Trinity Brown is a graduate of Alabama State University from Dayton, OH. They graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in International Relations, Global Politics, and Foreign Policy. While attending ASU, Trinity contributed their time and legislation to the university’s student government association as a Senator of the University College. In addition, they served as the President of the Alpha Gamma Psi chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the nation’s premier political science honors society, and presented original research as a panelist speaker at Pi Sigma Alpha’s annual undergraduate research conference in Washington, DC. Following their graduation, Trinity was selected as a 2024 Donald M. Payne International Development fellow and completed a Capitol Hill internship for Congresswoman Emilia S. Sykes of Ohio’s 13th district. In their free time, they enjoy playing Minecraft, listening to music, and spending time with their partner, family, and friends. They have a passion for social policy and international development and are excited to continue their studies in graduate school, particularly obtaining their master’s degree in public policy from Sanford School of Public Policy.

Dylan was born and raised in Petaluma, California. At Duke he is looking forward to enhancing his data analytics skills and better understanding security and development challenges in countries transitioning from conflict. He holds an undergraduate degree from New York University in Business and Political Economy, a specialized program that entailed two years of study in London, Abu Dhabi, and Tel Aviv. Since graduating in 2019, he has worked in corporate security. Having entered the industry as an intelligence analyst, he eventually managed the training, documentation, and quality assurance programs for a global security operations center responsible for protecting over 35,000 employees. In his free time you’ll find Dylan watching movies, cooking, planning travel, and playing rock or jazz drums.