The Fund for American Studies (TFAS), in partnership with DonorsTrust, is pleased to announce the first two recipients of the Grace-Marie Turner Fellowship. This year’s Fellows, who will be participating in the 2026 TFAS D.C. Summer Program, are Isa Garcia and Madeleine Gregg.
Isa is interning at the Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness, a national healthcare trade association. She is a junior at Thomas Aquinas College in California, where she studies philosophy. Originally from San Jose, California, Isa has a strong interest in journalism and reporting. She has previously interned at The Daily Wire and is also a contributor to The College Fix.
Madeleine is interning at the Healthcare Leadership Council, an association of American healthcare leaders. A native of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, Madeleine is a senior at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where she studies human resource management. Madeleine previously interned with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and has written for Catholic University’s student-run newspaper.
The Fellowship is named in memory of Grace-Marie Turner, a nationally respected voice for free-market health policy and the founder and president of the Galen Institute. Made possible by funding from the Galen Institute and DonorsTrust, the Turner Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for two outstanding college students with an interest or experience in healthcare and public policy to spend a summer living, learning and interning in Washington, D.C. The Fellows are gaining valuable skills and hands-on experience, while learning about policies that support individual freedom, consumer choice and competition in the healthcare sector.
In addition to their internships, Turner Fellows are taking a 6-credit curriculum centered around freedom-based principles, delivered through courses at George Mason University. They are also attending healthcare policy briefings at sites including PhRMA and the American Enterprise Institute, where they are learning from industry experts and building professional networks with peers.
“Being selected as a Grace-Marie Turner Fellow is an honor, and it gives me an opportunity to learn from people with shared interests in healthcare policy,” said Madeleine Gregg. “It motivates me to strengthen the skills that I hope will help make a strong impact on healthcare policy.”
For more information about the Grace-Marie Turner Healthcare Fellowship Program, please visit www.dcinternships.org.
Meet the Scholars
Isa Garcia
University: Thomas Aquinas College
Major: Philosophy
Internship: Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Isa is a junior with a strong background in Socratic discussion and classical liberal arts education. She has experience in reporting and journalism, having previously interned as a breaking news reporter for the Daily Wire and currently contributing to the College Fix. She has completed multiple political trainings through the Leadership Institute and was recently named a finalist in the American Family Project’s Orestes Brownson Essay Competition. Isa plans to pursue a career in constitutional or intellectual property law and has a strong interest in philosophy, politics and religion.
Madeleine Gregg
University: Catholic University of America
Major: HR Management
Internship: Healthcare Leadership Council
Hometown: Whitefish Bay, WI
Madeleine Gregg has recently completed her junior year at university. During her time as a student, she has grown interested in the intersections between business and psychology, and she hopes to apply them to her professional life after university. Madeleine interned at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and she spent her junior fall semester in Rome. She is grateful to have had the opportunity to develop her communication and time management skills and to have explored different European cultures while there. Madeleine is involved with Catholic University’s student newspaper and swing dance club. She also volunteers at Cardinal Cupboard, a resource for people on campus who struggle with food insecurity. During her free time, she enjoys taking walks, creative writing and drawing.