We are the small team of Georgetown students that make up The Footnote.

Casey Donahue
Editor-in-Chief
Casey is a dual Masters candidate in History and Foreign Service. He studies peace processes and sociopolitical movements in the Irish and Middle Eastern spaces. Casey is a former classroom teacher and political risk analyst. He currently works as an elementary school tutor.
Email me: cbd43@georgetown.edu

Kathleen Walsh
Administrative Director
Kathleen Walsh is an M.A. candidate at Georgetown studying Global, International, and Comparative History. Her research interests include the Habsburg monarchy and post-World War II Austria, as well as memory and identity.
Email me: kww16@georgetown.edu

Mariam Aiyad
Director of Digital Content
Mariam Aiyad is an M.A. student at Georgetown studying Global, International, and Comparative History. Her research interests include twentieth century resistance, protest, and culture.
Email me: ma1963@georgetown.edu

Krystel von Kumberg
Social Media Director
Krystel von Kumberg is an M.A. student studying Global, International, and Comparative History and graduated from the Security Studies Program at Georgetown in 2020. She specializes in the roles of non-state actors; militarized social movements, terrorists, and militias in Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. Her research focuses on the history of transnational terrorism, recruitment methods, and radicalization.
Email me: av760@georgetown.edu