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