Colin McAulay served as an Intern with NTI’s Government Relations team. In that role, he supported the teams research and analysis efforts through the generation of internal materials related to NTI’s issue-set. This included covering general news updates, congressional hearings, markups, and providing background research for any meetings NTI’s Government Relations team is participating in.
Prior to working at NTI, Colin was a Government Affairs Intern at a DC-based lobbying firm and a Legal Assistant at a NYC-based Law Firm.
Colin was born and raised in New Jersey. He graduated in 2025 from George Mason University with a B.A. in International Security & Law. At George Mason, Colin served as the Student Body Vice-President, a Student Representative to the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia, an Undergraduate Research Assistant for Taiwan Security Monitor, and he contributed to GMU’s Diplomacy Lab program with the U.S. Embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
Cassandra Varanka is NTI’s director of legislative affairs. Since joining NTI in July 2025, she has focused on developing and advancing legislative strategies to shape impactful policy outcomes that further the organization’s agenda in the U.S. government.
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