David Medina is a candidate for the M.A. in International Affairs degree with a focus on International Law and Organizations at the Elliott School. David considers Boston, MA and Medellin, Colombia as his home. His passion for the study of international affairs was prompted by the desire to understand the political and social strife of the country his family emigrated from at a young age and the growing interconnectedness between countries.
In 2009, David graduated from the College of the Holy Cross, where he majored in Political Science and Spanish with a concentration on Latin American Studies. After graduating, David worked as an educator at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA. In his five years working in education, David served in the History department, taught Geography, coached in the soccer, lacrosse, and basketball programs, mentored and advised individual students and student-led organizations, implemented community service projects domestically and abroad, and helped establish programming to advance cross-cultural competency and diversity work at the institution as the Assistant Director of Diversity. Additionally, David has taught and traveled expansively in Spain, Egypt, Colombia, and Bolivia. In 2013, David was a featured speaker at the National Partnership for Educational Access where he advocated for the importance of educational programming to underserved neighborhoods. David currently sits on the Alumni Council of the Steppingstone Foundation, a non-profit academic program that serves elementary school students in the Greater Boston area. David enjoys community service and an active life; he has run in five Boston marathons and hopes to fundraise and participate in more races in the future.
