This year’s team is comprised of 32 members from various hometowns with a variety of academic interests and personal passions. We, at the Riley Institute, are so proud of our Advance Team and are looking forward to working with each of you during the 2020-21 academic year.

2020-2021 Advance Team Members

Class of 2021

Abby Mathai

2020-21 Advance Team Leader
Plano, TX
Politics and International Affairs, Psychology

Qwameek Bethea

Dillon SC
Politics and International Affairs, Philosophy

Eliza Callahan

Dripping Springs, TX
Politics and International Affairs, Sociology

Elise Dudley

Charlotte, NC
Sustainability Science, Public Health

Tom Feingold

Mount Pleasant, SC
Politics and International Affairs, German

Tyler Lininger

High Point, NC
Politics and International Affairs, History

Maddy Lock

Reston, VA
Politics and International Affairs, Sociology

Caroline O’Connor

Alexandria, VA
Politics and International Affairs, Philosophy

Diana Oxner

Greenville, SC
Politics and International Affairs

Elise Peeler

Mobile, AL
Politics and International Affairs, History

Britney Plumley

Fort Mill, SC
Politics and International Affairs, Poverty Studies

Ingrid Ramos Rivera

Greenville, SC
Politics and International Affairs, Spanish

Caroline Ring

Midlothian, VA
Politics and International Affairs, Communication Studies

Natalya Schoenwether

Kodiak, AK
Politics and International Affairs

Jenny Yung

Greenville, SC
Politics and International Affairs, History (undeclared)

Class of 2022

Zachary Bolzan

Chapel Hill, NC
Politics and International Affairs, Public Health

Erica Daly

Fort Mill, SC
Politics and International Affairs

Cassidi Dozier

Fort Mill, SC
Politics and International Affairs, Religion

Elizabeth Haughton

Gastonia, NC
Politics and International Affairs

Kyle Hosey

Lexington, KY
Politics and International Affairs, History

Haley Howell

Greer, SC
Communication Studies

Asha Marie Larson-Baldwin

Greenville, SC
Individualized Curriculum Program: Advocacy and Justice Studies

Megan Litz

Marietta, GA
Politics and International Affairs, Chinese Studies

Riya Misal

Greenville, SC
Health Science

Vanessa Rodriguez

Greenville, SC
Politics and International Affairs, Spanish

Addison Smith

Mobile, AL
Politics and International Affairs, Spanish

Price St. Clair

Boone, NC
Politics and International Affairs

Noah Steyer

Daniel Island, SC
Politics and International Affairs

Class of 2023

Lauren Garrison

Lexington, SC
Economics, History, Public Health (undeclared)

Ethan Johnson

Lexington, SC
Politics and International Affairs

Owen Miller

Taylors, SC
Politics and International Affairs (undeclared)

Jackson Phillips

Brentwood, TN
Economics (undeclared)

Madison Wyman

Beaufort, SC
Politics and International Affairs