Public Affairs and Public Policy Internship Grants

Specific Grants Class of 1952 Grant Class of 1964 Grant French Grant Henry Leach 1928 Memorial Internship McClory Grant McSpadden Grant Putnam Grant E. John Rosenwald Grant
	Class of 1964 Intern William Stork at work in the Office of Senator Charles Grassley

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Find the right internship placement for you.


2. Download the Internship Funding Application.


3. Look for other sources of funding for unpaid internships.


4. Attend Civic Skills Training, an expense-paid 5-day intensive workshop in Washington DC designed specifically for students going on internships in the public arena.

Check out the Princeton Review Internship List!

SPRING 2008 INTERNS

	Jennifer Gaudette '10 Gaudette will be interning with the World Justice Project for Spring term, helping the organization to plan their World Justice Forum being held in July. Her responsibilities will include information compilation, independent legal research, and logistical assistance. The World Justice Project is a project of the American Bar Association dedicated to extending the rule of law throughout the world.
	Xiaoqing (Ava) Guo '09 In spring 2008, Ava Guo will be doing an internship at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State in Washington D.C. Her position as Undergraduate Legal Intern will entail mostly research and administrative tasks around the legal department of the organization. She will be assisting several lawyers within the organization, and her duties will include researching current local policies, reviewing minutes of local government meetings, and summarizing facts of specific cases.
	Adam Halpern-Leistner '10 Adam will assist Senator Biden's professional staff with a range of duties, including legislative, press, and administrative. Because he is beginning his internship in the middle of Senator Biden's "spring" internship session, Adam will not be assigned to work in any single department, but instead work in all three, helping other spring interns finish their projects before they leave, while working on some of his own. Adam's legislative projects will likely focus on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which Senator Biden is the Chairman.
	Caroline Harkins '09 Caroline Harkins will be working with Professor Neal Katyal at Georgetown University Law Center in the spring as a research assistant. Her responsibilities will primarily include using LexisNexis and WestLaw to investigate case law history to assist in litigation and the writing of law review articles about national security, Guantanamo Bay, executive power, prosecutions and terrorism.
	Deja Kemp '10 In the spring, Deja Kemp will be working closely with Judge Edwin Wilson and a law firm, Cairo, Ferguson and Stroupe simultaneously. She will be shadowing attorneys and following a trial. Deja has also been assigned the task of writing and researching the correlation between youths with a lack of education and their chances of ending up in the juvenile court system. At the end of the term, she will present her findings to a local council that works with rehabilitating local gangs.
	Leonard Lewis '10 Leonard Lewis will be working as an intern in the office of Senator Sherrod Brown this spring. His responsibilities will include staffing the front office, leading tours of the Capitol, and running errands. He will also have an opportunity to work on legislative projects by conducting research and writing letters in addition to attending committee hearings.
	Tess McLoud '10 Tess will be collaborating with Dr. Steven Holen at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science during the spring 2008 in his archaological studies of early human migration to the Great Basin. Tess will help maintain museum collections and assist Dr. Holen in research with implications for global warming, Native American history and rights, population migrations, and the adaptation of the environment and peoples to dramatic changes in climate. Tess is an Anthropology major with hopes of working in museums someday and is looking forward to taking part in research and field work.
	Benjamin Nunnery '10 Ben will serve as a communications intern at the North Carlolina Republican Party in Raleigh, NC. He will be researching policy issues, writing news releases and performing various other tasks given to him by the Communications Director.
	William Roth '10 Will is interning at The Innocence Project, a non-profit legal organization that works to exonerate the wrongfully accused through DNA evidence. As a policy intern, Will will be researching issues surrounding wrongful conviction, such as interrogation standards, coerced testimony, and the acceptance of DNA evidence into the trial process. Will will also work with the policy department to come up with proposals for statewide and federal legislative solutions to these issues.
	Jenna Smith '09 Jenna Smith will be interning with the office of Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand in Washington D.C. Jenna will complete legislative research assignments cased on upcoming legislation for the House Committee on Agriculture as well as assisting with constituent correspondence and general office duties.
	Mary (Lina) Stepick '10 Lina will be working at the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) in Los Angeles. She will be working specifically with middle school students at risk of dropping out, identifying factors that could be addressed by education policy. Lina will research for and participate in youth organizing meetings and education reform coalition meetings.
	Blair Sullivan '10 Blair Sullivan will be interning this spring in the Washington DC office of Republican Congressman Denny Rehberg of Montana. Her responsibilities will include answering phone calls, sorting mail, and researching and drafting letters in response to constituent inquiries. Sullivan will also have the opportunity to attend committee hearings, as Representative Rehberg sits on the highly regarded Appropriations Committee.
	Daniel Thele '10 During the Iowa legislative session, Dan Thele will work for the Iowa Farmers Union's lobbyist. He will be working at the Capitol in Des Moines on farm issues, attending committee meetings, keeping track of bills, and visiting with legislators. He will be writing reports for the Farmers Union's board of directors and an article for the Farmers Union newsletter on legislative issues. Following the close of the legislative session, Dan will be working with the food-to-institution coordinator for the Iowa Farmers Union Education Foundation, who collaborates with local farmers and organizations to increase the amount of locally grown food being purchased and served by institutions stateside, and also works to promote state and local policies that encourage local food systems.
	Bret Vallacher '10 This Spring term, Bret will be working for Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL), the Chief Deputy Whip. In this busy but understaffed office, he will fill the duties of an intern while being trained to act as a full-time staffer. There I will be answering contituent phone calls, giving tours of the capitol, drafting up form-letters, maintaining a database, in addition to attending meetings on the Congresswoman's behalf and researching legislation.
	Douglas Zarbock '10 Doug will be interning in the Office of Senator Sununu this spring on Capitol Hill. There, he will be aiding with legislative projects and responding to constituents' inquiries. He will also be leading Capitol tours.

WINTER 2008 INTERNS

	Becca Boswell '10 At her internship in Winter 2008, Becca will be working for Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen at her Miami office as a Media Relations Intern. As a Rockefeller Center Grant recipient, she will be involved in policy research, press conferences, and local constituent services.
	Maxwell L. Copello '09 Maxwell Copello is looking forward to spending this winter working for the Charles Group in Washington D.C.
	Andrew Dete '09 Andrew Dete participated in the Rome L.S.A in the winter of 2007 and is going back to Rome in the winter of 2008 to work at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See.
	Kahlie D. Dufresne '09 In the winter of 2008, Kahlie will serve as a research intern at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. in the Governance Studies Department.
	Jodi Guinn '09 Jodi Guinn is looking forward to her winter 2008 internship at the Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights, where she will help connect scholars and policy makers concerning gender issues in conflict zones throughout the world. Though this internship, she hopes to learn more about public policy and about what it takes to run a non-profit organization.
	Jillian Hamma '09 Jillian Hamma '09 will be completing her internship at the Stanford University of Education. Her supervisors generally focus on education policy, teacher education and related policy and educational equity. Jillian will be completing policy research for projects related to the Stanford school re-design network.
	Randall F. Maas '09 This winter Randall Moss '09 will intern with the Constituent Services Office in the office of the governor of Massachusetts. His responsibilities will include drafting and proofreading responses to the governor's correspondence, interacting with constituents over the telephone and conducting research for gubernatorial policy. Randall will also assist with general administrative matters in the office.
	Madhavi Menon '09 In the winter of 2008, Madhavi Menon will serve as the Government Affairs intern for The Charles Group, a government relations consulting and lobbying firm in Washington D.C. She will work with the firm's leaders to serve clients in the areas of national security, criminal justice, homeland security, and aerospace. Her responsibilities include meeting with clients, attending committee hearings in the House and Senate, conducting legislative research, and drafting position papers for distribution to the United States Congress.
	Sean Milich '09 Sean Milich will spend this winter in Washington, D.C. as an intern for the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES). Working on Capitol Hill, Sean will help collect data and assist in reports geared to help the OES establish and maintain healthy environmental policies at home and abroad.
	Caitlin J. Pierce '09 Caitlin Pierce will be spending her winter term at the Environmental and Natural Resources section of the Department of Justice, where she hopes to gain greater insight to the environmental policy challanges in the US, as well as a glimpse into what a future life in law may entail.
	William A. Reynolds '09 William (Andy) Reynolds is spending the winter term in Washington D.C. working for the Democratic Leadership Council as an intern in the Chairman's office. He will return to campus for the spring and looks forward to continuing his involvement with politics at Dartmouth.
	Daniella Sloane '10 Daniella Sloane will be interning this winter at the Organization of American States in Washington, DC, working on behalf of El Salvador. She is excited about working with such a pivotal organization that seeks to end poverty and violence in its member nations, especially being El Salvadorian herself.
	Damaris Walker '09 This winter Damaris Walker will be interning at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia. The Juvenile Law Center (JLC) works to ensure that youth are not harmed and their rights are not violated by the systems that are designed to serve and protect them. As an intern at JLC Damaris's primary responsibilities will include researching and collecting data pertaining to child welfare, juvenile justice, education, and child health. His other duties will consist of letter-writing, briefing attorneys on current issues and materials appropriate to their advocacy work, writing articles on contemporary issues in juvenile law for JLC's website and publications, and lastly speaking to callers with inquiries about children's rights.

FALL 2007 INTERNS

	Lauren Hartz '09 Lauren Hartz is spending her Fall at the Office of the Attorney General in Hagatna, Guam. She will work with the Prosecution and Civil Litigations divisions. Her duties will include legal discovery and trial preparation. In addition, Hartz will serve an advisory role within the Department of Justice to the governor and legislature of Guam. Finally, she will investigate legal and policy issues that confront United States territories such as Guam.
	Lillian Mehrel '09 Lilian Mehrel is interning in Washington, D.C. in the fall with the U.S. Department of State, at the Foreign Service Institute. She will work in the School of Professional and Area Studies, within the training division of the Near East – North Africa Area Studies. In addition to research and reporting for the FSI, Mehrel will have the opportunity to sit in on and help prepare for the regional courses offered for diplomats in training.
	Dylan Nelson '09 Dylan Nelson is spending his fall as an intern for the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health. He will also work with the office of Pete Stark (D-CA) who is the subcommittee chairman from San Francisco. He will assist members of the subcommittee with healthcare research and have an opportunity with Congressman Stark's office to explore other areas of public policy.
	Elizabeth Nelson '09 Elizabeth Nelson will spend the fall interning at Prisma, a microfinance institution (MFI) that offers financial services to the poorest of the poor in Latin America. She will be researching and publishing daily articles at MicroCapital.org, a news and research initiative on international microfinance investment. Through this internship, Nelson hopes to gain a fuller understanding of micro-investment, and, specifically, seeks to learn more about the nature and degree of the government's involvement in MFIs.
	Christine Paquin '09 This fall, Christine Paquin will be working in the Capitol Hill office of Senator John Kerry. She will perform a variety of tasks that range from office work to giving the legislative assistants support—all while having the opportunity to observe the inner workings of a U.S. Senate Office.
	Elizabeth Teague '09 Elizabeth Teague will be working in the office of Nordic and Baltic Affairs. She will be conducting research on issues in collaboration with country desk offices. Research projects might include country background notes for the State Department's public affairs website. Scheduling and preparing meetings for foreign visitors will also be a part of her responsibilities, as well as assisting parliamentarians, journalists, ambassadors, and NGO representatives.
	N. Taylor Thompson '08 Taylor Thompson will be working as an AuthentiTxt Africa Liaison. Tayor will be responsible for analyzing the global markets for counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs, and meeting with relevant health officials Washington, D.C. and Africa. Then, he will work with officials to develop a country-specific policy to confront fake pharmaceutical drugs in order to maximize health benefit.
	Sandy Wong '09 Sandy Wong will be working at the Human Rights in China, located in New York City. She will be responsible for monitoring advocacy policy issues related to the mission of the organization. She will be exposed to domestic and international advocacy work, and researching international human rights issues and UN mechanisms.
	Jessica Wright '10 Jessica Wright has spent her summer and will spend her fall working with the Republican Youth Majority in Washington, D.C. where she will continue her activities of recruiting youth and helping them get opportunities in politics, working with political campaigns, and starting grass-root organizations on colleges across the country. Jessica will also be interning in Rep. Michael Conaway's office during the fall where she will have the chance to attend hearings on armed services, foreign policy, and the situation in Iraq.

For more information about the grants or the application process, please stop by the Grants Resource Area on the 2nd floor of the Rockefeller Center or contact Karen Liot Hill via e-mail or phone (603) 646-2201.