The GW OSPO is excited to welcome our 2025 student ambassadors to our team!
Thanks to our generous follow on grant funded by the Sloan Foundation, the George Washington University Open Source Program Office (OSPO) is expanding to include four student ambassadors. Our student ambassadors will help us connect with the broader GW community, promote the value of open source, and support projects that make technology more accessible and innovative.
We are happy to have found students eager to strengthen and grow the GW open source community. We’re excited for the experience and skills Mia, Nouha, Jood, and Sunil are bringing to the table and can’t wait to see how they continue to inspire collaboration across campus and beyond.
Mia Diewald
Mia Diewald is a senior majoring in International Affairs and Anthropology at the George Washington University with a concentration in Contemporary Cultures and Societies. Mia currently serves as the OPSO Marketing and Communications Undergraduate Student Ambassador.
Nouha Elyazidi
Nouha Elyazidi is a second-year master’s student at the Elliott School of International Affairs. Her program focuses on International Affairs, with a focus on International Law and Organizations. Nouha serves as the OSPO Marketing and Communication Graduate Student Ambassador.
Jood Alfadhel
Jood Alfadhel is a junior majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Business Analytics at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Jood currently serves as the OSPO Technical Projects Undergraduate Student Ambassador.
Sunil Shah
Sunil Shah, originally from Nepal, is currently pursuing his Master’s in Computer Science at George Washington University where he is also serving as a the OSPO Technical Projects Graduate Student Ambassador.
The GW OSPO recognizes the need to reach out to community partners and gain student awareness, and is influenced by the work fellow OSPOs have achieved with student champions of open source. We are particularly inspired by the University of Vermont’s Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA) program and look forward to creating a community of open source enthusiasts.