Women in International Affairs

Co-Presidents

Antonia Baskakov

Antonia Baskakov is a graduate candidate in the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) program at Georgetown University. She is concentrating in Science & Technology in International Affairs with certificates in International Diplomatic Studies as well as Women, Peace, & Security. Antonia serves as the President of Georgetown Women in International Affairs & co-leads the Human Rights & Development Section at the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.

Before joining MSFS, Antonia initiated and led the work on feminist development policy at the ONE Campaign, an international NGO fighting extreme poverty. Prior to joining ONE, she was the Strategic Advisor to the Executive Director of the Center for Feminist Foreign Policy where she managed projects on transatlantic relations, peace and security, and feminist international law. She has worked in a variety of human rights-related fields, including legal research at Berkeley Law School and Stanford Law School for Professor Dr. Beth Van Schaack, the current U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice. She currently serves as the Europe Youth Envoy for the United Nations’ ITU & the Development Director at [gather], an NGO focused on women’s leadership, and is a regular contributor to different news outlets writing about foreign-, security-, development-, and digital policy from a feminist perspective. She has received fellowships from, among others, the ERP (European Recovery Program), DAAD, and German National Merit Foundation.

Hannah Followill

Originally from Houston, Texas, Hannah Followill is a graduate student in Georgetown University’s Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) program. Hannah is concentrating in Global Politics and Security, and she plans to focus her studies and coursework around the intersections of economic security and agricultural trade.

Prior to joining the MSFS program, she was the Special Assistant & Scheduler to Under Secretary Marisa Lago at the International Trade Administration (ITA) in the United States Department of Commerce. Her interests in trade took off while at ITA, as she witnessed firsthand the effects of helping U.S. exporters reach new markets. Before her transition to the Department of Commerce, Hannah was the Scheduler to former Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34) in the U.S. House of Representatives. While working for Congressman Vela, she witnessed the policymaking process in action and became adept in Congressional dynamics.

Hannah completed her undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University with a BS in Agribusiness and minors in Spanish and Horticulture. She speaks conversational Spanish, enjoys hiking around the DMV area, and is a huge fan of audiobooks.

Professional Development Chair

Brenda Coromina

Brenda Coromina is a Cuban-American immigrant raised in Miami, Florida where she attended the Honors College at Miami Dade College for two years before transferring to Georgetown University. She graduated from Georgetown University in 2021 with a bachelor of science in foreign service, a concentration in international history, and a certificate in religion, ethics, and world affairs. As an undergraduate student, she did internships with the International Rescue Committee, the House of Representatives, and the Miami-based Immigrant Resource Center. She also participated in the Virtual Student Federal Service program as an intern for the American Center at the U.S Embassy Tunis. Prior to joining Georgetown’s MSFS program she completed a Princeton in Africa fellowship with the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya, and a Fulbright ETA award in Taiwan. She is currently a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs fellow, and is fluent in English and Spanish.

External Affairs Chair

Zoe Borden

Zoe Borden is a graduate candidate in the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) program at Georgetown University, where she is pursuing a concentration in Science, Technology, and International Affairs. Her academic and professional interests include, but are not limited to, emerging technology policy, cybersecurity, data privacy, and countering disinformation.

Zoe has worked at Booz Allen Hamilton for five years, most recently as an Associate on the National Cyber Solutions team based in Washington D.C. In this role, Zoe leads product development for cyber threat detection capabilities. She previously served as the Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead on the Cyber Risk & Engineering team, where she created cyber threat models, and has also worked as a Program Management Specialist for Department of Defense clients.

From 2021 to 2022, Zoe was a Fulbright Student Research Scholar in Georgia. Her research focused on Russian disinformation campaigns targeting communities in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of the country. Zoe was a 360 Digital Sherlock Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab and has served as a policy intern in the United States House of Representatives.

Zoe earned her B.A. in International Development Studies from UCLA.

Communications Chair

Emma Espenan

Emma Espenan is a graduate student in Georgetown University’s Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) program. She is concentrating on International Development, with a focus on climate sustainability, and completing a graduate certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies. 

Prior to MSFS, she was the Director of Communications at Volunteer Louisiana. During her service with Volunteer Louisiana, she led external and internal communications strategies for the agency and assisted the agency’s disaster services team in strengthening Louisiana’s disaster response. Through this experience, she developed an understanding of the real-world impacts of climate change and how governments and civil society can work together to combat and mitigate its impact on society at all levels. Emma’s professional experience spans from local government, where she served twice as an AmeriCorps member with HealthyBR, to international governance, most recently serving with UNICEF as a Consultant and Public Partnerships Fellow. 

Emma completed her undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Political Communications.

Professional Development Coordinators

Meg Matsukawa

Meg Matsukawa is an undergraduate student at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she is pursuing a degree in International Politics. Concentrating on Law, Institutions, and Ethics, she is passionate about global immigration and human rights law. Meg is currently serving as the Program Assistant for Georgetown’s Center for International Education and Development’s English Language Programs, a U.S. Department of State-funded exchange program, where she is applying her passion for International Affairs to global development and education.

Prior to her academic career at Georgetown, she participated in a Leadership and Social Change program with Brown University. This program sparked a passion for social justice that led her to volunteer for local political campaigns in her home city of Philadelphia, PA as well as establish and lead current issues and community service organizations in her community.

Tosin Fagbami

Originally from Dallas, Texas, Tosin Fagbami is an undergraduate student at Georgetown University’s Dikran Izmirlian Program in Business & Global Affairs, a joint program between the McDonough School of Business and the Walsh School of Foreign Service. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree with minors in Economics and History.

Prior to her academic career at Georgetown, Tosin participated in the First-Year Orientation to Community Involvement (FOCI) program, which fueled her passion for social justice and community engagement.

Currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Students of Georgetown Inc., Tosin exemplifies her dedication to leadership and community involvement. With a focus on global business and sustainable practices, Tosin is committed to making a positive impact both within the university community and beyond.

External Affairs Coordinator

Kate Halabi

Kate Halabi is an undergraduate in the Walsh School of Foreign Service. She is pursuing a degree in International Politics and she is passionate about international development, migration policy, and human rights law. Recently, she has worked in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs’ Human Rights and Development section as an editorial assistant, editing publications for the School of Foreign Service’s flagship publication. She is excited to work with GWIA to develop a strong network of empowerment.

Communications Coordinator

 Kaitlyn Pastino

Kaitlyn Pastino is a graduate student in Georgetown University’s Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) program. Kaitlyn is concentrating in International Development while pursuing certificates in Refugees, Migration, and Humanitarian Emergencies and Diplomatic Studies, paying specific attention to the nexus between immediate relief and sustainable development.

Prior to joining MSFS, she earned bachelor’s degrees in International Studies and English from Virginia Tech, where she studied international relations, professional and technical writing, Spanish, and Italian. Her experiences moving around the world while growing up and involvement in organizations like Service Without Borders as an undergraduate student cultivated her passion for finding innovative solutions to nuanced problems in the realms of conflict resolution, diplomacy, and international development. 

Kaitlyn recently interned at international relief organization Samaritan’s Purse, where she developed job aids for several country offices and supported the rollout of a new, department-wide education platform on the Learning Support Team. She is currently an on-call member of Samaritan’s Purse’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), ready to deploy at a moment’s notice to crisis situations around the world.