Current Students
Biographical Profiles of Current MPA Graduate Students
Adán has over ten years of rewarding experiences empowering people and bringing them into the democratic and policy-making process. At Meta, Adán led and drove the third-party engagement strategy for California state and local external partners, working with the Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, state agencies, and the California Legislature to address key company-wide priorities such as election integrity, safety, security, disaster preparedness, and combating misinformation. Prior to Meta, he served as the Deputy Director of Civic Engagement for the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund – the nation’s leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that facilitates full Latino participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service – where he led national civic engagement campaigns from the 2020 Census to the 2020 Election. The queer son of Mexican immigrants and proud grandson of a Bracero, Adán is a first-generation graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and an alum of the Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute (JSI) at the University of California, Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy. Adán has been recognized as Inland Empire’s “30 Under 30” by California Assembly Leader-Emeritus Eloise Gomez Reyes, a Pride Honoree by the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus, and has been named a Latino Heritage Month Leader by Congresswoman Norma Torres. As a trained civil rights advocate and civic technologist, while at Princeton, Adán is interested in exploring how technology can advance the public interest.
Diana is a 2022 Thomas R. Pickering Fellow and an aspiring U.S. Foreign Service Officer. She received her B.A. in political economy from the University of California, Berkeley. Her commitment to public service has led her to conduct casework for refugees at the International Rescue Committee and human rights research at Berkeley Law’s Human Rights Center. As a manager at Berkeley's Human Rights Lab, she led investigations into humanitarian crises, co-authored an AI and Child Rights report with UNICEF, presented her research to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, and represented UC Berkeley at Amnesty International's Digital Verification Corps Summit at Hong Kong University. She engaged with diplomats and policymakers on conflict resolution in Oman and the UAE through a leadership and dialogue student travel program in the Middle East. Passionate about expanding access to international education opportunities to community college and transfer students, Diana co-founded the Global Community College Transfers organization. Diana then worked as an analyst at Deloitte & Touche, conducting cyber and strategic risk analysis for C-Suite executives of multinational organizations. As a Pickering Fellow, she completed a domestic internship with the U.S. Department of State, Office of Foreign Assistance. This past summer, she interned at the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. She enjoys being in nature, swimming, dancing, practicing foreign languages, biking around town, and spending time with family and friends.
Eric is a Taiwanese American from southern Maine with an interest in strengthening democracy in the U.S. and around the world. Prior to Princeton, Eric spent six years as an adviser to nonprofits and philanthropies at The Bridgespan Group, where he focused on democracy, advocacy, and public and global health. In this role, he supported organizations with strategic planning, growth strategies, scenario planning, and operating model design. He completed a six-month secondment with the Leadership Now Project, a nonprofit that engages business executives to protect American democracy, and previously interned at Save the Children U.S., the American Red Cross, and the U.S. Department of State. Eric holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University where he studied Science, Technology, and International Affairs with a concentration in Biotechnology and Global Health.
Tanat (he/him) is a physician from Thailand focusing on sexual health needs for LGBTQ+ populations. His research interests focus on implementation science in HIV prevention and treatment, such as community-led models for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis, antiretroviral therapy maintenance, and gender-affirming hormonal services. He led the implementation of Thailand’s first and largest PrEP program reaching over 10,000 individuals, spearheaded the national data collection system from the Princess PrEP project and analyzed data to demonstrate efficacy; and led changes to national health policy to register PrEP under Universal Health Coverage in Thailand. Tanat was a Rose Service-Learning Fellow at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and conducted research to evaluate state-level policies' impact on PrEP uptake in the U.S. He completed his MPA internship at the Love Foundation in Chiang Mai and Bangkok, Thailand. Tanat enjoys scuba diving, dog sitting, and staying active in his free time.
Valerie is from Singapore and holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in education from the University of California, Berkeley. Her career began as a policymaker in the Singapore Government where she worked on preschool and after-school care policies at the Ministry of Education before moving to the Ministry of Manpower to focus on labor issues. Most recently, Valerie served as a Strategic Planner at the Prime Minister’s Office, collaborating with leaders to set the strategic direction and policy agenda for the nation. Valerie is a passionate advocate for education reform, social justice and good governance. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new restaurants, unwinding with Netflix and immersing herself in new cultures.