Current Students

Sara Anis Ali

Sophomore

Major(s): Political Science and International Affairs

Interning with: DC Appleseed

Hometown: Fayetteville, GA

I am working to be fluent in four languages.

Lena Ayoub

Senior

Major(s): Political Science

Interning with: Office of Congresswoman Lucy McBath

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

I was a volunteer firefighter.

Nissa Dotson

Junior

Major(s): Political Science and International Affairs

Interning with: US-Asia Institute

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

I lived in Germany for 4 years!

Kenya Garcia

Junior

Major(s): Political Science

Interning with: Senator Jon Ossoff

Hometown: Loganville, GA

Emma Griffin

Senior

Major(s): Political Science and International Affairs

Interning with: Georgetown Law Criminal Justice Clinic

Hometown: Richmond Hill, GA

Shriya Gupta

Junior

Major(s): Political Science

Interning with: Office of Congressman Hank Johnson

Hometown: Dunwoody, GA

I participated in a pie eating contest!

Rebecca Harmon

Junior

Major(s): Economics and Political Science

Interning with: Atlas Crossing

Hometown: Augusta, GA

I was a Dawg Camp Counselor!

Jillian Hicks

Senior

Major(s): Political Science

Interning with: Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Hometown: Augusta, GA

I have three tattoos and am excited for my fourth.

Samuel Marks III

Senior

Major(s): Political Science and African American Studies

Interning with: The White House

Hometown: Stockbridge, GA

I co-founded the Black Pre-Law Student Association at UGA.

Libby Mattocks

Senior

Major(s): Political Science and International Affairs

Interning with: Office of Congressman Drew Ferguson

Hometown: Savannah, GA

I have been shark cage diving with Great Whites!

Riley Mied

Senior

Major(s): International Affairs and Criminal Justice

Interning with: U.S. Department of State

Hometown: Dunwoody, GA

I have traveled to 9 countries!

Yara Mouna

Senior

Major(s): International Affairs (Minors: Arabic; Law, Justice, and the State)

Interning with: Dentons

Hometown: Savannah, GA

I played the violin for ten years!

Fatime Niane

Senior

Major(s): Political Science and Criminal Justice

Interning with: DC Federal Public Defender

Hometown: Jonesboro, GA

I played the flute for six years!

Emelia Nieman

Junior

Major(s): International Affairs

Interning with: American Foreign Policy Council

Hometown: Dunwoody, GA

I am obsessed with yogurt!

Linda Oulai

Senior

Major(s): Political Science and Criminal Justice

Interning with: I Have The Right To

Hometown: Norcross, GA

My family is from Ivory Coast in West Africa, so I speak French.

Jordan Pemberton

Junior

Major(s): Political Science

Interning with: Thorn Run Partners

Hometown: Blairsville, Georgia

I studied abroad in London this past summer!

Leo Renaldo

Senior

Major(s): Political Science

Interning with: Crossroads Campaigns

Hometown: Milton, GA

I am an artist and a painter!

Tiyanah Rowtham

Junior

Major(s): International Affairs and Political Science

Interning with: Invariant

Hometown: Horschton, GA

My goal is to work with organizations that release wrongly convicted victims from prison!

John Scarpitti

Junior

Major(s): Political Science

Interning with: UGA Federal Relations

Hometown: Braselton, GA

I'm also an On-Air DJ with WUOG Athens!

Shekina Shindano

Senior

Major(s): International Affairs & French

Interning with: The UPS Foundation

Hometown: Forsyth County, GA

I studied abroad in Stellenbosch, South Africa last summer!

Claire Terwilliger

Senior

Major(s): Political Science and International Affairs

Interning with: HM Consulting

Hometown: Marietta, GA

I have played volleyball for 12 years!