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Princess Adeyinka

Career Resources Center Fellow

Born in Nigeria and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Princess has always dreamed of returning to the continent to foster spaces rooted in community and care. After working at SOS Village d’Enfants in Dakar, Senegal, Princess developed a passion for youth empowerment, especially for the most vulnerable students.

Princess graduated from Lafayette College with a B.A. in government & law and anthropology & sociology as a Posse Foundation Scholar. She mentors high school students as a Mind Matters mentor and facilitates youth enrichment programs at her local YMCA. She has experience guiding students through the college application process, fellowship application process, mock interviews, and resume-building workshops. She is excited to join the ASYV family as their Career Resources Center Fellow for the 2024–2025 academic year!

Celia artis

Visitors Fellow

Originally from Seattle, Washington, Celia graduated from Baylor University in 2021 with a B.A. in philosophy and a minor in political science. At Baylor, she worked as an undergraduate admissions representative and was a member of the Student Sustainability Advisory Board. While in university and upon graduating, Celia worked as a fellow at Fulcrum Public Affairs LLC, a political consulting firm in Washington D.C., where she transcribed legislative hearings and press briefings. More recently, she has spent the last two years teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in rural northern Thailand with the Yonok Foundation, a non-profit organization. Celia is incredibly excited to bring her passions for and experiences in education and community development to ASYV as a Visitors Fellow for the 2024–2025 school year.

Ellie Pogrund

Communications & Visitors Fellow

Ellie grew up in London, United Kingdom and recently graduated from Bristol University with a BSc in economics and politics. She studied development economics, international politics, and applied data analysis. She spent a year at Yonsei University in South Korea, where alongside her studies, she was an English tutor and assistant researcher for an East Asia-focused macroeconomic consultancy. On her return to the UK, she founded Bristol University Exchange Society to support international students studying abroad. She particularly enjoyed hosting a weekly radio show where she interviewed international students about their experiences. She has a diploma in youth education and leadership from Leo Baeck College and has wide experience working with young people. This includes leading at a day camp for children traumatized by the Grenfell Tower fire, English tutoring for children of asylum seekers, and being a youth leader for RSY-Netzer. She has interned at Tortoise Media, a slow news organization, and Jumpstart, which matches ambitious individuals in their early career with startups. Ellie is really excited to be joining ASYV as the Communications and Visitors Fellow for the 2024–2025 academic year!

Ashley Price

Career Resources Center Fellow

Ashley graduated from Syracuse University with a BS in business management and minors in psychology and atrocity studies and the practices of social justice. While at Syracuse, she worked as a teacher’s aide through Literacy Corps, a work-study program that placed university students in local classrooms. Ashley also served as the ‘Feel Smart’ Project Leader for Enactus, an international social entrepreneurship club, where she co-designed curriculum and coordinated university volunteers to lead college-readiness programming for middle school students. Most recently, Ashley worked as a senior associate at Freedman Consulting, a strategic consulting firm located in Washington, D.C., where she collaborated with philanthropic, nonprofit, and government entities to establish partnerships to support youth and promote economic mobility. Outside of work, Ashley also mentored a high school student through Spark the Journey, a local nonprofit organization. She is excited to bring these experiences to ASYV as a Career Resources Center Fellow!

Liora reiken

Visitors Fellow

Raised in White Plains, New York, Liora is a graduate of Barnard College, where she studied mathematical sciences and elementary education. Liora has always been passionate about working with students, as evidenced by her previous work as a camp counselor at Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake, as a tutor in many different clubs at Barnard College, and in her most recent role as a volunteer English teacher through Teach Thailand Corps. She is incredibly excited to join the Visitors Team at ASYV for the 2024–2025 school year.