Elise Ann grew up across seven different states and two continents. This diverse upbringing instilled in her a love of people, language and culture. During her undergraduate studies at the University of Florida, she received her B.A. in Political Science and Spanish with a minor in Russian and International Relations. After graduating from university, she interned for both the Department of Defense and the Department of State, domestically and abroad. She currently hopes to focus her time at Georgetown on Russian Security Studies and Russian Linguistics with the goal of working abroad with her young family.