# International ## expand\_more Hello from the International Student Team at Winthrop House! Emilia and Zeo are here to build a safe place for friendships, mentorships, growth, and support for the international student community. Whether you miss your home food and culture, wanted to talk about navigating the visa/immigration system in the US with your peers and/or us, would like to hear each other’s cultural shock stories, or just wanted to make more friends, we hope to help strengthen this community through a series of events! Outside of formal programming, this team is also here to support you personally. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us with anything at all. We are looking forward to meeting and getting to know you all! ## International Team [### Emin Berker ](/people/emin-berker) Non-Resident Tutor Emin is a recent Winthropian who finished his undergraduate degree in Fall 2022. Having grown up in Istanbul, Emin had a joint concentration on Chemistry and Physics and Mathematics during his time at Harvard, with a secondary in Neuroscience and a... ![Photo of Emin Berker](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/winthrop-house/files/emin.jpg?itok=qrzAdsQT) [### Remei Capdevila Werning ](/people/remei-capdevila-werning) Allston Burr Resident Dean, Winthrop House Assistant Dean of Harvard College Hello Winthropians! I am your Resident Dean. I am here to provide academic and personal advice and support, and to help you navigate Harvard’s many resources. I also represent Winthrop students on the Ad Board and work with you on any petitions you may... ![Remei Capdevila Werning](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/winthrop-house/files/image_0.jpeg?itok=Iyzcb27e) [### Paulo Carvão ](/people/paulo-carv%C3%A3o) [paulo\_carvao@harvard.edu](mailto:paulo_carvao@harvard.edu)Scholar in Residence Paulo Carvão is a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School. He researches the complexities of AI regulation in the United States to propose a framework that supports rapid technological... ![Paulo Carvao](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-08/Paulo%20Carvao%20Aug%202025.JPG?itok=3PYbW14C) [### Ian Chan ](/people/ian-chan) Non-Resident Tutor I'm Ian (he/they) and I'm thrilled to be a Winthrop NRT! Born in Hong Kong and raised in Toronto, I graduated from Harvard in 2023, concentrating in Linguistics and Mathematics with a secondary in Music and a Concurrent Master's in Linguistics. As an... ![Photo of Ian](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/winthrop-house/files/ian_png.jpg?itok=sgQXDo64) [### Sofia Hou ](/people/sofia-hou) Non-Resident Tutor Sofia Hou graduated from Harvard in 2013 with a degree in Statistics and currently works as an investor in public markets and venture capital / growth equity. She recently moved back home to Boston/Cambridge after years at SoftBank in Silicon Valley and a... ![photo of Non-Resident Tutor, Sofia outdoors in a winter scenery](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/winthrop-house/files/img_0980.jpeg?itok=Q81zvXmu) [### Manan Kapoor ](/people/manan-kapoor) Non-Resident Tutor Hello! I’m Manan, a PhD candidate in the Department of English. My research focuses on poetry and poetics, and more broadly, I’m interested in global literatures, cultural studies, and questions of movement and belonging. I’m an editor at Harvard Review... ![Manan Kapoor](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-11/Manan-Kapoor_JMH.jpg?h=461fc406&itok=OAMFte_m) [### Claire Shi ](/people/claire-shi) Non-Resident Tutor Hello! I am a graduate student in Business Economics at Harvard, currently studying public and household finance. I'm super excited to be a NRT and was in Winthrop as an undergraduate (class of '21). Outside of research you can find me playing piano... ![Headshot of Non-Resident Tutor, Claire](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/winthrop-house/files/claire_shi.jpg?itok=zD2wPGo-)