2024 Fellows & Internships

The fifty 2024 Schaeffer Fellows—the program’s tenth cohort—and their impressive summer internships are listed below. Schaeffer Fellows represent a broad diversity of interests, however, common among them is their commitment to learning more about how government works and engaging in public service.

By the Numbers: 2024

50

Schaeffer Fellows supported from five universities

22

Government offices hosted a Schaeffer Fellow for the first time

54%

University alumni mentors were also Schaeffer Fellow program alumni

Government Levels

60%  Federal

26%  State

14%  Local

Harvard University

Kevin Bokoum
Nicolette Carpenter
Florentina Daiana Dragos
Elizabeth Esteban-Hernandez
Tenzin Gund-Morrow
Shania Hurtado
Dylan Jin-Ngo
Dylan Phan
Jonah Simon
Christy Zheng

U.S. Senate H.E.L.P. Committee
City of Paterson, New Jersey
Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections
Office of the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom
Office of Democratic House Leader, Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08)
Office of Harris County Judge, Lina Hidalgo
U.S. Attorneys Office of the District of Columbia
U.S. Department of Labor, Boston Regional Solicitor’s Office
U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary
Massachusetts Trial Court, Court Service Center

Princeton University

Braiden Aaronson
James Bement
Clara Bloom
Grace Coller
Mira Eashwaran
Charlie McWeeny
Janah Richardson
Lucia Scalamandre
Nicholas Urbati
Kate Voltz

Office of Congressmember Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (OH)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Market Regulation
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Legal Affairs
Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (GA)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Office of Congressmember Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Congressmember Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)
U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, EES

University of California, Berkeley

Matthew Aini
Antonio Caceres
Hanan Coronado
Sanya Khan
Anastasia Koruga
Mariana Martinez-Bautista
Janet Mendoza-Partida
Jasel Steinmetz
Jennifer Tran
Maissa Trujillo

Metropolitan Transportation Commission
District Office of Congressmember Jimmy Gomez (CA-34)
Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of International Affairs
U.S. State Department, Bureau of Legislative Affairs
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Enforcement Office
Office of Congressmember Jim Costa (CA-21)
Office of Congressmember Doris Matsui (CA-07)
Office of the Mayor of Oakland, Sheng Thao
Office of California State Senator, Nancy Skinner
San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office

University of Southern California

Valerie Aronhalt
Yvette Castaneda
Colin Duong
Samara Holloway
Zigi Kaiser
Scarlett Lovallo
Eleanor Love
Aayush Manapat
Sophia Stewart
James Wang

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Non-Proliferation and International Security
Office of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA)
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of State and Local Finance
California Natural Resources Agency, Office of Expo Park Management
Los Angeles County Public Defender
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Healthcare Consumer Protection
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of the Director
Office of Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley, 5th District
Office of Congressmember Julia Letlow (LA-05)
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Healthcare Consumer Protection

University of Virginia

Charles Campbell
Emily Carder
Wyatt Carter
Lily Egbert
Sarah Fisayo Odukoya
Jayce Ogilvie-Russell
Yaritza Rodriguez-Alvarenga
Jack Siegel
Seonbin Song
Karam Zein

U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Embassy Mexico City
City of Richmond
Culpeper County Economic Development
Federal Executive Institute
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
Office of U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)
Health Benefit Exchange Authority
Arlington County Department of Human Services