Fellows intern in a variety of settings for academic credit and professional experience. You’ll find them working or volunteering in international banks in New York and China, in medical clinics in Nicaragua and Tanzania, in nonprofit agencies in Detroit and Peru, and in government offices on Capitol Hill.

2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009

Bobby Rosenbleeth ’11, Institute of Economic Affairs, London, United Kingdom; National Association of Counties, Washington, DC; UBS Investment Bank, New York, NY
"Spring semester of 2009, I interned at the Institute of Economic Affairs, an economic policy think tank in London, where I published a compendium summarizing articles from free-market think tanks and academics offering policy solutions to the financial crisis. That summer, I interned in the Research Division of the National Association of Counties, a public interest group in Washington, DC. I spent the summer researching each state’s law governing permissible investment options for county funds. This research will be distributed to counties across the country to reform their investment strategies in response to the lessons of the financial crisis.

“These experiences in London and Washington sparked a personal interest in finance and financial industry regulations. Combining the macro perspective on financial and economic policy at the IEA with the specific focus on public finance laws at NACo improved my understanding of financial regulatory policy. I drew on these experiences to obtain an investment banking internship with UBS Investment Bank in New York City for summer 2010, which complemented my financial policy knowledge with private sector experience.

“As a summer analyst at UBS, I compiled mergers and acquisitions and capital structure proposals for large-cap insurers, banks, and financial technology companies; participated on the joint bookrunner team for MetLife’s $3.6 billion equity follow-on and $3.0 billion debt offering; and completed a one-week training program, including a Training the Street valuation program. The analyst internship helped prepare me for a full-time analyst position in investment banking after graduation.”

Sarah Caruana ’10, American Near East Refugee Aid, Amman, Jordan; Law office of Randall Caudle, San Francisco, CA; Office of Refugee Resettlement, Archdiocese, Detroit, MI
“Fall semester of my junior year, I interned in Jordan with American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) on a project supported by a grant from the U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. In addition to providing academic enhancement courses to ensure the successful integration of Iraqi children into Jordanian schools, ANERA implemented awareness sessions for mothers on topics ranging from rodent awareness to children’s and women’s rights to protecting your children from violence. I learned about many facets of NGO work in developing countries – competition between NGOs, limits imposed by national governments on NGO work, monitoring and evaluation of projects, and the grant process.

“Before I set out to critically examine the subject at the international level, I spent spring semester interning for an immigration attorney in San Francisco. This city, with its mosaic population, proved to be the ideal place to become acquainted with U.S. immigration policy and practice. I worked 40-hour weeks for four months on everything from marriage to U.S. citizen and fiancé visa cases to removal/deportation hearings and an asylum termination case. Keeping up with changes in policy and immigration enforcement in the news and government releases was a daily necessity. More important, however, was keeping up with the various details of our clients’ lives that affected their immigration status.

“That summer, I interned for the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Archdiocese of Detroit. Along with Lutheran Social Services and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, the Archdiocese handles the majority of Iraqi refugee resettlement in the Detroit area. I interned full-time during a crucial capacity-testing period with substantially increasing numbers of Iraqis being processed by the International Organization of Migration in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey for resettlement in the United States. My decision to live and work in Detroit in the context of the current economic crisis proved to be a major wake-up call in terms of what knowledge I need to pursue to better serve compromised populations.” ›

Sabrina Ragaller ’11, U.S. State Department, Washington, DC
“I interned at the U.S. State Department for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. I helped coordinate the production of the annual Human Rights Reports and the Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports and assisted with the bureau’s external outreach, from updating the website to planning speaking events and roundtables with NGOs. Working on the seventh floor of the State Department (the same as the Secretary!) was incredibly energizing. I met ambassadors and human rights activists from around the world. There is nothing better for an international affairs major than to work alongside the nation’s primary foreign policy experts. Because of my internship, I made great contacts who really support my desire to work with human rights and with the Department in the future.” 

Kelsey Jones ’10, Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY
“I interned at the Greater New York Hospital Association under UGA alumna Susan Waltman, General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Legal, Regulatory, and Professional Affairs. My nine weeks at GNYHA were devoted to a variety of healthcare-related activities in three major areas – quality control, health policy, and emergency preparedness. I sat in on meetings with health policy developers, politicians, hospital CEOs, nurses, and infection control workers. I could not have asked for a better introduction to the complex, ever-changing facets of health care. My time in New York City further developed my passion for public health and has informed my future career goal of working on health policy at the federal level.” 

Lucas Puente ’10, Legislative Intern, Office of (then) Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), Washington, DC
“Under the office’s Legislative Counsel for Finance, Ian Solomon, I composed memos on a range of economic and financial topics, delivered a presentation to the office on the origin and implications of the present financial crisis, and attended numerous Congressional hearings and meetings. I also volunteered in President Obama’s election campaign and went canvassing in two different states. I was fortunate to witness the most exciting moment of the year: the Obama for America election night event at Grant Park in Chicago. Overall, the semester was a significant catalyst for my personal and professional development, and I have now officially caught the Potomac Fever."

Jasmaine Williams ’10, Laboratory Intern, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ
“‘From bench to bedside’ is the motto of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), a unique place that focuses on using the rapidly developing genomic knowledge to create more personalized treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer. I found a wonderful medium between my scientific curiosity and clinical passions during my work at TGen. Interning for eight weeks was invaluable in developing my focus on women’s cancers for my future career as a research scientist.”

Chad Hume ’09, Financial Advisory Services Division, Houlihan Lokey, Atlanta, GA
“I spent my summer as an intern in the Atlanta office of the Financial Advisory Services Division of Houlihan Lokey, an international investment bank. My responsibilities included conducting market research, performing in-depth financial statement analysis, and preparing pitchbooks for client meetings. This internship provided insight into the skills needed to be successful in the fast-paced, competitive world of investment banking.”

Robert Thrasher ’10, Lead Tax Services Intern, Deloitte, LLP, Washington, DC
“Interning in Deloitte’s tax department has provided the chance to experience work in a high-level business environment with large multinational clients.”

Rebecca Corey ’09, Photography Intern, ArtFoto, Budapest, Hungary
“My internship in Europe allowed me to explore my passion for photography and graphic design. Irish photographer and artist Brian Kennedy taught me about the technicalities of photography while also opening my eyes to the artistic and spiritual side of the art. My time at the ArtFoto studio gave a new meaning to perspective, design, and the business side of photography.”

Caitlin McLaughlin ’09, Human Rights Intern, ProPeru, Cusco, Peru
“My internship was with a maids’ rights organization called Centro Yanapanakusun (a Quechua word meaning ‘Helping Ourselves’). The organization aims to help young girls working as domestic servants by increasing awareness of their legal rights and providing the opportunity for social and intellectual development. I worked in the communications office, where my tasks varied from helping construct a new radio broadcast booth to writing and recording commercials to looking up Spanish fairy tales to be included in the monthly newsletter. I was included in the everyday workings of the organization and learned a great deal about child labor laws and practices in a developing country.”

Logan Krusac ’12, Public Relations Director, Bobby Saxon for U.S. Congress Campaign
“I learned a great deal about how to run a campaign and the challenges that are associated with that endeavor. As I traveled on the road with Bobby, I learned about the struggle of being a candidate who is outspent ten-to-one and running in a district where his party is unpopular. Local politics is a completely different world from our idea of national campaigns!”

Paul Ruddle ’09, Maize Product Development Intern, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Princeton, IL
“I assisted with a variety of tasks related to the execution of high-quality yield test trials and the development of future inbred and hybrid lines to evaluate for yield. Through the internship, I learned how plant breeding works in an industry setting, while completing meaningful work for that breeding program and applying much of what I had already learned at UGA.”

Cleveland Piggott ’10, Classic City OB/GYN, Athens, GA
“In the summer of 2008, I shadowed Dr. Leah Lowman, a Foundation Fellows alumna, at Classic City OB/GYN in Athens, Georgia. Watching Dr. Lowman and the other doctors go through their day-to-day activities and perform surgeries, I learned a lot about the medical field and all that goes into running a group practice. I also gained an interest in an area of medicine that I had not considered before.”

Foundation Fellows - Internships 2010-2011

Patrick Fitzmaurice ’12 - Sales & Trading intern, Institutional Equities division, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY

Ryan Friday ’11 - KPMG, Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Geales Goodwin ’11 - Teach For America, Athens, GA; Philadelphia, PA

Camille Gregory ’13 - Freedman Consulting, Washington, DC

Anisha Hegde ’14 - Jain Foundation, Dysferlinopathy and Public Health, Mumbai, India

Anne Karam ’11 - Protiviti, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Hillary Kingsley ’12 - Brevard Summer Music Institute, Brevard, NC

Logan Krusac ’12 - McKenna Long & Aldridge, Washington, DC

Matt Levenson ’11 - BSI Supply Chain Security Solutions, Reston, VA

Morgann Lyles ’12 - Office of U.S. Rep. David Scott, Washington, DC

John Marshall ’11 - Translational Genomics Drug Development, Phoenix, AZ

Aaron Marshburn ’11 - CNN Idea Lab, CNN Global Headquarters, Atlanta, GA

Bethany McCain ’13 - UGA Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Athens, GA; Central Bank of Uruguay, Department of Research, Montevideo, Uruguay

Ryan McLynn ’13 - Medical Service to Rural Populations, Cusco, Peru

Calley Mersmann ’11 - Urban Defense Project, Cleveland, OH; Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Athens, GA 

Luke Mosley ’12 - Child and Family Health International, Mumbai, India; Jordan Institute of Science and Technology, Medical Research, Irbid, Jordan

Phillip Mote ’11 - Child and Family Health International, Mumbai, India

Bryn Murphy ’12 - Peruvian Society for Environmental Law, Lima, Peru

Rachel Pocock ’11 - McKenna Long & Aldridge, Washington, DC

Derek Ponticelli ’13 - Boona Baana Center for Children’s Rights, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Sabrina Ragaller ’11 - Center for International Trade and Security, Athens, GA; Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Athens, GA 

Bobby Rosenbleeth ’11 - UBS Investment Bank, New York, NY

Matthew Saltz ’13 - Envoc Software Consulting, Baton Rouge, LA

Matt Sellers ’12 - National Association of Counties, Washington, DC; Organizing for America, Athens, GA; U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Washington, DC

Anuj Shukla ’12 - Child and Family Health International, Cape Town, South Africa

Trey Sinyard ’11 - Child and Family Health International, Mumbai, India

Will Stephenson ’12 - Global Film Initiative, San Francisco, CA

Megan Unger ’13 - Veterinary Internship, Dr. Donald Nunn, Integrity Animal Hospital, Kingsland, GA; Veterinary Internship, Dr. Linda Bell, Savannah, MO

Kishore Vedala ’14 - Process engineer, Xnth Engineering, Atlanta, GA

Hemali Vin ’12 - Global Health Internship, UGA College of Public Health, Vietnam

Addison Wright ’13 - Boona Baana Center for Children’s Rights, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tracy Yang ’11 - Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY

Sheena Zhang ’11 - Farr Associates Architecture & Urban Planning, Chicago, IL; UGA Office of Sustainability, Athens, GA

David Zweig ’12 - Urban Agriculture Internship, EARTH University, Limon, Costa Rica; University of Arkansas, Technology Vetting, Fayetteville, AR

Foundation Fellows - Internships 2009-2010

Juan Cardoza-Oquendo - Elos Institute, Santos, Brazil

David Fu - Hua Xia Bank, Individual and Corporate Loans Division, Wuhan, China

Geales Goodwin - Teach for America, Athens, GA

Dana Higgins - The Dershowitz Group, Washington, DC

Marcus Hines - Projects Abroad – Medical, Mandeville, Jamaica

Phoeny Li - Organization for Tropical Studies, San Jose and San Luis, Costa Rica

Kelsey Jones - Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY

John Marshall - Translational Genomics Institute, Phoenix, AZ

Connor McCarthy - Teach for America, Athens, GA

Calley Mersmann - Urban Defense Project, Cleveland, OH

Luke Mosley - Child and Family Health International, Mumbai, India

Phillip Mote - Child and Family Health International, Mumbai, India

Bryn Murphy - Sociedad Peruana del Derecho Ambiental, Lima, Peru

Muktha Natrajan - World Health Organization, Windhoek, Namibia

Rachel Pocock - McKenna, Long & Aldridge, Washington, DC

Sabrina Ragaller - State Department, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Washington, DC

Bobby Rosenbleeth - UBS Investment Bank, New York, NY;
National Association of Counties, Research Division, Washington, DC

Trey Sinyard - Hospital Association of Mumbai, India

Tracy Yang - Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY

Sheena Zhang - Farr Associates – Architecture, Planning, Preservation, Chicago, IL

David Zweig - Earth University, Limon, Costa Rica

Foundation Fellows - Internships 2008-2009

Betsy Allen - Presbyterian Student Center, Athens, GA

Sarah Caruana - Immigration Law Office of Randall Caudle, San Francisco, CA; Archdiocese Detroit Refugee Resettlement Office, Detroit, MI

Kevin Copp - Wareham Gatemen Broadcast Team, Cape Cod Baseball League, Wareham, MA

David Fu - Hua Xia Bank, Wuhan, China; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Nanjing, China

Elizabeth Godbey - SE GA Regional Health Center Community Care Clinic, Brunswick, GA

Geales Goodwin - Centre for Job Creation and Environmental Protection, Cape Coast, Ghana; A Broader View, Cuzco, Peru

Dana Higgins - Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Atlanta, GA

Chad Hume - Houlihan Lokey Investment Bank, Atlanta, GA

Mir Inaamullah - ISNA Office of Interfaith and Community Alliances, Washington, DC

Kelsey Jones - Greater NY Hospital Association, New York, NY

Anne Karam - Centre for Job Creation and Environmental Protection, Cape Coast, Ghana; A Broader View, Cuzco, Peru

Logan Krusac - Office of Bobby Saxon for U.S. Congress, Athens, GA

Brittany Lee - WSBTV Channel 2, Atlanta, GA

Phoeny Li - Linyi Normal University International Exchange, Shandong, China

John Marshall - ProPeru, Cuzco, Peru

Connor McCarthy - Legislative Intern, Office of Senator Johnny Isakson, Washington, DC

Sharon McCoy - Center for American Progress, Washington, DC

Joshua McLaurin - Human Rights League, Bratislava, Slovakia

Phillip Mote - CDC Naval Medical Research Center, Lima, Peru

Ginny Newman - Office of Congressman John Lewis, Washington, DC; Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Beijing, China

Cleveland Piggott - Classic City OB/GYN Athens, GA

Lucas Puente - Office of U.S. Senator Barack Obama, Washington, DC;
Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC

Beth Riggle - CVS Pharmacy, Watkinsville, GA

Bobby Rosenbleeth - Institute of Economic Affairs, London, England; National Association of Counties, Washington, DC

Paul Ruddle - Pioneer Hybrid International, Princeton, IL

Trey Sinyard - ProPeru, Cuzco, Peru

Eli Tedesco - POP Jewelry Collective, Hyderabad, India; The Domain Companies, New Orleans, LA

Robert Thrasher - Deloitte Tax, Washington, DC

Jasmaine Williams - Merck Institute, Boston, MA

Tracy Yang - University of Maryland Greenbaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD

Sheena Zhang - Joint U.S.-China Cooperation on Clean Energy, Shanghai, China