Originally from Severna Park, Maryland, Bailey is now studying International Relations at Carleton College. In addition to studying, she is also one of six elected board members of Carletonʼs Model United Nations team, an elected student representative of the College Council, a student advisor for the Career Center, and a member of the varsity womenʼs soccer team. This past summer she lived on the Syrian border in Turkey, where she taught English to Syrian refugee children. One day, she aspires to build pluralistic communities and help create an international response mechanism apt at preventing mass atrocities and genocide.

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