Fatima Blanca Munoz

Fatima was the Program Manager & Administrator of the Initiative on Cities at Boston University. In this role, she managed IOC’s events and programs along with overseeing the IOC’s student staff. Additionally, she coordinated the IOC’s urban student government fellowships, managed the seed grant fund, and provided administrative support to the team. Prior to joining […]

Dominic Muratore

Dominic is a rising junior from Rhode Island studying International Relations with minors in Urban Studies and Public Health. He is particularly interested in housing policy, education reform, and workforce development. Dominic plans to pursue a career in urban planning and eventually run for public office. His experiences interning with MassDems and the Providence City […]

Amelia Murray-Cooper

Amelia graduated with a dual-degree in the College of Arts & Sciences in Environmental Analysis & Policy and an MS in Energy & Environment. On campus, she served as Managing Editor for the Emerald Review and Marketing Director for BU Clean Tech Club. She was also an active member of the Epsilon Eta professional environmental […]

Timothy Ogino

Timothy Ogino spent his summer working with the Sustainability Branch for the City of Melbourne, Australia. Ogino is focusing on coordinating the Sustainability Branch and their partners at Citipower around an effort to build a roadmap for Melbourne’s future electricity supply.

Maxwell Palmer

Maxwell Palmer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, the Director of Advanced Programs (BA/MA and Honors Programs), and a Junior Faculty Fellow at the Hariri Institute for Computing. He joined the department and Boston University in 2014, after receiving his Ph.D. in Political Science at Harvard University. His research and teaching interests include American political […]

Onjoli Palmer

Onjoli Palmer (she/her) is a passionate student at Boston University, majoring in Anthropology at the College of Arts and Sciences and minoring in Film/TV through the College of Communication. She explores the intersection of culture, storytelling, and visual media to broaden her understanding of how people and the stories they carry shape the world we […]

Songhyun Park

Song is the Doctoral Research Fellow of the Initiative on Cities. She received her B.A. in International Relations and Russian Language & Cultures from Emory University in 2015. After two years working for a start-up company in the education industry and for the UNHCR, Song entered the PhD program in Political Science at Boston University […]

Deep Patel

Read more about Deep’s experience as the 2021 Mayor’s Office of Policy & Planning Summer Fellow Deep Patel was in BU’s Kilachand Honors College and College of Arts and Sciences double majoring in Economics and Political Science. Born and raised in New York City, Deep’s interactions with his local and city level officials in the […]

Destiny Perkins

Read about Destiny’s experience as the summer 2023 Boston Equity & Inclusion Cabinet Intern. Destiny Perkins is a sophomore International Relations major at Boston University from Pittsburgh, PA. Destiny is excited to be interning with the Boston Equity and Inclusion Cabinet for the summer of 2023 and has previously worked extensively with nonprofits, local government, […]

An Pham

An Vu Minh Pham majored in Economics at Boston University. Born in Cambridge, An’s family moved back to Vietnam until raising him and his little sister in Toronto, Canada. He took early interests in writing, coding, and history that eventually pushed him to consider a career in public service. He firmly believes in the importance […]