As a Class of 2020 First-Year Fellow Eliza Jane Schaeffer ’20 interned at the U.S. Department of Education under the mentorship of Lauren Kennedy ’02. During her internship, Eliza Jane helped her mentor complete various tasks, such as creating a seven-year calendar of grant competitions....

As a Class of 2020 First-Year Fellow, Taylor Lane interned at the Congressional Research Service: Defense and Trade Division (CRS) under the mentorship of Mary Beth Nikitin ’96. As a research assistant, Taylor’s job entailed supporting the analysts in the defense policy section of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade division in CRS....

“The most rewarding part of the fellowship experience was being able to combine my interest in government and economics with my passion for politics and aspiration to someday work in D.C. and hopefully in Congress."...

As a Class of 2020 First-Year Fellow, Peter Charalambous '20 interned at the American Petroleum Institute (API) under the mentorship of Rick Ranger ’74, who Peter worked closely with in the Upstream Committee of the API....

"To me, RLF is a space where dynamic leaders can come together, learn, and debate in an open setting--something that is difficult to find in today’s polarized political landscape. I am grateful for my fellow RLF peers, many of whom I did not know before the program."...

As a Class of 2020 First-Year Fellow, Sunny Drescher '20 interned at the District of Columbia Superior Court under the mentorship of Jennifer Chandler ’82. Sunny’s responsibilities over the summer focused on collecting information about the Domestic Violence Unit at the Superior Court and other Domestic Violence Units across the country....

As a Class of 2020 First-Year Fellow, Timothy Holman ’20 interned at the Smithsonian Institution, Office of Policy and Analysis under the mentorship of Ed Rynne ’77....

As a Class of 2020 First-Year Fellow, Victoria Meyer '20 interned at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the mentorship of Nancy Bowler ’82. During her internship at FERC, Victoria worked in the Division of Analytics and Surveillance (DAS), which develops and implements surveillance tools to analyze different actors in the energy market and identify market manipulators, where she had several different responsibilities all pertaining to one summer-long research project....

As a Class of 2020 First-Year Fellow, Tyler Baum interned at The White House under the mentorship of Kevin Hudak ’07. As an Office of Political Affairs intern, Tyler provided daily news alerts and broader media coverage reports to staff members based on his analysis of national and local political sources....

"Seeing the actual operation and hearing the wind turbine technicians and engineers speak about their experiences within the industry showed me how valuable my internship has been and how important wind energy is for America’s electricity grid."...