WFPG Interns

WFPG Interns - Fall 2009

 

Emily Hogan is a senior at Johns Hopkins University where she majors in Political Science and minors in History and Latin American Politics. She spent last fall studying abroad in Santiago, Chile and hopes to pursue post-graduate studies abroad. 

 

Mariko Koyamatsu is a senior at Mount Holyoke College, where she is double majoring in Politics and Asian Studies. She has studied abroad in Beijing and Shanghai, and has interned abroad in Shenzhen, China. 

 

Brooke Pearson is a first year Master's student in Global Communication and US Foreign Policy at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. She recently returned from spending a year teaching English in Macau, China on a Fulbright grant.

 

Shannon Hosmer is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University where she majored in Fine Arts and minored in East Asian Languages and Cultures. She has spent three years working in Japan as an Instructor of English and Translator for the government of Akitakata City.

 

Rebekah Choate is a senior at American University studying International Studies. She spent last semester studying in Brussels, Belgium. Next year she is hoping to teach English in France and she will eventually be attending graduate school.

 

WFPG Interns - Summer 2009

(From left) Kiera Bloore, Alyssa Teddy, and Amy Withmory	(From left) Caitlin Carroll and Taylor Henninger

 

Caitlin Carroll is a senior at Brigham Young University studying Political Science and minoring in Women's Studies and International Development. She plans on attending graduate school in gender and development.

 

Kiera Bloore is a senior at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Kiera is majoring in Culture and Politics and pursuing a certificate in African studies. Last fall, Kiera studied abroad in Tanzania at the University of Dar es Salaam.

 

Taylor Henninger is a recent graduate of New York University, where she focused on French and Politics. She has studied abroad in both Paris and Prague and is currently working as a Teach for America French teacher before pursuing graduate studies in international relations and security studies.

 

Alyssa Teddy is a senior at the University of California, Davis where she will be receiving a degree in International Relations with a focus on health and human populations and North Africa and the Middle East. She just returned from a year abroad in Lyon, France where she studied Islam and Politics at l’Institut d'Études Politiques de Lyon.

 

Amy Withmory is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania where she is double-majoring in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), with a concentration in Political Science and Religious Studies. She plans on pursuing post-graduate studies abroad.

WFPG Interns - Spring, 2009

(From left) Caitlin Crotty, Paula Katrina Drago, Kaitlyn Neuberger, Avni Mehta, and Katie Fricke

 

Caitlin Crotty is a junior at American University and is pursuing a dual degree in both Literature and International Studies, with a concentration in international development. She recently returned from studying abroad at Trinity College Dublin and is interested in gender issues and international health.

 

Paula Katrina Drago is a senior at the George Washington University where she is studying International Affairs and minoring in History. She studied abroad last year in Florence, Italy.

 

Kaitlyn Neuberger is a junior Culture and Politics major in the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. She spent last semester abroad in Africa, studying at the University of Cape Town and living with a family in Dakar, Senegal.

 

Avni Mehta is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, majoring in International Politics, focusing on International Security Studies. She is also an Asian Studies certificate candidate and will study abroad in Hyderabad, India, this fall.

 

Katie Fricke is currently a sophomore at the University of California-Irvine where she is pursuing a degree in German Studies and Global Cultures. She has studied abroad in Berlin, Germany, and hopes to return for post-graduate studies.

WFPG Interns - Fall/Winter, 2008

(From left) Ashley Evans, Emily Rose, Katie Kerl, and Helah Robinson

 

Ashley Evans is a senior at American University's School of International Service, focusing on Islamic Studies, the Middle East, and Arabic. Last fall she studied abroad in Cairo, Egypt, and hopes to go back to the region after graduating in May 2009.

Emily Rose is a junior at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, specializing in American foreign policy. After her time with the WFPG she will study abroad at King's College in London.

 

Katie Kerl is a senior at Centenary College majoring in Global Studies and Political and Government Affairs. She is a participant of the International Law and Organizations section of the Fall 2008 Washington Semester Program at American University. Katie hopes to pursue a career in international law and diplomacy.

 

Helah Robinson is a senior at Georgetown University, majoring in International Politics, focusing on International Institutions, Ethics and Law. She is also an International Development Certificate candidate and studied abroad last spring in Dakar, Senegal.

WFPG Interns - Summer, 2008

 

(From left) Andrea Gordon, Courtney Stuckwisch, Molly Doran, and Maureen Lanigan

 

Andrea Gordon is a junior at Boston College, where she is studying International Studies with concentrations in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies.  She also plans to minor in Italian and is studying abroad in Florence and Parma this fall.

 

Courtney Stuckwisch graduated from the University of Virginia in May 2007 with majors in English and French and a Government minor. She is currently teaching high school English in New Orleans, La. as a 2007 Teach For America corps member.

 

Molly Doran is an MA Candidate at American University, where she is studying human rights and international organizations.  She completed her undergraduate degree at Illinois Wesleyan University in 2007, with a double major in International Studies and French and Francophone Studies.

 

Maureen Lanigan is going to be a senior at Boston College, majoring in International Studies with a concentration in Political Science and a minor in French.  She just returned from a semester abroad in Beijing, China.

WFPG Interns - Winter/Spring, 2008

 

 

(From left) Lauren March, Namara Smith, Laiqah Al-habsy, and Ainab Rahman

 

Lauren March is a senior at Hope College, majoring in Political Science and French with a focus in international relations and women's issues. She is interested in a career in international affairs and international law.

 

Namara Smith is a graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, MD where she completed the "Great Books Program". She is interested in international development.

 

Laiqah Al-habsy, is originally from Oman and is a senior at George Mason University (graduating December, 2008). She is studying Global Affairs with a concentration on Inequalities and Responses and a minor in Women's Studies.

 

Ainab Rahman, is from Bangladesh and is currently a junior at the College of William and Mary, where she is pursuing a major in International Relations with a minor in Women’s Studies. She is also studying religion and French.

 

 

WFPG Interns - Fall/Winter, 2007

 

(From left) Rebecca Schevitz, Sarah Trumble, and Emily Brown

 

Rebecca Schevitz recently graduated from American University where she studied International Relations, Arab Studies, and French.

 

Sarah Trumble is a junior at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is majoring in Global Studies with a minor in Spanish and will spend the upcoming spring semester studying abroad in Spain.

 

Emily Brown is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, OH. Emily graduated cum laude with majors in Interdisciplinary Studies and Women’s Studies and a minor in Political Science.


WFPG Interns - Summer, 2007

(From left) Mollie Braverman, Becca Balis, and Carly Rush

Mollie Braverman is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania.  She is majoring in History with a focus in Diplomatic History.  She speaks French and is beginning to study Spanish.

Becca Balis is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania.  She is majoring in International Relations with a focus in Development.  She is also studying French and Art History.

Carly Rush is a senior at Brown University.  She is majoring in Political Science, and just returned from a semester abroad in Prague.