Introducing the Class of 2024 First-Year Fellows

The Rockefeller Center congratulates the following members of the Class on 2024 on their selection into the First-Year Fellow program, and acknowledges the First-Year Fellow mentors, whose dedication and support make this program possible.

  • Benjamin (Ben) Aronson, Brookings Institution with mentor Aaron Klien '98
  • Mehak Batra, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget with mentor Cathy Solomon '88
  • Margaret Bone, The American Leader with mentor George Linzer '83
  • Ann (Beatrice) Cappio, Health Affairs with mentor Sarah Kolk '20
  • Jessica (Jess) Chiriboga, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State with mentor Nikolas Nartowicz '07
  • Janine D'Souza, Save the Children with mentor Gabriella Garcia '01
  • Emma Elsbecker, National Business Group on Health with mentor Dylan Landers-Nelson '09
  • Sebastian Fernandez, United Nations Development Programme with mentor Sarah Jackson-Han '88
  • Anthony Fosu, U.S. Department of Education with mentor Lauren Kennedy '02
  • Rohit Garimella, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with mentors Jay Matson '91 and Nancy Bowler '82
  • Evelyn Hatem, Office of Congresswoman Anne Kuster with mentor Anne McLane Kuster '78
  • Lilian (Lily) Hemmings, World Resources Institute with mentor Gregory Taff
  • Sri (Meghana) Kopparthi, National Indian Healt Board with mentor Chris Chavis '12
  • Devontae Lacasse, YMCA: Youth Government Affairs Team with mentor Derek Summerville '11
  • Zoella (Zoey) Lin, American Political Science Association with mentor Betsy Super '02
  • Rujuta Pandit, Federation of American Scientists: Day One Project with mentor Daniel Correa '05
  • Adam Salzman, U.S. Department of Energy with mentor Sarah Lennon '90
  • Arturo Serrano Borrero, Save the Children with mentor Gabriella Garcia '01
  • Grace Schwab, League of Conservation Voters with mentor Tiernan Sittenfeld '96
  • Tucker Simpson, World Resources Institute with mentor Gregory Taff
  • Penelope Spurr, The American Leader with mentor George Linzer '83
  • Jayanth Uppaluri, National Disability Institute with mentor Michael Morris '14 and P '08
  • Samuel Winchester, International Finance Corporation with mentor Ruth Hupart '08
  • Thomas de Wolff, OnMessage Inc. with mentor Guy Harrison '94
  • Brian Zheng, World Resources Institute with mentor Gregory Taff