Samantha Gold studies politics and religion at Claremont Graduate University, an interest sparked by the attack in her lower Manhattan neighborhood on her first day of high school in September 2001. In the years that followed, Samantha graduated from Emmanuel College with a BA in International Relations and Global Affairs and earned an Arabic language certificate from New York University. She has worked both in international tourism and for education non-profit organizations. Samantha is a licensed scuba instructor and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.






















