ALUMNI
2022 Interns
Zuzanna
Campalastri
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY 5th District)
Zuza has just graduated from a BA in Education, Policy and International Development at the University of Cambridge. Her interests and future career plans lie largely with inclusive education; she’s passionate about making educational environments more welcoming for all types of learners. To that end, she co-founded Fundacja Neuroróżnorodni - an NGO aimed at improving educational opportunities for neurodivergent students. Last year, she interned at the Polish Ministry of Education and Science where she worked for a team of staffers drafting an inclusive education bill. The insights from that experience allowed her to contribute to TFLF’s report on the integration of Ukrainian children-refugees earlier this year. Zuza was previously awarded a British Alumni Society scholarship to study in an independent boarding school in England.
Borys
Sadowski
Rep. Daniel. P. Meuser (R-PA 9th District)
Borys has recently graduated from the Uniwersytet Warszawski with a Master of Laws degree, spending one semester at Uppsala University in Sweden. Borys's professional interests revolve around maritime policy and international relations, with special regard to sea security, Latin America affairs and deep-sea mining. He mastered his skills by being a member of the University of Warsaw team for the Willem C. Vis Moot competition and by conducting internships in the Bureau of Commissioner of Human Rights and international legal companies. In his free time, he enjoys reading books (especially modern novels and sociology), traveling, and trainspotting.
Kinga
Ścierska
House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the US House of Representatives
Kinga graduated from Erasmus University Rotterdam with a Master’s in International Economics and a Bachelor’s in Economics and Business Economics. She completed a semester abroad at Nova SBE in Portugal. During her studies, she was an active board member of EESA, the Eastern European Students Association, where she represented Polish students. She helped to organize the Dutch National Economics Olympiad as a member of the Study Association AEclipse. Her academic interests include trade policy and income inequalities. She wrote a thesis on the impact of Trump’s Trade War on the 2020 US presidential election. Kinga gained professional experience working in the Department for International Trade at the British Embassy Warsaw, the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade in Brussels and as a research intern at Polityka Insight. She enjoys hiking, cross-country running and listening to podcasts.
Agnieszka
Wójcik
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH 9th District)
Agnieszka has graduated from the Uniwersytet Warszawski with a Master of Laws degree and has finished her Advanced Master in European Law (LL.M.) at the College of Europe in Bruges. She is also an alumna of the Center for American Law Studies, organized in cooperation with Emory University and Georgia State University. She served as the United Nations Youth Delegate of Poland in the term of 2019-2020, working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. During her studies, she has been a passionate mooter, representing the University of Warsaw at various international competitions in international and European law fields. She has gained her professional experience while working in Polish and international law firms and volunteering for various NGOs advocating for refugees’ rights and access to public information, including the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights or Citizens Network Watchdog Poland.
Weronika
Lurka
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI 8th District)
Weronika has just graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. She received the St Catherine’s College, as well as Wilfrid Knapp’s scholarship for her academic achievements. During her studies, she was an active member of Oxford University Polish Society, where she was the Project Leader of the oldest conference for Polish students in the UK, the Congress of Polish Student Societies in the UK. Weronika gained professional experience in the fields of investment banking and consulting through summer internships at Morgan Stanley and PwC. Her interests include playing tennis, 20th century history and Sartre’s philosophy. She speaks Polish, English, French and has recently taken on Russian.
Mikołaj
Szpunar
Lord Bird’s Office (House of Lords)
Mikołaj completed an internship at Lord Bird’s office in the House of Lords. He recently graduated from London School of Economics, where he pursued a MSc in Global Politics with a focus on international relations, global health and global economy. Prior to that, he completed a Bachelor’s in Finance and Accounting at the Warsaw School of Economics with an exchange semester at the National University of Singapore. Mikołaj attained his professional experience in multiple institutions, including Goldman Sachs and Boston Consulting Group. He was also an active volunteer of the European Youth Parliament Poland where he served as a Board Member for Projects and Campaign Against Homophobia. Mikołaj currently resides in London and works at a strategy consultancy firm.
Antoni
Gaweł
Lord Storey’s Office (House of Lords)
Antoni has recently obtained his Master’s degree, having studied at the University of Nottingham, the Jagiellonian University, and Sciences Po Grenoble. His academic and professional interests revolve around international relations and diplomacy; previously, he interned at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London, served as the President of the University of Nottingham’s Polish Society, and worked on several research projects spanning multiple countries. He is also a Young European Ambassador and is due to begin a Blue Book Traineeship at DG NEAR in March 2023. In his free time, he enjoys going to the theatre, reading, sailing, and horse riding.
Zuzanna Campalastri
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY 5th District)
Zuza has just graduated from a BA in Education, Policy and International Development at the University of Cambridge. Her interests and future career plans lie largely with inclusive education; she’s passionate about making educational environments more welcoming for all types of learners. To that end, she co-founded Fundacja Neuroróżnorodni – an NGO aimed at improving educational opportunities for neurodivergent students. Last year, she interned at the Polish Ministry of Education and Science where she worked for a team of staffers drafting an inclusive education bill. The insights from that experience allowed her to contribute to TFLF’s report on the integration of Ukrainian children-refugees earlier this year. Zuza was previously awarded a British Alumni Society scholarship to study in an independent boarding school in England.
Borys Sadowski
Rep. Daniel. P. Meuser (R-PA 9th District)
Borys has recently graduated from the Uniwersytet Warszawski with a Master of Laws degree, spending one semester at Uppsala University in Sweden. Borys’s professional interests revolve around maritime policy and international relations, with special regard to sea security, Latin America affairs and deep-sea mining. He mastered his skills by being a member of the University of Warsaw team for the Willem C. Vis Moot competition and by conducting internships in the Bureau of Commissioner of Human Rights and international legal companies. In his free time, he enjoys reading books (especially modern novels and sociology), traveling, and trainspotting.
Kinga Ścierska
House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the US House of Representatives
Kinga graduated from Erasmus University Rotterdam with a Master’s in International Economics and a Bachelor’s in Economics and Business Economics. She completed a semester abroad at Nova SBE in Portugal. During her studies, she was an active board member of EESA, the Eastern European Students Association, where she represented Polish students. She helped to organize the Dutch National Economics Olympiad as a member of the Study Association AEclipse. Her academic interests include trade policy and income inequalities. She wrote a thesis on the impact of Trump’s Trade War on the 2020 US presidential election. Kinga gained professional experience working in the Department for International Trade at the British Embassy Warsaw, the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade in Brussels and as a research intern at Polityka Insight. She enjoys hiking, cross-country running and listening to podcasts.
Agnieszka Wójcik
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH 9th District)
Agnieszka has graduated from the Uniwersytet Warszawski with a Master of Laws degree and has finished her Advanced Master in European Law (LL.M.) at the College of Europe in Bruges. She is also an alumna of the Center for American Law Studies, organized in cooperation with Emory University and Georgia State University. She served as the United Nations Youth Delegate of Poland in the term of 2019-2020, working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. During her studies, she has been a passionate mooter, representing the University of Warsaw at various international competitions in international and European law fields. She has gained her professional experience while working in Polish and international law firms and volunteering for various NGOs advocating for refugees’ rights and access to public information, including the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights or Citizens Network Watchdog Poland.
Weronika Lurka
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI 8th District)
Weronika has just graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. She received the St Catherine’s College, as well as Wilfrid Knapp’s scholarship for her academic achievements. During her studies, she was an active member of Oxford University Polish Society, where she was the Project Leader of the oldest conference for Polish students in the UK, the Congress of Polish Student Societies in the UK. Weronika gained professional experience in the fields of investment banking and consulting through summer internships at Morgan Stanley and PwC. Her interests include playing tennis, 20th century history and Sartre’s philosophy. She speaks Polish, English, French and has recently taken on Russian.
Mikołaj Szpunar
Lord Bird’s Office (House of Lords)
Mikołaj completed an internship at Lord Bird’s office in the House of Lords. He recently graduated from London School of Economics, where he pursued a MSc in Global Politics with a focus on international relations, global health and global economy. Prior to that, he completed a Bachelor’s in Finance and Accounting at the Warsaw School of Economics with an exchange semester at the National University of Singapore. Mikołaj attained his professional experience in multiple institutions, including Goldman Sachs and Boston Consulting Group. He was also an active volunteer of the European Youth Parliament Poland where he served as a Board Member for Projects and Campaign Against Homophobia. Mikołaj currently resides in London and works at a strategy consultancy firm.
Antoni Gaweł
Lord Storey’s Office (House of Lords)
Antoni has recently obtained his Master’s degree, having studied at the University of Nottingham, the Jagiellonian University, and Sciences Po Grenoble. His academic and professional interests revolve around international relations and diplomacy; previously, he interned at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London, served as the President of the University of Nottingham’s Polish Society, and worked on several research projects spanning multiple countries. He is also a Young European Ambassador and is due to begin a Blue Book Traineeship at DG NEAR in March 2023. In his free time, he enjoys going to the theatre, reading, sailing, and horse riding.