POPVOX Foundation Welcomes Yulianna Acuña
POPVOX Foundation is honored to welcome new intern Yulianna Acuña.
Yulianna is a senior at New York University majoring in International Relations and Latin American Studies, with a concentration in international security. She served as an advisor to Costa Rica’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. There, she supported negotiations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and small state diplomacy. Yulianna currently serves as a Youth Advisor to the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's Youth Initiative, Reverse the Trend, participating in high-level multilateral forums including the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the 2025 NPT Preparatory Committee. At POPVOX Foundation, Yulianna hopes to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and democratic institutions, and how these tools can be used to strengthen civic infrastructure and global governance.
About POPVOX Foundation Internships
POPVOX Foundation is always looking for internship candidates passionate about making government work better. Ongoing and past POPVOX Foundation projects our interns have worked on include:
Launching the Internapalooza orientation and welcome event for Congressional interns
Developing resources for offices and constituents to navigate the return of Congressionally Directed Spending (aka “earmarks”) to prioritize transparency and citizen engagement
Launching the Casework Navigator program to support Congressional casework staff and move casework into the 21st century
Hosting an orientation for new Members of Congress focused on Tech, Science, and Data tools for effective legislating
Development of a “CivX” metrics toolkit for governments to measure the civic experience of constituent interactions
Participation as a founding member of the CapitolStrong and First Branch Intern Project civil society networks
All internship opportunities are paid, remote positions, and considered on a rolling basis throughout the year. Learn more here.
