Peace Boat US is excited to welcome its Winter – Spring 2026 intern team, bringing together students and early-career practitioners from diverse academic backgrounds and institutions with shared interests in ocean stewardship, climate action, and international cooperation. Throughout the internship the team will engage in a wide range of activities, including the High Seas Treaty or BBNJ-related event programming and planning, UN engagement, and initiatives focused on sustainability and environmental education. Their work will span research, communications, and event coordination, while also supporting community-based actions and international program preparation. The new intern team will work on programs related to Peace Boat’s global voyage and port-based programs, supporting outreach and coordination efforts connected to activities in Latin America. The interns will play a key role in preparing for and welcoming the Peace Boat upon its arrival in June, for programming related to UN World Oceans Day.
Siyang Dai is an anthropologist and social practice artist whose work explores the intersections of material culture, vernacular practice, and public storytelling. She holds an MA in Museum Anthropology from Columbia University and a BS in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Amsterdam. Her research uses applied ethnography to examine how everyday objects exercise agency within networks of people, non-human beings, and things. Through her internship experience with Peace Boat US, she aims to develop collaborative, public-facing storytelling rooted in local knowledge and everyday experience.
Chika Tsumagari is a liberal arts student at Waseda University from Tokyo, Japan. While pursuing her Bachelor’s degree with an interdisciplinary focus on business and international relations, Chika is further expanding her academic interest in psychology and sustainability during her exchange year at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Having grown up in China and Malaysia, her background has been shaped by international education and multicultural experiences, which influenced her growing awareness of environmental and global challenges.
Ximena Corrales Loustalot Laclette is an Industrial Engineering graduate from Mexico whose life has been deeply shaped by the ocean. Raised in a family of divers, she developed an early respect for marine life and its protection. She has completed specialized courses in ocean studies and participated in two academic exchanges in Brazil and France, where she learned Portuguese and French, experiences that allow her to connect with diverse cultures worldwide. Through her work with Peace Boat, Ximena seeks to contribute her technical skills and global perspective to marine conservation and sustainable ocean stewardship.
Learn more about her ocean journey at @ximenascuba.
Jane Pan was a recent graduate of Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she earned a Master of Science in Environment and International Affairs (MS-EIA) with a focus on renewable energy technologies, climate policy, and sustainability regulations. She served as an Intern Coordinator at Peace Boat US, where she coordinated international internship programs, managed cross-regional communications, supported SDG-focused project planning and implementation, and contributed to public-facing communications and outreach. Her work supported action-oriented initiatives advancing SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 13 (Climate Action).
Chloe Jaquish is a fourth year political science student at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. She has a minor in the Spanish language and is actively involved in her University through the Association of Students of the University of Hawaii as a Senator of the Social Sciences, Vice-Chair of the Elections Committee, and a member of Undergraduate Academic Affairs. Through student body representation and action, she focuses on leadership and community development. From her presence with Peace Boat US, she aims to incorporate and develop greater actions of environmental awareness and international care.