, and...

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Kate Knight

2021 Payne Fellow

2021 Payne Fellow

Kate Knight

Kate Knight is originally from southern California but now resides in Savannah, Georgia. She graduated from Rollins College with a degree in international relations and a regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa. As part of the Bonner Leadership...

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Lenni Joya Amaya

2021 Payne Fellow

2021 Payne Fellow

Lenni Joya Amaya

Lenni Joya Amaya was born in El Salvador, and immigrated to Long Island, New York at age 15. As a first-generation student, Lenni graduated from Marist College in New York with a double major in Political Science and Spanish, a concentration in Bilingual...

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Harrison Fuller

2021 Payne Fellow

2021 Payne Fellow

Harrison Fuller

Harrison Fuller was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a graduating senior at Whittier College with majors in Political Science (with an International Relations concentration) and Applied Philosophy, and a minor in French. His primary interest...

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Austin Fraley

2021 Payne Fellow

2021 Payne Fellow

Austin Fraley

Austin Fraley grew up in Paris, Kentucky. He attended Georgetown College in Kentucky as a first-generation college student, where he earned a B.A. in Religion and Philosophy, graduating Magna Cum Laude. During his time as an undergraduate, Austin studied...

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Marieme Foote

2021 Payne Fellow

2021 Payne Fellow

Marieme Foote

Marieme Foote was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland and identifies as a Senegalese-American. She graduated with honors from Ithaca College with a B.A in Political Science and a Minor in Environmental Studies. For her undergraduate studies, she...

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