Isabelle is from Fulton, Maryland, and graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Public Policy. Her experiences in Southeast Asian American student organizing at Brown fostered her interest in higher education policy and led her to Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) Scholars. At APIA Scholars, she led advocacy campaigns focused on Minority-Serving Institutions and conducted research on the educational experiences of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students. After Princeton, she hopes to work in government with a focus on promoting college affordability and student success at public colleges and universities. In her free time, Isabelle is an amateur adult figure skater, a competitive jump roper, and an enthusiastic foodie.

Sarah is from Belmont, Massachusetts, and has spent most of her life living in the Boston area. Before coming to Princeton SPIA, she studied as a Mitchell Scholar at Trinity College Dublin (Belfast campus), where she earned an MPhil (with Distinction) in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation. Her MPhil dissertation, which won the top award in her program, examined the interplay between the information environment and the social environment, with a particular focus on misinformation and polarization in the U.S. This topic was inspired in part by her work as a project manager on health misinformation for the U.S. Surgeon General, for which she analyzed and synthesized findings from a large-scale initiative to understand the impacts of COVID-related misinformation. Prior to this, she spent several years working in local government in Somerville, Massachusetts – first as a mayoral campaign manager, and then as a communications staffer in the mayor's office. During the pandemic, she assisted with emergency response efforts both for Somerville and the broader region – including as the mayor's point person for galvanizing a regional coalition of mayors and scientific experts to coordinate public health measures. Sarah plans to use her time at Princeton to better understand potential policy frameworks for tackling the problems caused by misinformation, extremism, and polarization.

Shamik's experiences with healthcare across the United States led him to explore both medicine and health policy. At the University of Colorado, Denver, he studied biology and political science while working with Children's Hospital Colorado to build hands-on, unique educational experiences for patients. Now finishing his third year of medical school at Yale, he is excited to dive into the many policy determinants of health at Princeton SPIA, ranging from housing policy to pharmaceutical price transparency. He ultimately hopes to use these experiences and lessons to better advocate for patients both in the hospital and on Capitol Hill.

A lifelong Alaskan, Jackson was born in Sitka and raised in Soldotna, a small town on the Kenai Peninsula. Jackson is a graduate of Boise State University where he was named a Harry S. Truman Scholar and graduated Magna Cum Laude with degrees in economics and political science. Jackson also had the opportunity to study at Aarhus University in Denmark. Since 2017, Jackson has served in several roles for the Anchorage-based policy and advocacy nonprofit, Arctic Encounter, and later helped lead the organization as its Managing Director. In 2021, he joined a consulting firm, Kallander & Associates, and worked with clients across the political, economic, and business sectors. In 2020, Jackson served as Political Director on the historic statewide Ballot Measure 2 race, implementing statewide open primaries and ranked-choice voting. He previously interned with the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator Murkowski’s D.C. Office, and the Wilson Center’s Polar Initiative. He completed his MPA internship at the Bezos Earth Fund in Washington, D.C. Outside of work, Jackson enjoys skiing, travel, yoga, trail running, camping, and sharing a good meal with friends.

Daniel was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. He completed both his undergraduate and master’s degrees in economics at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. Prior to attending Princeton, he advanced his career by working at the Central Bank of Colombia, Scotiabank, the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce, and Colombia's Tax and Customs Authority (DIAN). His professional journey has encompassed a variety of fields, including data science, economic analysis, economic research, antitrust enforcement, and risk management. He is deeply interested in economic development, the application of data science in public policy, and strengthening institutions for sustainable growth. At Princeton, he aims to delve into development and institutional policies that could bolster Colombia. Following his studies at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Daniel aspires to contribute to Latin America’s development policies through short-term roles at the IDB, World Bank, or IMF. In the long term, his ambition is to lead the National Planning Department of Colombia. Beyond his academic and professional pursuits, Daniel is passionate about soccer, electronic music, and enjoys attending festivals and concerts with his friends.