Meet the Team

CIARA POST
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) '24
MS in Psychological Science; Summa Cum Laude
Barnard College '20; Magna Cum Laude
BA in Human Rights and Art History
Departmental Honors in Both Majors
Phi Beta Kappa
Fulbright ETA, US Student Program
Crossroads Tutor
El Centro Explorativo Teacher
Emerge Lanka Teacher
TMALS Harlem Teaching Assistant
SOPHIE VALE
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) '23
University of Chicago, Class '20; Cum Laude
BA in Global Studies
Minor: Latin American & Caribbean Studies
2020 Award Winner: Adlai Stevenson Global Studies Thesis Prize
2020 Honorable Mention: Ruth Murray Essay Prize for Gender Studies
Children's School of Science Teaching Assistant
WYSE Middle School Student Educator


AIDAN POST
UC Berkeley Law, Class of 2028
Georgetown University '24
BA in Math and Philosophy
Economics Research Assistant
Bridge the Gap Math and English Tutor
CAMILLE ESTRIN
Franklin and Marshall College '20
BA in Biology and French
John A. Griffin Travel Award for Creative Writing in French
Published in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
French Teaching Assistant at F&M
English Teaching Assistant in France (TAPIF)


NATHANIEL KUFFNER
UCLA, Class of 2023
Majors: Physics and Economics
Member of Bruin Asset Management
Redwood High School Salutatorian
Lacrosse Coach
CHARLIE GOODING
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business '23
BA in Business Administration and Computer Science
National AP Scholar
Babysitter and Baseball Coach


VASCO VARRIALE
Santa Clara University '23
BA in Economics

SEBASTIAN VAN BASTELAER
University of Virginia School of Law '24
University of Wisconsin-Madison '19
BA in History and Political Science; minor: Environmental Studies
Phi Beta Kappa
Fred Harvey Harrington Prize for best senior thesis
University Book Store Academic Excellence Award for best work of individual research
William F. Allen Prize for best historical term paper
On Wisconsin Society; awarded to the most driven and influential UW undergraduates
Published in the Journal of the American Revolution and the Wisconsin Magazine of History
BRENDAN OLISS
Georgetown University '25
BA in Biology and Government; minor in Chemistry
Biology Research Assistant
Teaching Assistant: Foundations in Biology I and II
Fall 2022 White House Council on Environmental Quality Intern
Saint Ignatius High School Class of 2021 Valedictorian
Taiwan Ministry of Education Language Scholarship Recipient
