2023–24 McNeill Common Good Fellows

The McNeill Common Good Fellowship is a paid, three-year fellowship for Notre Dame undergraduates. The fellows join an interdisciplinary community of scholars eager to explore how to live an ethical life of meaning, purpose, and impact. Meet our 2023–24 McNeill Common Good Fellows:

Bernice Antoine

I’m an international student from Trinidad and Tobago studying business analytics and global affairs. I champion my passions in women empowerment, youth development, and entrepreneurship on campus through working with the IDEA Center as an IDEA Fellow and Derisking Insights Analyst, Notre Dame Student Government as director of international engagement and outreach, and the NDIGI Women Investing Summit.

Annie Brown

I’m from all over the United States, but lately I call Milwaukee home. On campus, I’m in the program of liberal studies, with minors in French and journalism, ethics & democracy. I love storytelling, reading Joan Didion, and dreaming about my next great meal!

Charlie Desnoyers

I am a chemistry major and scientific computing minor from Tinley Park, Illinois. I am interested in how chemistry research can be applied to real-world problems, such as harm-reduction-based drug tests, and guide scientific policy, such as lot testing. Outside the lab, I am a trumpet in the Band of the Fighting Irish, tour guide, and avid lover of Billy Joel.

Gabriella Doe

I am an architecture major with a and minor in Latino Studies. I am from Fort Worth, Texas, and take great pride in my African American and Panamanian heritages. I love expressing my cultural identity through art, and I deeply enjoy exploring my heritage through Latin American and West African art and architecture from the colonial period.

Kylan Hinegardner

I am a neuroscience and behavior major with a minor in philosophy, science, and mathematics. I am from Greenwood, Indiana, and I live in Ryan Hall. I am a member of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, and I am learning more about my ancestry through this fellowship. 

Alice Lei

I am a political science major with aspirations of becoming a poli-sci professor. On campus, I am a Democracy Fellow and Multicultural Student Programs & Services Building Bridges mentor.

Jonathan Mendez

I am from Miami, Florida, and am studying political science, psychology, and Spanish. I absolutely love my dorm, Stanford Hall, where I serve as co-commissioner of both the service and dance branches. 

Jacob Miller

I am studying political science with a minor in international development studies. I’m originally from Dayton, Ohio, and on-campus I live in Siegfried Hall. When I’m not in class, I play the bass drum in the Notre Dame Drumline. I also like Notre Dame football, dogs, and shopping for original artwork on Etsy.

Eamon Nussbaum

I’m an American Studies major from Denver, Colorado, with minors in Spanish and pre-med. I love to play basketball, go on runs, cook, play poker, and be well-dressed. I was born with only three wisdom teeth.

Yarely Rubio Gonzalez

I am from New Orleans, Louisiana, and am majoring in accounting with a minor in poverty studies. I work at the intersection between business and social justice. 

Quinn Sanderson

I am majoring in sociology and minoring in philosophy, politics & economics and collaborative innovation. I was born and raised in downtown Philadelphia, and on campus I live in Pasquerilla West Hall.

Adam Scott

I am an architecture student with a minors in real estate and science, technology & values. My home is Independence, Kentucky. Before coming to Notre Dame, I spent two months in Gulu, Uganda, where I volunteered at BOSCO, an organization dedicated to removing the digital divide in Northern Uganda.

Gia Villegas

I am from Bordentown, New Jersey, and am majoring in science-computing and minoring in collaborative innovation. Outside of classes, you can find me listening to music, playing pickleball, or doing puzzles.   

Gabi Woodward

I am studying pre-health in the College of Arts & Letters and English. While I was born in Indianapolis, I’ve lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, since I was three years old. At Notre Dame, I live in Johnson Family Hall.