RCGA Interns 2026-2027
Peter Boehm is a senior feb from Michigan majoring in Chinese and Geography. He first got involved in the RCGA through the Rohatyn Global Scholars program in 2024. This year, he is a member of the Fellows program, while also supporting the Center’s Outreach & Media Development. In the spring of 2026, Peter attended the Middlebury in Beijing program, followed by a summer internship at Ming Chuan University in Taipei. He is passionate about enhancing US-China-Taiwan relations through citizen to citizen exchange. He is excited to apply these experiences and interests to his involvement in the RCGA this year. In his spare time, he enjoys running, exploring Vermont, and watching Chinese-language films.
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Douae is a senior from Casablanca, Morocco, and a double major in Economics and International & Global Security Studies. She was a member of the third (2023-2024) Rohatyn Global Scholars (RGS) cohort, and is now supporting the same program as an intern. Academically, Douae is interested in strategic studies and geopolitics. Having studied in four different continents, she is passionate about language learning, music and documentary making.
Anna Matsuzawa is a senior from Tokyo, Japan, double majoring in Economics and International & Global Studies on the Global Security track. She was part of the third Rohatyn Global Scholars cohort (2023–24) during her first year at Middlebury and is excited to return to the Rohatyn Center as an intern this year. During her junior year, she spent the fall semester at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, where she explored a range of security-related fields, from nuclear nonproliferation and international governance to cybersecurity. She then spent the spring semester at Sciences Po Paris, where she studied history and international relations through a European lens and deepened her understanding through new academic and cultural experiences. Having lived in four different countries throughout her academic journey, she is passionate about understanding the world through culture, language, politics, economics, and everything in between. Outside of the classroom, she loves singing, listening to music, watching movies, and cooking/having good food!
Dylan McGinty is a sophomore from New York City and an International Politics and Economics major. He was a member of the fifth (2025-26) Rohatyn Global Scholars (RGS) cohort and is especially interested in development financing, supply chains, and sustainability. He spent his summer in Vietnam building a research proposal on the topic of single-use plastics in Vietnamese retail settings. This year, Dylan will be serving on the Outreach team for the RCGA. Outside of the classroom, Dylan enjoys running, playing tennis, trying new cuisines, and perfecting his mixology skills.
Julia Montgomery is a super senior Feb from Massachusetts, majoring in international studies. She is returning this fall to the role of media and outreach intern, with a focus on editing the Rohatyn Center’s New Frontiers podcast. She participated in the third cohort of the Rohatyn Global Scholars program (2023-2024) and served as media and outreach intern during the 2024-2025 school year. She is interested in public policy, cultivating open-minded political discourse and reconciling global ideals with the incentives of the world we live in. Studying at the University of Puerto Rico during the fall of 2025 allowed Julia to practice her Spanish and appreciate how the island embraces community and joy as part of its approach towards resistance. Julia likes to run, cook, read, get outdoors, and do small art projects.
Hazel Stringer is a senior from Bloomington, Indiana pursuing a major in History with a minor in Spanish. She spent her junior fall in Santiago, Chile studying the humanitarian impacts of the country’s seventeen-year dictatorship and the pedagogical methods of teaching young children about complicated histories. Hazel was a member of the third Rohatyn Global Scholars (RGS) cohort and served as a mentor for the program during her sophomore year. She is excited to be returning to the Center for her third and final year as an RGS mentor once more. After graduating, she hopes to combine her academic understanding of social inequalities in migration, gender, and labor with her fluency in French and Spanish to pursue a career in law. When Hazel goes on a study break, you may find her wearing the most unique outfit you have ever seen on the frisbee field, dancing with members of the Middlebury community at Elderly Services Inc., or rewatching Cars for the thousandth time.
Aria is a senior Political Science and Japanese double major from Tokyo, Japan and Honolulu, Hawaii. This year, Aria is a Media Outreach and Event Development Intern, while also editing and writing for the Middlebury Journal of Global Affairs. Her academic interests center on East Asian security policy and the role of historical memory in shaping defense cooperation between Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States. On campus, Aria serves on the Student Advisory Council for the Political Science department. As the 2023 Hawaiʻi State Champion in Public Forum Debate, Aria has served as both President and Debate Captain of the Middlebury Debate Society. Last semester, she returned to Tokyo as a 2026 recipient of the Leslie T. Ketzel Grant for Undergraduate Research, examining how classroom environments influence Japanese students’ democratic engagement at International Christian University. In her free time, she dances on Evolution Dance Company and loves to play the violin.