Rina Munakata

Rina Munakata is a Partnership Coordinator for the Paragon Policy Fellowship. She is from the San Francisco Bay Area, and recently graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.S. in Computer Science.

In Fall 2025, she served as a Paragon Fellow on the Arizona Commerce Authority Team, conducting a landscape assessment of Arizona’s position in the federal Aerospace & Defense ecosystem, researching current assets and areas for strategic growth in collaboration with the Space Commission. Rina’s professional interests include Data & Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and supporting underrepresented communities in STEM.

In her free time, she loves photography, trying new cafes, and attending concerts.