Berkley Center

Nicole Abudayeh (SFS’26) is an undergraduate student at the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, majoring in culture and politics with a concentration in political philosophy and minoring in religion, ethics, and world affairs. She is passionate about human security research, peace education, gender equality, and refugee rights. In the future, she hopes to become an international lawyer and engage in cultural diplomacy to advocate for civilian populations in conflict zones and promote the demilitarization of the global community. In her free time, you can find her playing tennis, hiking a local trail, practicing yoga, exploring the vintage markets for artwork and jewelry, or trying out the newest restaurant to review on her food blog. As an avid world traveler and self-proclaimed foodie, one of her top bucket list items is to visit every country in the world and try their national dish. During fall 2024 she studied abroad in Spain and was part of the Doyle Global Dialogue 2024-2025 cohort. She is also the recipient of the Pulitzer Center 2025 International Reporting Fellowship and will be exploring the role of faith-based social activism in protecting migrant populations from human trafficking in Ceuta, Spain.

Abigail Assadi (C’26) studies government in the College of Arts & Sciences and pursues a minor in religion, ethics, and world affairs with the Berkley Center. Through her studies, she focuses on post-conflict legal mechanisms for sustainable peace and democracy. Honing her commitment to intercultural and interreligious engagement, during fall 2024 Abigail studied abroad with Belgrade, Budapest, and Vienna: Comparative European Perspectives on Conflict and Democracy at the School for International Training; she was part of the fall 2024 Doyle Global Dialogue cohort. Abigail has worked as a research assistant for Georgetown University's Center for Jewish Civilization; interned at the American Academy of Diplomacy, the Department of Homeland Security working on women, peace, & security issues, and the Edunomics Lab of the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy; and engaged in the Emerging Peacemakers Forum, an international peacebuilding summit for young leaders in Geneva, Switzerland. At Georgetown, Abigail is active in the Philodemic Society, Jewish Students Association, GU Politics, and the Carroll Fellows Initiative.

Thomas Banchoff is director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and serves as vice president for global engagement at Georgetown University, where he is a professor in the Department of Government and the Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is a co-convener of the Georgetown Global Dialogues and co-chairs the Task Force on Global Citizenship of the International Association of Jesuit Universities.

Phoebe Chambers (C'25, G'26) is majoring in government with a minor in religion, ethics, and world affairs. She is also a graduate student in the democracy and governance program. Phoebe hails from Potomac, Maryland—a short 30-minute drive from the Hilltop. Outside of class, she enjoys interning on Capitol Hill and competing for Georgetown's Model UN team.

Victoria Chertorivski Frymerman (SFS'26) is an undergraduate student at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she studies international politics with a concentration in international law, a minor in women and gender studies, and a certificate in diplomatic studies. Originally from Mexico City, Victoria's academic and research interests focus on the intersection of law, governance, and gender rights in Latin America. She serves as a research assistant at the Georgetown Americas Institute and as a research associate on a Columbia University Human Rights Advocates Program consultancy, where she contributes to qualitative research and policy analysis based on interviews with human rights practitioners. Vitoria has also worked at the U.S. House of Representatives and the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute, experiences that inform her commitment to advancing rights-based legal and policy reform in the Americas.

Chloe Hornbostel (C'26) is an undergraduate student in the College of Arts & Sciences. Her passion for financial transparency began with her internship in Rio de Janeiro at Instituto Phi, a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring transparency across philanthropic efforts in Brazil. Most recently, her work at Demarest Lawyers in São Paulo involved high-stakes claims within the firm's anticorruption practice. This experience solidified her interest in anticorruption efforts across diverse industries and highlighted the importance of transparency in maintaining the integrity and efficiency of market flows. She looks forward to applying this passion to her work as a student research assistant at the Berkley Center's Strategic Religious Engagement Hub. After graduation, Chloe will work as a litigation paralegal at Cleary Gottlieb in Washington, DC, where she looks forward to learning from the industry's leading minds in global antitrust and anticorruption law.

Crede Janson (C'27) is an undergraduate student in the College of Arts & Sciences studying history with a concentration in European history and a minor in religion, ethics, and world affairs. At Georgetown, he is involved in the Georgetown Journal of History, the Social Responsibility Network, and the Cornerstone Program. Crede's primary educational interests are in Holocaust studies, global revolutions, and security studies.

Sarah Kidd (C’26) is an undergraduate student in Georgetown University’s College of Arts & Sciences, majoring in government with a minor in religion, ethics, and world affairs. On campus, she is involved in the Senior Class Fund, Georgetown Radio, and waitresses at The Tombs. She is interested in the intersection of religious values and public policy, particularly how moral and religious frameworks shape government institutions and decision-making. After graduation, Sarah plans to pursue a career in domestic policy.

Elias Laurent (G'27) is a first-year master's degree student in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. Previously, he studied philosophy, politics, and economics at the University of Oxford, where he served as JCR (Student Union) president of Corpus Christi College. He has worked in international development, charity work, and research in Europe and the Middle East. At the Berkley Center, he is working as a graduate fellow, where he is the teaching assistant for the Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs capstone class.

Chantal Li (SFS'25, G'26) is an accelerated student majoring in science, technology, and international affairs with a minor in religion, ethics, and world affairs and earning a master’s degree in security studies with a concentration in international security. Her research interests include soft power, space policy, great power competition, and international cooperation. She previously interned with the Space Foundation and the NATO Research Group.

Jatsuka Mikaela Pozo (C'26) is an undergraduate student at Georgetown University's College of Arts & Sciences, pursuing a bachelor of arts in anthropology and a minor in religion, ethics, and world affairs. She has a strong research background, co-authoring academic articles and presenting at prominent educational forums on participatory inquiry, educational equity, and first-generation Latinx student experiences. Mikaela’s professional experience includes labor rights advocacy as a UCLA Dream Summer Fellow with the American Federation of Teachers and legal internships at an immigration firm. Her research interests focus on the intersection of international migration and law, and she aspires to become a lawyer advocating for immigrant rights.

Ryan Qu (MSB'26) is an undergraduate student in the McDonough School of Business studying finance and global business. Ryan picked up the religion, ethics, and world affairs minor during his sophomore year to explore the extent to which religion intersects and shapes world affairs, and he was inspired to pursue the topic of his capstone project after a semester exchange program at Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally from Los Angeles, Ryan will move to New York City after graduation to work in investment banking. In his free time, Ryan is an avid billiards player, poker player, and DJ.

Leah Raymond (C'26) is an undergraduate student in the College of Arts & Sciences majoring in government with a minor in education, inquiry, and justice. Her work has focused on equity and access surrounding advanced education, both in the classroom and in policy. At Georgetown, Leah has enjoyed singing in several choral groups, performing sacred music across Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions. Through working with the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, volunteering in Washington, DC, public schools, and directing the annual Cardinal O'Connor Conference on Life, she has sought to advance dialogue surrounding religion, politics, and social movements.

Francesca Scovino (C'27) is an undergraduate student in the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences majoring in American studies with minors in French and Francophone studies and religion, ethics, and world affairs. Francesca is an advocacy coordinator for the Georgetown Center for Social Justice's Immigration Justice Initiatives. She works as a research assistant for the American studies department's Dean Bernard Cook and as a sacristy assistant for Campus Ministry. Francesca is interested in international human rights, with a focus on how carceral and immigration systems shape national identity through exclusion.

Nick Scrimenti (C‘18) is the director of student programs at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University. A dialogue facilitator, spiritual director, and educator, he leads the center’s student-facing curricular and co-curricular initiatives on interreligious understanding, global citizenship, and engagement across difference. He also directs international fellowship programs and immersion experiences that connect Georgetown and international students through sustained cross-cultural dialogue. Before his current role, he served as project associate for the Berkley Center’s Culture of Encounter Project and previously lived and worked at the Bonnevaux Center for Peace, a lay-monastic retreat center in rural France.

Stella Vance (C'26) is a a 2025 Education and Social Justice Fellow and an undergraduate student in the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences, studying justice and peace studies with a minor in religion, ethics, and world affairs. She is from Bozeman, Montana, and is interested in education and expanding educational access as a means of advancing social justice. Outside of school, she enjoys designing educational materials and has worked in educational initiatives regarding interpersonal violence prevention, reproductive health advocacy, and community development. At Georgetown, Stella is involved in Prison Outreach where she has engaged in advocacy, research, and tutoring in local jails, and is a part of SAPE, an organization that aims to engage the Georgetown community in addressing and responding to the issue of sexual assault through peer-facilitated education.