Past Interns
Winter 2012 Rockefeller Funded Public Policy Interns
- Caitlin Ardrey '13 Clinton Global Initiative New York, NY
- Richard D'Amato '13 President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Washington, DC
- Paige Dekker '13 Office of Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) Washington, DC
- Julia Fusfeld '13 U.S. Department of State Washington, DC
- Gilberto Garcia '14 Office of Congressman Gene Green (D-TX) Washington, DC
- Austin Goldberg '13 Office of Senator Mark Kir (R-Il) Washington, DC
- Maya Herm '13 The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights Utrecht University School of Law, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Jing Jiao '13 Beijing Da Cheng Shi Wu Suo (Beijing City Lawyers' Association) Beijing, China
- Paulina Karpis '13 U.S. Department of the Treasury: Office of Economic Policy Washington, DC
- Kali Montecalvo '13 U.S. Department of State: Bureau of International Organization Affairs Geneva, Switzerland
- Lauryn Overton '13 American Bar Association Chicago, Illinois
- Shea Smith '13 President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Washington, DC
- Aurelia Solomon '13 World Bank Washington, DC
Fall 2011 Rockefeller Funded Public Policy Interns
Summer 2011 Rockefeller Center Interns
- Millen Abselab '13 National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC
- Taha Adib '14 * Special Project * PCI-Media Impact New York, NY
- Nazar Alexander '12 American Association for People with Disabilities Washington, DC
- Madeline Baird '12 Pan American Health Organization Washington, DC
- Ghermayn Baker '12 Middle East Media Research Institute Washington, DC
- Daniel Bornstein '14 Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Washington, DC
- Nina M. Brekelmans '12 Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies/National Defense Univ Washington, DC
- Donald Casler '14 * Special Project * WIBO New York, NY
- Xuanyi (Joy) Chen '13 The Legal Aid Society New York, NY
- Andrew Clay '12 U.S. State Department Frankfurt, Germany
- Natalie Colaneri '12 Executive Office of the President: Office of National Drug Control Policy Washington, DC
- Remy Grosbard '12 Office of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY) New York, NY
- Aleschia Hyde '12 The Library of Congress: Jack Kemp Foundation Washington, DC
- Javed Jaghai '12 Jamaica Forum For Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-Flag) Kingston, Jamaica
- Wonik Jang '12 Smithsonian Institute Washington, DC
- Nicholas Joaquin '14 * Special Project * FSW, Inc Bridgeport, CT
- Mahmud Johnson '13 AllAfrica Foundation Washington, DC
- Hannah Kattermann '12 PlaNet Finance New York, NY
- Alice Liou '13 NYC Department of Education New York, NY
- Kenji McCulley '12 The Embassy of the United States Tokyo, Japan
- Jessi Merry '12 * Special Project * U.S. Department of Justice: Office of International Affairs Washington, DC
- Matthew Michels '12 Consumers for a Responsive Legal System Washington, DC
- Akikazu Onda '12 The Robert Graham Center Washington, DC
- Fletcher Pease '14 Office of Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) Washington, DC
- Andres Ramirez '14 * Special Project * Foundation for Biomedical Research Washington, DC
- Michael Randall '12 The Library of Congress: Jack Kemp Foundation Washington, DC
- Victoria Trump Redd '14 Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative North America New York, NY
- Madeline Sims '12 * Special Project * Center for an Urban Future New York, NY
- Joseph A. Singh '14 * Special Project * Policy Directions Inc Washington, DC
- Danielle Unterschutz '14 Office of Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) Washington, DC
- Anna Villarruel '12 Food First: Institute for Food and Development Policy Oakland, CA
- Alexander Welton '14 Marshall Legacy Institute Arlington, VA
- Dennis Zeveloff '12 Cook County’s State’s Attorney Office Chicago, IL
Spring 2011 Rockefeller Center Interns
Winter 2011 Rockefeller Interns
- Ana Bowens '12 National Organization for Women (NOW), New York, NY
- Neera Chatterjee '12 U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC
- Marissa Greco '12 Florida Everglades Foundation, Palmetto Bay, FL
- Parker (Ellwood) Hinman '13 Office of Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA), Washington, DC
- Joshua Kornberg '13 The Nixon Center, Washington, DC
- Amanda Lee '12 U.S. Department of State: Office of the Global Aids Coordinator, Washington, DC
- Maia Matsushita '13 American Society for Muslim Advancement, New York, NY
- Robert Rein '12 Civic Consulting Alliance, Chicago, IL
- David Silver '12 Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Washington, DC
- Elizabeth Trandel '12 Genetic Alliance, Washington, DC
Fall 2010 Rockefeller Interns
- Christopher D. Chavis ’12 The Office of Governor Lynch (D-NH), Concord, New Hampshire
- Jonathan Erdman ’12 The Office of Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Washington, DC
- Zoe Friedland '12 The Supreme Court, Washington, DC
- David Lumbert ‘12 Office of Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Washington, DC
- Jamila Ma ’12 The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC
- Jessica Merry ’12 The Office of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Washington, DC
- Ariel Murphy '12 The White House, Washington, DC
Summer 2010 Rockefeller Interns
- Samantha Abrams '11 Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, Washington, DC
- Damaris A. Altomerianos ‘13 Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Robert E. Avruch ‘11 Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Los Angeles, CA
- Jessica M. Batlle ’11 Legal Aid Society of New York City, New York City, NY
- Emily T. Broas ‘11 The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
- Michael J. Brown ‘11 U.S. Department of the Treasury: Office of Financial Education, Washington, DC
- Leonard M. Chang ‘11 Verité, Amherst, MA
- Mason L. Cole ‘13 Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Washington, DC
- Laura E. Cree ‘11 U.S. Commercial Service, Bern, Switzerland
- Sean R. Donovan ‘13 National Strategies, Inc., Washington, DC
- Elisabeth Ericson ’11 Root Cause, Boston, MA
- Brian L. Freeman ’11 Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., Boston, MA
- Mattie C. Govan ‘12 The Charles Group, Washington, DC
- Meredith E. Greenberg ‘11 The Public Defender Service for The District of Columbia, Washington, DC
- Peter M. Hagan ‘11 Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Machias, ME
- Maurice L. Johnson ‘13 Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Andrew Q. Joseph ‘11 The San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA
- Paul H. Lazarow ‘13 American Jewish Committee, San Francisco, CA
- Christy M. Lazicky ‘11 The Enough Project at the Center for American Progress, Washington, DC
- Alexandra E. Mahler-Haug ‘11 U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Washington, DC
- Samuel E.M. McIntire ‘11 U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
- Nikkita K. McPherson ‘13 Bronx District Attorney's Office, Bronx, NY
- Oghenetega E. Ogban ‘11 Office of Governor Ted Strickland (D-OH), Washington, DC
- Anya H. Perret ‘11 Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, DC
- Lauren D. Reiser ‘11 Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA
- Elizabeth A. Reynolds ‘13 Office of Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Washington, DC
- Kashay N. Sanders ‘11 Feminist Majority Foundation, Arlington, VA
- Ben Schifberg ’13 Office of Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Washington, DC
- Charles H. Scott ‘11 Office of Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), Washington, DC
- Sarah Seng ‘11 New America Foundation, Washington, DC
- Paul K. Strauch '13 Office of Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NY), Washington, DC
- Marina L. Villeneuve ’13 Gender, Security, and Human Rights Consortium, Cambridge, MA
- Kimberly D. Waters ’11 U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Public Affairs, Washington, DC
- Theodore J. Wojcik ’11 Maine Civil Liberties Union, Portland, ME
Spring 2010 Rockefeller Interns
- Danielle Coleman ‘12 Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, DC
- Ben Gettinger ’11 White House Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, DC
- Daniel Harper ‘12 The Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information, Jerusalem
- Erin Jaeger ’11 American Civil Liberties Union’s National Legal Department, New York, NY
- Shengzhi Li ’12 Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC
- Alyssa Lindsay ’12 The U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Public Affairs, Washington, DC
- Karen Schuster ’12 American Chamber of Commerce Beijing, China
- Ariana Vacs Renwick ’12 Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Washington, DC
- Kay Yi ’11 Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, New York, NY
Winter 2010 Rockefeller Interns
- Hillary S. Cheng '11 Office of Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), Washington, DC
- Aaron Gaide ’11 Charles Group, Washington, DC
- Aryana Jacobs '11 California Black Women’s Health Project, Inglewood, CA
- Jun Liang ’12 National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA
- Bharath Mohan ’10 Office of Governor Mike Beebe (D-AR), Washington, DC
- Alina Magalí Politzer ’11 Center for American Progress, Washington, DC
- Amrita Sankar '12 FSW, Inc., Bridgeport, CT
- Jillian Tetirick ’11 U.S. Department of State, Moscow, RUSSIA
- Lindsay Van Landeghem ’11 Amigos de San Cristobal, A.D., Chiapas, Mexico
Fall 2009 Rockefeller Interns
- Hunter S. Cox '11 Committee on Indian Affairs, Washington DC
- Emily R. Goodell '11 U.S. Department of State, Moscow, Russia
- Michelle Ha '11 Balestriere Lanza PLLC, New York, NY
- Sooyeon Kang '10 Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the U.S., New York, NY
- Molly Schloss '11 U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
- Adrian Wood-Smith ’10 U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
- Justin Varilek '11 Human Rights Center Memorial, Moscow, Russia
Summer 2009 Rockefeller Interns
- Allyson Bennett ‘10 Roll Call Group, Washington, DC
- Travis Blalock ‘12 Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
- Nathan L. Bruschi ‘10 The Charles Group, Washington, DC
- Maura Cass ‘10 The White House Project, New York, NY
- Sheli Chabon '10 The Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information, Jerusalem, Israel
- Elizabeth M. Dain-Owens ‘10 SolarQuest, Hanover, NH
- Caroline Esser ‘10 The New America Foundation, Washington, DC
- Laura R. Gardner ‘10 Office of Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), Washington, DC
- Rebecca Goldberg ‘10 Suffolk County [NY] District Attorney's Office, Hauppauge, NY
- Cindy Guo ‘10 National Finance Corporation (through World Endeavors), Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Nathan Gusdorf '12 American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri, St. Louis, MO
- Carsten B. Hansen ‘12 Electric Drive Transportation Association, Washington, DC
- Matthew I. Jorgensen ‘12 National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, New York, NY
- Connie Y. Lam ‘10 Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, DC
- Julissa Llosa ‘10 Asylum Access, San Francisco, CA
- Samantha Mandel ‘10 Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute, Washington, DC
- Mitch McIntyre ‘10 U.S. Department of Commerce: U.S. Commercial Service, San Jose, CA
- Alexi M. Pappas ‘12 Green For All, Oakland, CA
- Andrew W. Pollack ‘10 San Diego County Public Defender's Office, San Diego, CA
- Lucy R. Pollard ‘10 National Air Carrier Association, Arlington, VA
- Alex Rivadeneira ‘10 Learning First Alliance, Washington, DC
- John G. Schroeder ‘10 Towards Employment, Cleveland, Ohio
- Madeline Sims ‘12 New York Council for the Humanities, New York, NY
- Daina Staisiunas ‘10 City of Chicago Department of Law, Chicago, IL
- David Sterman ‘12 Climate Institute, Washington, DC
- Taylor Stevenson ‘10 FDP/DVP Party, Landtag Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart, Germany
- Ari Sussman ‘10 Office of Congresswoman Rosa L. Delauro (D-CT), Washington, DC
- Carl Symcox ‘12 Independence Institute, Denver, CO
- Gaelle E. Tribie ‘10 The Legal Aid Society, New York, NY
- Natalie A. Young ‘10 Institute for Women's Policy Research, Washington, DC
Spring 2009 Rockefeller Interns
- Fabeah Adu-Oppong '11 National Partnership for Women & Families, Washington, DC
- Ting Cui '10 U.S. Department of State, Hong Kong
- Austin Dillon '10 The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
- Andrew Ferrera '10 Office of Congressman James McDermott (D-WA), Washington, DC
- Randy Hsieh '10 Office of Motohisa Furukawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Jensen Lowe '10 U.S. Department of State: Bureau of African Affairs, Washington, DC
- Sourabh Mishra '10 American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, DC
- Ashley Perkins '11 Office of Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), New York, NY
- Joshua Roselman '11 The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Winter 2009 Rockefeller Center Interns
- Nickolas Barber '10 Office of Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), Washington, DC
- Christopher Cain '10 Office of Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Syracuse, NY
- Alex R. Caron ‘10 U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
- Jordan Hasty '11 Office of Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC), Washington, DC
- Heidi Heller '10 Climate Institute, Washington, DC
- Emily Jasinski '10 National Center for Learning Disabilities, Washington, DC
- Elizabeth Mitchell '10 Common Impact, Cambridge, MA
- Alicia Modeen '10 FSW Inc., Bridgeport, CT
- Uma Mullapudi '10 Oxfam America, Boston, MA
- Brian Murphy '11 The Charles Group, LLC, Washington, DC
- Kathleen Oprea '10 U.S. Department of Justice: Environment and Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC
- Brian Shea '10 N.H. Department of Justice: Bureau of Civil Law, Concord, NH
- Jessie Stefanik '10 American Islamic Congress, Boston, MA
- Tiffany Tai '11 The Charles Group, LLC, Washington, DC
- Daniel Van Deusen '11 Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, Albany, NY
- Chenhui (Lillian) Wang '10 American Civil Liberties Union, San Francisco, CA
- Samuel Welch '10 Iowa Global Warming Campaign, Des Moines, Iowa
- Michaela Yule '10 Middle East Institute, Washington, DC
Fall 2008 Rockefeller Center Interns
- Evan Brand '09 Capitol Research Center, Washington, DC
- Boyd Lever ’08 U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Washington, DC
- Flora Ng '10 U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
- Joseph Evan Nogay '10 Office of Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Washington, DC
- Brian Recht '10 The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
- Andrew W. Smith '10 Offices of Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), Washington, DC
- Suzanne Spignesi '10 The Justice Project, Washington, DC
- Katherine Vonderhaar '10 Dartmouth Medicine Magazine, Hanover, N.H.
Summer 2008 Rockefeller Center Interns
- Bryon M. Alston '11 Mayor Gavin Newsom's Office, San Francisco, CA
- Jennifer M. Bandy '09 U.S. Department of State: Bureau of European & Eurasian Affairs, Washington, DC
- Lindsey A. Beckett '11 World Affairs Council of Maine, Portland, ME
- Brian C. Chao '09 U.S. Department of Defense: East Asia Desk, Washington, DC
- Katie K. Chifcian '09 Barakat, Boston, MA
- Lee Cooper '09 Hudson Institute (LatAm Studies), Boston, MA
- Alexandra J. DiBranco '09 Political Research Associates, Somerville, MA
- Alley Edlebi '09 Brookings' Saban Center for MidEast Policy, Washington, DC
- Nathan S. Empsall '09 Episcopal Public Policy Network and Office of Government Relations, Washington, DC
- Eliana Fishman '11 Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO
- Stephanie Han '11 Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO
- Laura L. Hester '09 Global Health Council, White River Junction, VT
- David T. Irving '11 Republican Main Street Partnership, Washington, DC
- Brenna E. Jenny '09 Brooklyn D.A. Office, Brooklyn, NY
- Ezra A. Josephson '10 Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Columbus, OH
- Marissa S. Knodel '09 Environment America, Washington, DC
- Turia L. Lahlou '11 Office of Representative Diana Degette (D-CO), Denver, CO
- Kaili Lambe '09 Center for American Progress, Washington, DC
- Andrew S. Lebovich '09 New America Foundation, Washington, DC
- Tanner W. Mathison '11 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Baltimore, MD
- Stefanie M. Miller '09 Brooklyn D.A. Office, Brooklyn, NY
- Aimee J. Moon '09 The Charles Group, Washington, DC
- Zachary Moore '09 U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
- Khiet T. Nguyen '09 Federal Agency, Washington, DC
- Jordan H. Osserman '11 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Washington, DC
- Yashodhara R. L. Rana '09 Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
- Shruthi Rereddy '09 Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC
- Weston Sager '09 Hudson Center for Eurasian Policy, Washington, DC
- Laura C. Sayler '09 Legal Aid Society Office in the Manhattan Housing Court, New York, NY
- Ian Schlie '09 The Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO
- Emma Virginia '09 Northeast Wilderness Trust, Boston, MA
- Jack W. Wang '11 Atlantic Legal Foundation, Larchmont, NY
