OUR FELLOWS & INTERNS
Meet Our Fellows and Interns
Since 1898, we’ve placed over 3,400 recent graduates in immersive fellowships and internships in over 30 countries and regions throughout Asia. Our Fellows come from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds and have studied at colleges and universities across the United States and beyond. PiA Fellows share a common set of values which enable them to foster mutual appreciation and cross-cultural understanding between the United States and Asia, building lasting relationships through transformative, immersive fellowships.
Fellows and Interns in the PiA Class of 2024 are serving at posts in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The members of the Class of 2024:
Attend or have graduated from 41 colleges and universities.
Have origins in 23 US states and the District of Columbia, and 4 countries.
Majored in subjects ranging from Bioengineering and Music to Archaeology and Product Design.
Bring knowledge of 25 languages to their fellowships and internships, including Haitian Creole, Mongolian, Polish, and Wolof.
PiA FELLOW CLASS OF 2024
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EMIKO ABE
Host City: Yakage, Japan
Host Organization: Yakage Town Hall -
DAYO ADEBAWO
Host City: Chiang Rai, Thailand
Host Organization: Mae Fah Luang University -
ARLEN AGILIGA
Host City: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Host Organization: Mongolia International Capital Corporation (MICC) -
UDITA BAJAJ
Host City: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Host Organization: AND Global -
MAGDALENA BAK
Host City: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Host Organization: Liger Leadership Academy -
ISIS BROOKS
Host City: Tokyo, Japan
Host Organization: Ashinaga Foundation -
MAKAELA BURCH
Host City: Taipei, Taiwan
Host Organization: Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI) -
AUGUST CALDWELL
Host City: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Host Organization: KIMEP University -
MASON CANNON
Host City: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Host Organization: American University of Central Asia - New Generation Academy (AUCA-NGA) -
GWEN CARLSON
Host City: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Host Organization: Narxoz University -
STEPHANIE CHANG
Host City: Singapore
Host Organization: Ngee Ann Polytechnic -
ANTHONY CHEN
Host City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Host Organization: Himal Southasian -
MIRIAM CLAPP
Host City: Taipei, Taiwan
Host Organization: Startup Island Taiwan -
ELECTA CLEVELAND
Host City: Vientiane, Laos
Host Organization: Population Services International -
WASHINGTON COLE
Host City: Singapore
Host Organization: Ngee Ann Polytechnic -
JIALAN DEAL
Host City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Host Organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) -
RACHEL EWANYK
Host City: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Host Organization: Mongolian University of Life Sciences (MULS) -
MARJORIE FOSTER
Host City: Bali, Indonesia
Host Organization: Bali Kuna Santi -
BRIANNA FREEMAN
Host City: Singapore
Host Organization: Ngee Ann Polytechnic -
ZOE FRIESE
Host City: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Host Organization: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) -
ALEX GIBLIN
Host City: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Host Organization: Chiang Mai Rock Climbing Adventures Co., Ltd. / The Progression Group -
HUGH GOLDSTEIN
Host City: Bangkok, Thailand
Host Organization: Tractus Asia Ltd. -
MATTHEW GONZALES
Host City: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Host Organization: XacBank -
NINA GOPALDAS
Host City: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Host Organization: Narxoz University -
SOPHIE GREGROWSKI
Host City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Host Organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) -
JENNY HUNKEN
Host City: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Host Organization: KIMEP University -
MEGHAN JIN
Host City: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Host Organization: Population Services International (PSI) -
LEAH JOHNSON
Host City: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Host Organization: American University of Central Asia - New Generation Academy (AUCA-NGA) -
SHAHERAZADE KHAN
Host City: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Host Organization: University of Finance and Economics (UFE) -
NOAH LIVELY
Host City: Yakage, Japan
Host Organization: Yakage Town Hall -
MAYA MERRILL
Host City: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Host Organization: Liger Leadership Academy -
LINDA PHAN
Host City: Soc Trang, Vietnam
Host Organization: Soc Trang Community College (STCC) -
CLAIRE SALMI
Host City: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Host Organization: KIMEP University -
RUBY SHEA
Host City: Tokyo/Chiba, Japan
Host Organization: Ekō in Buddhist Temple School -
NAVANEETH SHIBU
Host City: Can Tho, Vietnam
Host Organization: Can Tho University (CTU) -
FAYE STEELE
Host City: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Host Organization: Mongolia Sustainable Finance Association (MSFA) -
LIZZIE STIFEL
Host City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Host Organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) -
DANTE SUDILOVSKY
Host City: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Host Organization: University of Finance and Economics (UFE) -
KATELYN SULLIVAN
Host City: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Host Organization: AIP Foundation -
CHILAMO TAYLOR
Host City: Kawasaki, Miyagi, Japan
Host Organization: Niizawa Sake Brewery -
HADLEY TRAHAN
Host City: Singapore
Host Organization: Milken Institute -
AVERIELLE VAN HORNE
Host City: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Host Organization: Atma Jaya University -
OSCAR VASQUEZ III
Host City: Luang Prabang, Laos
Host Organization: Blue Chair Film Festival -
JESSICA WANG
Host City: Soc Trang, Vietnam
Host Organization: Soc Trang Community College (STCC) -
ROB WICKSTROM
Host City: Can Tho, Vietnam
Host Organization: Can Tho University (CTU) -
RUBY ZEIDMAN
Host City: Chiang Rai, Thailand
Host Organization: Mae Fah Luang University (MFU)
2024 PiA SUMMER INTERNS
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ARTEMISIA MATERA
Host City: Hiroshima, Japan
Host Organization: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) -
ELINALD DESROCHES
Host City: Hiroshima, Japan
Host Organization: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) -
JOHN WOO
Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Host Organization: Seoul National University Industrial and Mathematical Data Analytics Center -
KATHERINE LEE
Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Host Organization: Kim Dae Jung Presidential Library and Museum -
STEPHEN BARTELL
Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Host Organization: Seoul National University Industrial and Mathematical Data Analytics Center -
VALERIE NESKE
Host City: Jishou, China
Host Organization: Normal College of Jishou University