Student Leadership

My name is Taylor Beljon-Regen, and I am a freshman (Class of 2029) from Los Angeles, California in Thayer studying Government. I am incredibly excited to be the Director of Membership, which means I organize all IOP-wide community events and work to create stronger bonds between...

My name is Ana Cabrera Antkowiak, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from Cardiff, California. I live in Currier and study Social Studies. I am honored to serve as Co-Chair for the Politics of Race and Ethnicity (PRE), which is a community dedicated to fostering dialogue with...

My name is Susie Coakley, and I am a freshman (Class of 2029) from Elm Grove, Wisconsin in Mower studying Government and Economics. I am delighted to be the co-chair of The Citizenship Tutoring Program (Cit Tut), a program dedicated to providing tutoring services to Harvard...

My name is Tucker Coombs, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, in Leverett House, studying Government and History. I serve as Co-Chair of the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, which plans and operates speaker events that highlight perspectives from...

Hello! I'm Donald Cruse. I'm a Junior in Quincy studying Social Studies, and I am the President of the Harvard Political Review, Harvard's premier undergraduate-run political publication. I'm looking forward to platforming as many Harvard students as possible in a time when so...

My name is Scarlett, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from Boston, MA in Cabot House studying Social Studies and economics! I am super excited to be Director of Organizing & Special Projects, which leads efforts in community outreach, expanding service opportunities across...

My name is Bella Evans, and I am a junior (Class of 2027) from Orcas Island, Washington, in Mather House, studying Sociology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. I am so excited to be this year's HPU Chair, the oldest collegiate debate society in the Western Hemisphere. We...

My name is Patterson Frazier, and I'm a freshman (Class of 2029) from Hinesburg, Vermont, concentrating in Social Studies with an Education or Economics Secondary, and a citation in Russian. I am one of the 2026 Directors of Membership, who are responsible for empowering a...

My name is Cynthia Garcia, and I am a Junior (Class of 2027) from Countryside, IL in Pforzheimer House studying Social Studies and Economics. I am the Co-Chair of the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Committee, which organizes and staffs speaker events that bring distinguished leaders...

My name is Nathan Georg, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from Arlington Heights, IL (fake Chicago) in Lowell House studying economics & statistics. I am the Chair of GovLab, which is the IOP’s in-house GovTech startup incubator.

Over the next year, I can’t wait to help...

My name is Cole Hahn, and I am a junior (Class of 2027) from the suburbs outside Kansas City, living in Adams House and concentrating in Government with a secondary in History. I serve as the Director of Internal Affairs here at the Institute of Politics, where I focus on...

My name is Sophia Heinrich, and I am a freshman (Class of 2029) from Brookline, Massachusetts in Pennypacker, studying Environmental Science and Public Policy. I am the Chair of the Program for Environmental Politics, which engages students in environmental mitigation through...

My name is Alfredo Hernandez, and I’m a sophomore (Class of 2028) living in Lowell House, from San Jose, California studying Social Studies. This year, I serve as one of the Directors of Diversity and Engagement at the Institute of Politics, where I focus on helping make the IOP...

My name is Mateo Hernández-Hernández, and I am a sophomore (C. of 2028) from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, & Laredo, Texas, living in Lowell House. I study Neurobiology, Anthropology, and Chemistry & Chemical Biology. I am the Co-Chair of the Harvard Citizenship Tutoring Program, which...

My name is Layla Kelly, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from Fort Wayne, Indiana in Lowell House studying Government and Economics. I am honored to serve as the Chair of the Women's Initiative in Leadership, which supports women interested in public service through candid...

My name is Anoushka Lal, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from Chicago, Illinois, living in Leverett House and concentrating in Social Studies. I am honored to serve as the Co-Chair of the Fellows and Study Groups Program in its 60th year! The Fellows Program brings...

My name is Alisa, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from LaGrange, GA in Quincy House, double concentrating in Neuroscience and Government. I am Co-Chair of the Policy Program at the IOP, which is an undergraduate think-tank that provides students with policy writing and...

I'm Rhea Maniar, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) in Leverett House from sunny Orlando, Florida studying Social Studies with a Secondary in Education and a language citation in Spanish. I am a Co-Chair of CIVICS, which brings civic education into elementary school classrooms...

My name is Mark McDonald and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from Rochester, Illinois in Currier House studying Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC) and Government. I one of two Co-Chairs of the Global Affairs Program (GAP), the first and only program in the IOP...

My name is Allison, and I am a Freshman (Class of 2029) from Scituate, MA in Thayer Hall studying Government. I am the Co-Director of Diversity and Engagement, which focuses on promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion across the IOP. Over the next year, I plan on uplifting all...

My name is Jimmy Merino, and I am a sophomore from Boston, Massachusetts, in Lowell House studying Economics and Government. I am the Chair of the Research & Strategy Group, which brings together teams of undergraduate students to provide research-backed strategy advisory...

My name is Gaia Alexandra Negrini, and I am a junior (Class of 2027) from Bologna, Italy, living in Adams House and studying Applied Mathematics and Psychology. I am the Co-Chair of the Global Affairs Program (GAP), the first and only IOP program focused exclusively on global...

My name is Henry Pahlow, and I am sophomore from Maribel, Wisconsin in Pforzheimer House studying Government. This year, I am the Chair of the Campaigns and Advocacy Program, which brings in experienced campaign and grassroots leaders to equip members with the skills, knowledge...

My name is Siri Panetta, and I am a junior (Class of 2027) from Carmel Valley, California in Eliot House studying Government with a secondary in Education. I am one of the Co-Chairs of CIVICS, which brings civic education to elementary school students in the Boston area. Over the...

My name is Emma, and I am a junior (Class of 2027) from Sacramento, California in Quincy studying Government and Global Health and Health Policy. I am the Co-Chair of the Conferences Committee, which hosts both student-run and bipartisan flagship political conferences. Over the...

My name is Sophia Robertson, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from Cambridge, Massachusetts, living in Quincy House and studying Government and Psychology. I serve as the Chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project (HPOP), which runs the flagship Harvard Youth Poll, the...

My name is Samantha Ruazol, and I am a junior (Class of 2027) from Chicago, IL, in Eliot House studying Government.

This year, I am deeply excited to take on the role of Co-Chair for the Fellows and Study Groups program (FSG), bringing prominent individuals to the IOP for a...

My name is Jordan Schwartz, and I am a junior (Class of 2027) in Currier House from Alliance, Ohio studying Government and Economics. This year, I am serving as the IOP's Director of Internships and Career Services, overseeing job preparation and career help for students at the...

My name is Amir Smith, and I am a freshman (Class of 2029) from Dallas, Texas in Grays West studying History. I'm so excited to be this year's Co-Chair of Harvard Votes Challenge, Harvard's flagship non-partisan organization dedicated to voter empowerment, education, and outreach...

My name is Matthew Tobin, and I'm a junior (Class of 2027) from Blauvelt, New York, living in Winthrop House and studying Social Studies and Economics. I am the Co-Chair of the Policy Program, the IOP's undergraduate think tank, which provides students with hands-on policy...

I’m Carter Umphress, and I’m a sophomore (Class of 2028) originally from Las Vegas, NV studying Government and Economics. I am one of the Co-Chairs of the Harvard Votes Challenge, which seeks to promote voter turnout and civic engagement on Harvard’s campus. I’m looking forward...

My name is Sunny, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from Lawrenceville, Georgia, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I live in Pforzheimer House and am studying Social Studies and Economics. I am the Co-Chair of the Politics of Race and Ethnicity (PRE) program, a space dedicated to...

My name is Angelina Xu, and I am a sophomore (Class of 2028) from Clarksburg, Maryland in Dunster studying Applied Math in Economics with a secondary in History. I am a co-chair of the Conferences program, which is the premier IOP program that runs completely student-run...