Chanhee Joy Park

Chanhee (Joy) Park is a Foreign Policy Co-Lead based in Texas and Michigan, specializing in the history and politics of East/Central Asia and Eastern Europe. His research is on cultural diplomacy, comparative politics, and international relations.

Mihika Chechi

Mihika Chechi is a student at Burbank High School in southern California who plans on studying Philosophy and International Relations in college.

Nolan Ezzet

Nolan Ezzet is a student at the University of Southern California (USC) pursuing a double major in sports journalism and business administration.

Katelin Wong

Katelin attends Cornell University, majoring in public policy, and intends to pursue a career in international law.

Michael Yang

Michael Yang is a student at Phillips Exeter Academy. He serves as the Editor-In-Chief for the Journal of Policy Analysis at YIP.

Benjamin Ian Chen

Benjamin Chen, an economics and business studies student at New York University formerly worked as the Vice President of Policy at YIP. He served as a research fellow in Taiwan’s National Policy Foundation and Taiwan’s legislature and founded an international news organization in 2021 that was acquired by YIP in 2024.

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.

Arya Kumar

Arya is a junior in high school in Northern Virginia who currently works at Youth Institute for Policy as the Economic Policy Department Head.

Michelle Liou

Michelle Liou is currently a student at UCLA, studying Business Economics and Philosophy. She seeks to develop her interest in the intersection of consulting and finance, and help businesses maximize their value.

Josh Palackal

Josh is a student at Temple University studying psychology, sociology, and criminal justice. Prior to joining YIP, he engaged in professional organizing and policy work on multiple local and federal political campaigns as well as internships at nonprofits such as the ACLU.

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Policy Media Team

Chanhee Joy Park

Mihika Chechi

Nolan Ezzet

Katelin Wong

Michael Yang

Benjamin Ian Chen

Donovan Zagorin

Arya Kumar

Michelle Liou

Josh Palackal

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