Berkley Center

Hallie Bereday (C‘21) graduated from Georgetown College with a major in psychology and double minors in religion, ethics, and world affairs, and environmental studies. Hallie participated in the Berkley Center's Junior Year Abroad Network in fall 2019, sharing her experiences of studying abroad in Prague.

Rayna Chandra (C‘21) is an undergraduate in the College, majoring in government with a minor in religion, ethics, and world affairs. She possesses a strong interest in the intersection of international business, politics, and culture. In her free time, Chandra competes in and teaches dance. Rayna is originally from Ocala, Florida, and plans to pursue advanced studies in international business and management.

Brenda Coromina (SFS‘21) graduated from the School of Foreign Service, majoring in international history with a certificate in religion, ethics, and world affairs. During her undergraduate studies, Coromina interned for the U.S. House of Representatives, the International Rescue Committee, and the American Center at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis. At the Berkley Center, Brenda worked as a front desk clerical assistant.

Ryann Craig is special assistant to the vice president for mission and ministry and director of academic initiatives in Georgetown University's Office of Mission and Ministry. From October 2019 through December 2023 she was the director of student programs and an assistant research professor at the Berkley Center, as well as a faculty fellow at the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service at Georgetown University. Before joining the Berkley Center, she worked in academic support and student advising as assistant director of academic support at the Catholic University of America. She recently served as a copy editor for the International Qurʾānic Studies Association’s journal and monograph series (2016-2018) and has been involved in a number of religious minority cultural heritage preservation initiatives in the United States, Germany, and Israel/Palestine. Craig completed her Ph.D. (Catholic University of America) on the use of Quranic proof texts by medieval Christian Arabic and Syriac authors while in residence as a doctoral fellow at the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem. She is co-editor with Vasile-Octavian Mihoc of A Contested Coexistence: Insights in Arabic Christianity from Theology to Migration (Harrassowitz, 2020).

Sari Cureton (SFS‘21) is an undergraduate student in the School of Foreign Service majoring in international politics with a concentration in international law. She is also earning minors in Spanish, as well as religion, ethics, and world affairs (REWA). The Problem of God course inspired Cureton to pursue her REWA minor. The class also helped her discover an interest in religious studies, especially the role that religion plays in the arena of international politics.

Amerisa Kyriazis (C‘21) graduated from Georgetown College in 2021, with majors in government and French and a minor in religion, ethics, and world affairs. Amerisa participated in the Berkley Center's Junior Year Abroad Network, sharing her experiences of studying abroad in France during fall 2019.

Lily McGrail (C‘21) is an undergraduate student in the College majoring in government with minors in global medieval studies and religion, ethics, and world affairs. She is interested in the role of religious leaders in peacebuilding efforts in the wake of religiously driven conflicts. Lily is originally from McLean, Virginia, and will attend the University of Cambridge to study for an M.Phil. in theology, religion, and philosophy of religion specializing in religion and conflict.

Caroline Moffatt (SFS‘21) is an undergraduate student in the School of Foreign Service majoring in international politics with a concentration in international law and minors in French and religion ethics and world affairs. After studying abroad in France and working abroad in South Africa, she became highly motivated in studying the intersection between religion and politics as it pertains to the legal protection of gender equity. Caroline is originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and plans to remain in Washington, DC, after graduation.