Meet the Team
Meet the Team
Learn about our students.
Fall 2026 Vinson Fellows
The Vinson Institute Fellows Program is an educational opportunity for UGA's undergraduate students interested in state and local government. Meet our current Vinson Fellows students.
Learn more about the Vinson Fellows program.
Pablo Ashi
Major: Health Policy & Management and Regenerative Bioscience
Year: 3rd year
Adeline Bennett
Major: Poultry Science
Year: 4th year
Zoe Cannon
Major: Political Science and Economics
Year: 2nd year
Claire Doran
Major: Economics
Year: 4th year
Sage Lahmers
Major: Ecology
Year: 2nd year
Jackson Maurino
Major: Political Science
Year: 2nd year
Lyle Paquette
Major: International Affairs and French
Year: 4th year
Connor Stager
Major: Economics and Genetics
Year: 2nd year
Liberty Wisepearl
Major: Economics, International Business, and Public Relations
Year: 3rd year
2026-2027 PROPEL Rural Scholars
Undergraduate UGA students committed to boosting Georgia’s rural communities are named as PROPEL Rural Scholars at the UGA Institute of Government. The experiential learning opportunity is made possible through a generous $250,000 gift from the University of Georgia Foundation. PROPEL (Planning Rural Opportunities for Prosperity and Economic Leadership) is a unique public service program that launched in 2021 to support economic and community development. PROPEL Rural Scholars work alongside Public Service and Outreach mentors and community leaders to conduct data analysis and other research, present findings and help facilitate stakeholder meetings.
Most of the students have roots in rural Georgia and a vested interest in helping such communities thrive.
Learn more about the PROPEL Rural Scholars program and the PROPEL program.
Parker Braswell
Major: Agriculture and Environmental Science Communication
Year: 2nd year
Rooks Duke
Major: Biological Science
Year: 2nd year
Abigail Flanegan
Major: Religion, Comparative Literature
Year: 2nd year
Elliot Furie
Major: Political Science, Theatre
Year: 3rd year
Abigail Garcia
Major: Biology
Year: 2nd year
Geny Guevara-Rodriguez
Major: Regenerative Bioscience
Year: 3rd year
Thomas Holt
Major: Agricultural Communications
Year: 2nd year
Bailey Hutchins
Major: Elementary Education
Year: 4th year
Walker Johnson
Major: Intended Management Information Systems
Year: 2nd year
Farah Jones
Major: Political Science, Sociology
Year: 2nd year
Mimi Mayomi
Major: Risk Management & Insurance
Year: 4th year
Janey Miller
Major: Agricultural & Environmental Science Communication
Year: 4th year
Krisha Patel
Major: Finance
Year: 3rd year
Jess Patrick
Major: Geography
Year: 4th year
Eric Richardson
Major: International Affairs, Spanish
Year: 2nd year
Francisco Romero-Castro
Major: Political Science, Economics
Year: 2nd year
Trinity Sherman
Major: Public Relations
Year: 2nd year
Celina Simone
Major: Environmental Economics and Management, Political Science
Year: 2nd year
Laney Sparks
Major: Agricultural Communications and Statistics
Year: 2nd year
Reena Thangamani
Major: Cellular Biology
Year: 4th year
Willow Waldrep
Major: Agribusiness, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Year: 4th year
Aubrey Waters
Major: Social Entrepreneurship for Consumer Well Being, Nonprofit Management & Leadership
Year: 3rd year