Named for a longtime U.S. Ambassador to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Max Kampelman Fellows represent the next generation of American leaders in security policy, human rights, and strategic communications.
Isabella Baker, Policy Fellow, is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in International Security at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris; SciencesPo). She graduated from American University with a B.A. in International Affairs and a focus on Eastern European studies. Most recently, she was a Fulbright Fellow in Bălți, Moldova. Isabella has previously interned with the EU Delegation to the U.S., the Departments of State, Defense and Justice, the National War College, the North Carolina-Moldova Partnership, and the U.S. House of Representatives. She is fluent in French and proficient in Russian and Spanish. In her personal time, Isabella can be found in art museums, hiking shaded trails, and mentoring as an alumna of the U.S. State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program.
Sophia McGrath, Policy Fellow, graduated from the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School with an M.A. in International Security. Her research focuses on electoral campaigns in hybrid regimes. She is an international election observer with the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. In 2022, she was a Fulbright Fellow in Istanbul, Turkey, studying the development of Turkish democracy. Prior to working in the international electoral field, she worked on US political campaigns and in the Texas State Legislature. She speaks Turkish.
Justin Moorad, Communications Fellow, recently graduated with an M.B.A. from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, and also holds a B.A. in Government from Georgetown University. Justin previously worked in content strategy and product development at The Walt Disney Company and FOX Networks Group, extending this expertise to consulting with clients across industries. Justin has also worked at several early-stage equity investment funds, including TCG Capital Management (Growth Equity), 1776 Ventures (Seed), and K Street Capital (Angel Syndicate). During his time at Georgetown, Justin worked as an Intern in the Office of Senator Mark Warner.
Jared Smith, Communications Fellow, is currently pursuing an M.A. in Political Communication from American University. In 2023, he graduated from American University with a B.A. in Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government. Before joining the Commission, he interned at Signal Group, a top D.C.-based consulting firm, and in both chambers of Congress for the Maryland delegation, including in the office of Helsinki Commission Co-Chair Senator Ben Cardin. He has a keen interest in national security and foreign policy writing and likes to cook and explore D.C. in his free time.
Former Kampelman Fellows
Summer 2024
Anthony Hu (Policy)
Ashleigh Grindon (Policy)
Bridgette Lang (Communications)
Angelica Berrios-Nieves (Communications)
Lilja Kjaernested (Intern)
Spring 2024
Kate Riccardelli (Communications)
Grace Jarrett (Communications)
Fall 2023
Catherine Cata (Policy)
Bethany Salas (Policy)
Zachary Stoor (Policy)
Chloé Evans-Svarre (Communications)
Alanna Margulies (Communications)
Kyle Garett (Intern)
Summer 2023
Ian Gilchrist (Policy)
Zachary Stoor (Policy)
Beth Wiesinger (Communications)
Spring 2023
Georgiy Kent (Policy)
Diana Sosa (Policy)
Beth Wiesinger (Communications)
Fall 2022
Christina Oh (Policy)
Ashley Bradway (Policy)
Desiree Winns (Communications)
Summer 2022
Jessika Nebrat (Policy)
Mollie Blum (Policy)
Jennie Piotrzkowski (Communications)
Spring 2022
Ryn Hintz (Policy)
Paulina Kanburiyan (Policy)
Worth Talley (Communications)
Fall 2021
Rowan Baker (Policy)
Nathaniel Haas (Policy)
Arwen Struthers (Communications)
Summer 2021
Rowan Baker (Policy)
Joelle Besch (Policy)
Katya Sankow (Communications)
Spring 2021
Taylor Buck (Policy)
Harrison Nugent (Policy)
Emma Derr (Communications)
Katya Sankow (Communications)
Fall 2020
Zantana Ephrem (Policy)
Michelle Ngirbabul (Policy)
Emma Derr (Communications)
Spring 2020
Erick Boone (Policy)
Courtney Kaufman (Policy)
Mia Speier (Communications)
Fall 2019
Erick Boone (Policy)
Juliet Michaelson (Policy)
Annie Lentz (Communications)
Summer 2019
Andrew Carroll (Policy)
Daniela Ondraskova (Policy)
Annie Lentz (Communications)
Spring 2019
Harrison William Prescott Floyd (Policy)
Alexandre Le Coz (Policy)
Shruti Bhatt (Communications)
Fall 2018
Thea Dunlevie (Policy)
Cade Stone (Policy)
Yena Seo (Communications)
Summer 2018
Felicia Garcia (Policy)
Berke Gursoy (Policy)
Sean McAndrews (Policy)
Teresa Cardenas (Communications)