Category: UCDC Alumni
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UCDC Alumni – Tanner Rowland
Internship: The Office of Chairman Pete Aguilar Term of Participation: Fall 2022 What was your role during the internship? I served as a congressional intern in the Office of Chairman Aguilar in the U.S. House of Representatives. In this role, I attended in-person and virtual briefings which focused on an array of policy areas. I was introduced…
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UCDC Alumni – Sullivan Gaudreault
Internship: The Syrian Emergency Task Force Term of Participation: Fall 2022 Tell us about your internship – what kind of work did you do? What did you find rewarding? My internship was beyond amazing. I was my non-profit’s communications/marketing director/video/photo content creator. I wore a lot of hats because it’s on the smaller side, but that also…
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UCDC Alumni – Sammy Moore
Internship: The Human Rights Campaign Term of Participation: Fall 2022 What did you learn about your field of interest or the professional workspace? I was the policy and political affairs intern, so I tracked pro-equality legislation and worked with media response to LGBTQ+ legislation. It was amazing to see a bill that I had worked on since…
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UCDC Alumni – Gilli Weinstein
Internship: Hope Foundation Reentry Network and Office of Congressman Scott Peters Term of Participation: Spring 2022 What was your role during the internship? Hope Foundation– worked on a workbook to be distributed in jails/prisons and a presentation of the workbook, contributed to a twice weekly group discussion of resources for formerly incarcerated people– most rewarding was meeting…
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UCDC Alumni – Ann Mikhaela Punzalan
Internship: Flip the West, FOIA/Privacy Act Division at U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Term of Participation: Fall 2020 What did you learn about your field of interest or the professional workspace? My internship at Flip the West involved mainly public policy work, so conducting a lot of civic engagement outreach like phone banking and…
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UCDC Alumni – Zoe Carrell
Internship: Justice Policy Institute Term of Participation: Fall 2019 What was your role during the internship? I analyzed policies, made policy briefs, spoke with other folks in the criminal justice reform field, corresponded with incarcerated people, and took notes in meetings. How did your internship influence your career goals? Since my time at the Justice Policy Institute,…
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UCDC Alumni – Arianne Li
Internship: Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Term of Participation: Fall 2019 What was your role during the internship? I mainly performed clerical work, errands, and graphic design. I have a background in visual and digital arts so I got to handle promotional images on social media, email designs, graphic design for their conference, etc. Clerical…
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UCDC Alumni – Meggie Nguyen
Internship: Senator Dianne Feinstein Term of Participation: Fall 2019 What was your role during the internship? I was a legislative intern. I attended briefings and hearings on behalf of my senior staffers and aided them in drafts of letters and research for their policy portfolios. How did your internship influence your career goals? I have always wanted…
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UCDC Alumni – Chloe Mietzel
Internship: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Term of Participation: Fall 2019 What was your role during the internship? As JDRF’s government affairs intern, I researched health policy, attended meetings with Congressmen and legislative assistants, and went to briefings on Capitol Hill. My favorite part of my internship was volunteering at the JDRF Hope Gala that took place…
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UCDC Alumni – Cole Fox
Internship: U.S. House of Representatives Term of Participation: Spring 2019 What was your role during the internship? I attended briefings for staff, drafted constituent response letters and cosponsor memos, gave Capitol tours, worked with office members on projects, answered phones, and completed other administrative tasks. I found working in a small, fast-paced office while learning how Congress…
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UCDC Alumni – Erin Carvalho
Internship: U.S. House of Representatives Term of Participation: Spring 2019 What was your role during the internship? I learned a lot about how the system of government works and what happens when you call your Congressperson. I also found it rewarding and educational to attend briefings. The majority of my job was dealing with constituents, either over…
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UCDC Alumni – Grace Matthews
Internship: PEN America Term of Participation: Winter 2019 What was your role during the internship? I interned for PEN America, a writing/free speech NGO. The DC branch focuses on lobbying legislation related to free speech, especially anything concerning authors, journalists, etc. On a day-to-day basis, I helped write and edit emails, press releases, and articles, as well…