Isabella is from Greenville, South Carolina but spent parts of her life growing up in both Germany and China. She is a student of Political Science at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts – where she is a member of the International Students Association and is passionate about International Politics. Isabella possesses dual citizenship of the United States and Germany and as such, experiences both cultures and languages at home. She wishes to pursue International Relations and Security after she attends graduate school. In working with the Atlantic Institute she was able to gain experience in peaceful change making at a grassroots level. She loved being able to see different religious, ethnic, and cultural groups within South Carolina interact with compassion and understanding of each other’s differences.

Katherine Waters was born in South Carolina and is now an English and Philosophy major at Wofford College. After graduation, she wants to find a career that combines her love of writing and communications with anthropological studies. At Wofford, she is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and recruitment counselor for the Panhellenic Council. She is also a staff writer for the school's newspaper, The Old Gold and Black, and received an award from the South Carolina Press Association for her writing. She loved working with the Atlantic Institute and seeing people come together despite religious, cultural or ethnic differences. Katherine believes that, in an ever-increasingly globalized society, it is extremely important for people to be able to learn from and understand each other.

Caroline was born and raised in Houston, Texas and is pursuing degrees in History and Politics and International Affairs at Furman University in Greenville. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at Furman and spent a semester interning at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Virginia while taking political science classes in DC. She hopes to pursue a career in international relations or global affairs after graduation.

Peterra McCarroll was born and raised in Greenville, SC. She is a sophomore at the College of Charleston. She is a political science major who minors in women’s and gender studies. Peterra also volunteers for the Urban League of the upstate. She strives for unity amongst all people despite religious affiliation, socioeconomic background, race, etc... She believes that all people can unite to provide a better future for the world one step at a time. After undergraduate studies, Peterra plans to go on to law school. Her plan is to become a civil liberties lawyer to protect the rights of all human beings.