Donovan Zagorin

Donovan Zagorin is a senior fellow and the Director of Policy at YIP. He is currently a high school student in California who looks to further the goal of improving discourse in politics, especially among youth. He has interests in politics, philosophy, and economics, all of which he hopes to pursue through college and the rest of his foreseeable future.

Caleb Kuo

As exemplified by his intent to major in Public Policy at the University of Virginia, Caleb Kuo is an enthusiastic youth-leader who is passionate about the nuances of political discourse and policy implementation.

Alice Valioulis

Alice Valioulis is a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia, double majoring in Foreign Affairs and Public Policy. Her goal as a writer is to produce thought-provoking articles and cover diverse perspectives. She is excited to explore the world of public policy.

Sarah Zhang

Sarah is a student at UNC-Chapel Hill studying computer science, political science, and data science. She is passionate about educational equity and progressive advocacy work; in her free time, they enjoy reading, playing piano, and cooking vegan food.

Gabriela Hartlage

Gabriela Hartlage is a high schooler from Louisville, Kentucky, with a keen interest in international relations and politics. She’s been raising awareness on global issues among young people in her community through her school’s Human Rights Club which she co-founded, organizing drives and fundraisers for local and international nonprofits.

Akshara Karthik

Akshara Karthik is a 17-year-old high school senior from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Deirdre Keenan

Deirdre Keenan is a Pogue Scholar and changemaker at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy.

Joe Rhee

Joseph (Joe) Rhee is a senior at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Joe plans to major in political science, sociology, or communications as an undergraduate and get his J.D. afterwards. His research interests are in social activism, immigration, and incarceration. In his free time, he enjoys playing Valorant and watching anime with his friends.

Ahmya Rivera

Yoon Kim

Yoon (Brian) Kim is a Public Health policy analyst at the Institute for Youth in Policy. He is a two-time participant in the YIP fellowship program, and prior to joining the public health team, he wrote for various nonprofit organizations and journals on historical and sociological topics.

Alexander Diaz-Kokaisl

Alex was a Copy Editor for the first edition of YIP's Journal of Policy Analysis, which was released in December 2021 and can be found at https://www.yipinstitute.com/journal .

Anncine Lin

Anncine is a freshman in college majoring in Business Administration. Having held C-suite executive positions in other youth-run nonprofit organizations, she always loves to meet new people and learn from them. Her goal is to support and facilitate communication and improve the staff environment to allow more people to work with each other.

Sohom Niyogi

Hello Reader! Thank you for reading my article I am Sohom Niyogi. I am currently a rising high school senior in India.

Ria Dalal

I’m Ria Dalal, a high school senior at Oberoi International School in Mumbai, India. I currently take higher level courses in Global Politics, Psychology and Literature, and aim to explore these at breadth in the future.

Diego Medina

As a Mexican American I currently have plans to attend schools with prominent political science programs as well as one day becoming an attorney. As someone interested in political policy I hope to one day be able to help my community.

Jacob Boozell

Jacob Boozell is a Senior at Illinois State University pursuing a degree in Political Science with a Minor in Peace & Conflict Resolution.

Aarush Santoshi

Harry Sisson

My name is Harry and I’m 18 years old. I’ve been interested in politics since 2015 and I’ve done extensive research since.

Fallon Burleson

Fallon Burleson is a junior from the Dallas area. She aspires to work in advocacy and politics. She has served as an intern at Civics Unplugged, Pasquines, and YIP.

Benjamin Singer

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Mariam Oladimeji

Mariam Oladimeji possesses a profound interest in the domain of legal practices, both within the United States and on a global scale. Her pursuit of this passion has led her to immerse herself in the intricacies of juvenile legal systems and the interplay between law and politics in Nigeria through writing, thanks to the Youth in Policy Fellowship. Mariam continues to delve into legal aspects through my advocacy Internship and my studies at the University. I hope to continue to expand my knowledge of different legal fields and contribute to positive change.

Sydni Faragalli

Sydni is a freshman at Barnard College of Columbia University majoring in Political Science, Human Rights, and Economics.

Daniel Stewart

Daniel Stewart is a high-school senior hailing from the Greater Philadelphia area and identifies politically as both a social democrat and a progressive. His political interests focus on both social and economic issues. In his free time, Daniel can be found participating in his school's debate club and literary magazine, playing piano competitively, and writing.

Alec V. Boyajian

Alec is a rising student at the University of Chicago on a gap year to pursue political and economic research internships in the D.C. and NYC area. Alec has experience as the former State President of New Jersey DECA and the volunteer coordinator for his mayor's congressional campaign in 2020.

Lucas Holden

Lucas Holden is rising senior at Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC, the city where he has lived his entire life. At school he runs a foreign affairs club, runs distance track and cross country year round and plays ice hockey. He hopes to attend college next year and major in some combination of public policy, economics and international relations. He is interested in foreign policy, as well as policy related to poverty.

Samantha Hagerty

My name is Sam, and I am a student at the University of Michigan studying political science and history. I grew up in metro DC and enjoy delving into topics in political theory and comparative global politics.

Akshat Yadav

My name is Akshat! I am a Junior at Enloe High School (in Raleigh, North Carolina) with plans to study politics/government through high school into college. Some of my policy interests are international relations, cross-party negotiations, and domestic policy.

Ahad Khan

Ahad is a graduate of Stevenson University who studied Criminal Justice and Legal Studies. He serves as a Senior Advisor at YIP.

Naomi Tran

Naomi is a high school junior located in Orange County, California. She’s interested in majoring in international relations and hopes to work in diplomacy some day. In her free time, she enjoys reading and watching shows (her favourite is currently Gilmore Girls).

Katherine O. Alvarez

Katherine is a recent political science graduate from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is currently undertaking a gap year to work as an immigration paralegal. Katherine has experience as a former congressional intern for Rep. Colin Allred. She hopes to run for public office in the interest of solidifying a multi-racial working-class voter base.

Arshia Papari

Arshia Papari is a University of Texas at Austin student, majoring in Government. With a passion for politics and policy, Arshia began his political journey in the summer of 2022, where motivated by his own educational experiences, he led testimony action at the Texas State Board Of Education to bring about censor and fallacy free social studies curriculum.

Amelia Grullon

Amelia Grullon is a New York-based student and leader. She is passionate about education and environmental policy. She has worked across several of NYC's cultural institutions, including the New York Botanical Garden and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She mentors and tutors children in academics, digital literacy, social-emotional learning, and career readiness in her free time. She aspires to pursue environmental policy in her professional future.

Analiese Maciel

Analiese Maciel is a senior at Warwick Valley High School in Upstate New York, applying to colleges for a potential degree in either political science, international relations, or journalism. Her political involvement began in 8th grade when she wrote a poem about gun violence which got published in her local newspaper. Since then, her passion for politics has only grown as she has since published numerous articles about issues in the current world, vying to spread awareness about them.

Luke Drago

Luke Drago hails from Charlotte, North Carolina. He studies Politics & History at the University of Oxford and is a college member of St Edmund Hall. Luke has worked on campaigns at every level of government, from local elections to presidential elections. He has been a successful advocate for numerous policy initiatives, including a historic local investment into attainable housing. He is driven by a conviction that public policy can be a powerful mechanism to change lives and shape the future.

Genesis Bond Hollingsworth

Genesis is an Ohio native and senior at The Madeira School in McLean, VA. She aspires to work in the fields of computer and political science with the goal of dismantling racial and education inequalities.

Kyle White

My name is Kyle White. I am a Political Science major and Health Service Administration minor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.

Susitna Voduru

Susitna Voduru is a former VA House Page. She has a passion for civic engagement and legislation and hopes to study political science and law one day.

Uyen Nguyen

Uyen is an undergraduate student from Massachusetts who is interested in foreign policy, and national and international affairs. She first participates in YIP in 2022 as a summer fellowship and plans to apply to positions within the organization.

Deonte Ramos

Deonte is a sophomore at New York University studying international relations & public policy. Originally from Long Island, New York, Deonte moved to South Florida where he interned at a local food bank and experienced second-hand the face of poverty in America.