Former Interns and Testimonials
Ben is a senior at the University of Maryland, College Park, and will graduate this Spring with a bachelors degree in American Studies. Last Spring, Ben spent a semester studying language, culture, and history in Barcelona, Spain, and hopes to continue his cultural education in the coming years. Previously, Ben worked as an intern for Sport and Society, a non-profit organization committed to positively affecting youth through the allure and power of sport. After graduation in May 2009, Ben plans to pursue his passion for youth-oriented community and national service.
Sarah Tucker
Sarah is a sophomore at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, studying International Politics with a certificate in Justice and Peace Studies. Originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sarah first got into the youth service field through working with PeaceJam, an international organization which works with Nobel Peace Prize winners to promote youth service-learning. In high school, Sarah was a participant in this program, and is now working to bring PeaceJam to the DC area. While unsure about future career aspirations, since she traveled to Ghana in the summer after her Junior year of high school, Sarah is sure that she wants to work with development and human rights issues in Africa. In the meantime, however, Sarah is delighted to be serving as the intern for IANYS at ICP.
Adeola
Olagunju, Summer 2007
Lily Axelrod, Summer 2007
I had a fantastic summer working at ICP. The staff made me feel welcome right away, and I enjoyed the office's collegial atmosphere, flexible schedule, and fun location in Dupont Circle. As an undergrad, I felt like I was treated like a full member of the staff and given challenging projects which related to my interests. I primarily worked on our contract with UNICEF to study youth civic engagement in East Asia and the Pacific. I designed a focus group discussion which was used with young volunteers in the region, helped design and disseminate questionnaires to learn about specific programs and nations contexts for youth civic participation, and conducted background research for the final paper. In addition to the UNICEF study, I worked on our project for v, a British charity seeking to learn about innovative volunteer programs around the world. I put my Spanish skills to the test interviewing young volunteers in Latin America, wrote up the results of my research, and contributed to the final report to v. I also wrote an article about a Hungarian youth service program for ICP's online newsletter, contributed to apaper about youth service in post-conflict countries, and attended a meeting on the Hill regarding the Summer of Service legislation ICP is promoting.
Sejal
Jhaveri, Summer 2007
Bryan Seck, Spring 2007
From January to May 2007, I was the Research and Communications intern at ICP. In this position, I wrote newsletter articles, researched and wrote memos on ICP projects and interests, and designed and implemented a database and website of National Youth Service Policies and Civic Engagement Programs worldwide. When working on the database project, I was given space to take the lead and transform data from an in-house Excel file to a fully searchable and updatable website/search engine open to all users worldwide. The two project coordinators (Katherine Hutter and Charlotte McDowell) and I worked together to format the database and its website to be intuitive for users searching for policy and program information and for future ICP interns who will constantly update the database through the website. The National Youth Service Policy and Civic Engagement Program database and website is a collaborative success in which I am very proud to have participated and from which I have learned immensely.
Sarah Budriunas,
Summer 2010
Sarah currently attends University of
California Santa Barbara, and is working on her
undergraduate degree in Political Science, with
a minor in History. She speaks Spanish, is also
currently learning Farsi and Hebrew. Sarah is
originally from San Jose, CA, and hopes to
relocate permanently to Washington D.C once she
has completed her undergraduate degree.
Currently, she is assisting with ICP research
and publications by writing country profiles
that will be a part of the IANYS publication in
Fall 2010. She is also a contributor to the ICP
blog and ICP newsletter. Additionally, Sarah
keeps the numerous ICP resource centers up to
date, and is helping to assist in the building
of the PEACE network. She hopes to continue her
work in social media and country research even
after she leaves ICP.
Jacquelyn
Rioux,
Summer 2010
Jacquelyn is a graduate student at
George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, working
on her masters’ degree in English with a
concentration in Professional Writing and
Rhetoric. Last January, she received her
bachelors’ degree in English with a
concentration in Nonfiction Writing and
Rhetoric. For three years, she has taught adult
immigrants English as a Second Language at her
local church. This has expanded her awareness
of various international cultures. As an
intern, she is working on the manuscript of a
book, written by Talloires Network staff
members, about how universities worldwide are
participating in civic and community
engagement. In addition, she is writing
articles and blogs for various ICP
publications. She is delighted to have this
opportunity to gain experience in ICP in her
field of study and in non-profit
organizations.
Jessica
Eckdish, Summer 2010
Jessica is a senior at the University
of California at Santa Barbara where she is
working towards a bachelor’s degree in
Political Science with an emphasis on
International Relations as well as a Minor in
French. Jessica furthered her French language
skills and cultural understanding through
studying abroad for one semester in the fall of
2009 where she studied politics, economics, and
history with French students and professors. As
an intern for ICP, Jessica is assisting with
the planning of the IANYS 9th Global
Conference on National Service that will occur
in Alexandria, Egypt in the fall. She also
contributes to a number of other projects,
including researching and writing for an
upcoming publication evaluating youth civic
engagement worldwide and writing articles for
ICP newsletters. Jessica is thoroughly enjoying
her experience at ICP and greatly looks forward
to employing the valuable skills she has
obtained in the future.
Sara
Danver, Summer
2010
Sara Danver is a fourth year at the
University of Virginia and will be graduating
in May, 2011 with a degree in International
Relations with a focus in the Middle East.
Having spent her third year studying abroad at
the University of Edinburgh, she wanted to
continue to develop her international horizons
and thus found ICP. She has been previously
involved in service and civic engagement by
planning a book-themed fair for elementary
school kids in her hometown of Alexandria,
Virginia and through a volunteer organization
called the Harry Potter Alliance. She hopes to
continue her international education through
journalism or a career in the Foreign
Service.
Colleenn Bickel, Summer
2010
Colleen Bickel attends graduate school
at Georgetown University, where she is studying
Democracy and Governance. Her professional
interests include anti-corruption initiatives
and the promotion of civil society. In her
internship with ICP, Colleen focuses on writing
and preparing the ICP publication on youth
civic engagement for the IANYS Global
Conference in October 2010. What Colleen most
enjoys about her internship is the opportunity
to learn about and publicize the efforts of on
the ground actors supporting youth civic
engagement.
Current Interns and Students
Christina
Malliet, Fall 2010
Christina is a junior at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where she is working towards Bachelor’s degrees in both English and French. Originally from Cedarburg, Wisconsin, Christina’s professional interests include publishing, editing and communications. As an ICP Communications intern, Christina covers social media and writes newsletter articles, press releases and blog posts.