Our Winter 2024 Youth Activists
Williams College
Elizabeth Cheng is a freshman at Williams College, prospectively majoring in statistics. She is interested in harnessing data science to solve social problems and inform policy decisions. She has previously worked as a data strategist for Arkansas Asset Builders, a financial literacy non-profit, and led Paper Airplanes, a refugee education provider. She also loves to make art and film and experience the outdoors. Elizabeth is working with RTT Pacific to prepare its TPNW campaign, redesign the chapter websites, and launch a university network with RTT East Coast. She is working with NAPF to use variables of nuclear latency to predict general trends of nuclear proliferation. Her experience in journalism has shown her the importance of education in mobilizing for advocacy. She is excited to work with NAPF and RTT to continue leveraging data science and public education to work toward nuclear disarmament and global peace. She also loves to make art and film and experience the outdoors. When she’s not working, you might find her at the beach or on the slopes!
Elizabeth Cheng
Justin Shuh
Williams College
Justin Suh, a sophomore at Williams College, is prospectively majoring in English and Philosophy. Currently, he coaches the Korean National Debate Team and has gained valuable experience and insight through internships at two law firms. Coming from Korea, a country significantly affected by nuclear weapons but with limited influence and say in the matter, he is dedicated to collaborating with NAPF and RTT to advance nuclear disarmament and global peace. His specific interest in nuclear disarmament lies in exploring the humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapon production and testing, particularly their disproportionate effects on disadvantaged communities. On weekends at college, you can probably find him competing at either a debate or volleyball tournament, proudly representing Williams — sometimes both!
Shizah Kashif
Williams College
Shizah is a senior at Williams College where she studies Political Science and Global Studies. Her experiences growing up between Islamabad, Pakistan, and Dubai, UAE, inform her dedication to justice-centered work, academia, and advocacy today. Before interning with NAPF, she has tracked human rights and democratic developments in South Asia as a Research Assistant at The Middle East Institute, shot a documentary film on the experiences of Afghan and Ukrainian refugees in Turkey, and designed public awareness materials for malnutrition in Pakistan at Nutrition International. She is also actively involved in student life at her college, having served as an Executive Editor on the college newspaper, The Williams Record, and as President of the College’s International Students Association and Muslim Students Union. Currently, she is writing her honors thesis on civilian-military intimacy in her home country of Pakistan.
