Our Summer 2025
Youth Activists
Baya Attard
New York University
Baya Attard is a third-year undergraduate student at New York University, double majoring in Politics and International Relations with a concentration in Middle Eastern politics, and minoring in Economics. With a deep interest in international law, human rights, and disarmament policy, Baya brings academic and practical experience to her internship at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. She previously served as a diplomacy intern at the Permanent Mission of Malta to the United Nations, where she supported high-level meetings and conducted research on global security issues. Baya is particularly passionate about the intersection of gender/race and nuclear justice and has explored the disproportionate impact of nuclear testing on women and marginalized communities in places like Algeria. She is excited to contribute to NAPF’s mission through advocacy, research, and youth engagement.
Anderson Peck
Williams College
Anderson Peck is a rising sophomore at Williams College, where he is studying Political Science and Psychology. He has gained valuable insight into nuclear security and the international system through international relations courses he has taken thus far. NAPF and RTT’s commitments to addressing matters of international security closely align with his values.
A strong advocate for peace, he looks forward to building on his knowledge of nuclear disarmament this summer.
Outside the classroom, Anderson is a member of the Williams Basketball Club and works part-time at a local hardware store.
Lydia Peevey
New York University
Lydia Peevey is a Junior at New York University, pursuing an Honors Bachelor’s degree in Politics with a minor in Public Policy. She recently completed a position as a Legal Assistant at Varghese & Associates, a Manhattan-based criminal defense firm, where she assisted with courtroom preparation, organized trial exhibits and government discovery, and supported media coordination and public-facing materials. Lydia brings a global perspective to her work, holding American, British, and Irish citizenship and having been raised across Paris, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Her commitment to international law, diplomacy, and disarmament policy has been shaped by a range of legal and policy internships, including with Sidley Austin LLP in New York, K&L Gates in Singapore, and Quest Software. Lydia is particularly passionate about multilateral cooperation, human rights, and nuclear justice, with a strong commitment to cross-cultural dialogue. She also serves as an Editor at the NYU Undergraduate Law Review. Through research, advocacy, and policy analysis, Lydia is excited to contribute to the missions of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and its youth initiative, Reverse The Trend.
David Shi
Williams College
David Shi is a rising senior at Williams College studying Political Economy and Africana Studies. His work focuses on social protection, social cohesion, and peacebuilding in developing countries. At the Economic Policy Research Institute, he contributes to policy analysis and modeling related to the design and impact of programs addressing education, nutrition, and poverty. He also conducted independent field research in Lesotho on the political economy of school feeding programs and their role in development. On campus, he serves as a representative in the Williams Student Union.
Volunteer: Eleanore Mordacq
Lycee Francais de New York
Eléonore Mordacq is a rising senior at the Lycee Francais de New York. She is studying geopolitics, humanities and economics as well as taking an AP European history class. This year, she particularly enjoyed discussing the books she read in her book club.
She is also a school ambassador for the admissions office and is involved in the theater department having performed in the three school theater events of the year: the musical, the Shakespeare competition and the French language theater festival.
