2001 Weissman International Interns |
Leah Aylward, 2003, (Environmental Science and Public Policy) worked in Costa Rica for the Foundation of Sustainable Development where she focused on projects concerning air quality. Jonathan Burton-MacLeod, 2002, (Biology) assisted the World Health Organization (WHO) with projects dedicated to polio eradication in Kathmandu, Nepal. David DeBartolo, 2003, (Government) worked as an intern with Fraser Kemp, an MP in the British Parliament in London, England. Olga Fedorischeva, 2003, (Government) traveled to Geneva, Switzerland to work with the United Nations Institute on Disarmament Research. She worked on a number of projects, including a small arms control research project as well as one focusing on disarmament difficulties in the Russian Federation. Emi Fong, 2002, (Economics) secured an internship with the International Herald Tribune in Paris, France where she worked in the Business Development and New Media department as well as the Accounting department. Page McClean, 2003, (Hispanic Studies/Social Anthropology) worked at Los Chavalitos, a farm/school for orphans and abandoned children in Nicaragua. Page organized a preschool and taught English as a second language. Yaw Osseo-Asare, 2002, (Mechanical Engineering) was an intern with the international architect, Alero Olympio. He began his designs for a Ghanaian apartment complex in Alero's office in Scotland, and completed his internship in Ghana. Sue Paik, 2002, (Psychology) secured an internship position with Corporate Editions, a small translation and publication company in Paris, France. Her primary responsibility was to translate business documents from French to English. Matthew Rosenberg, 2002, (Computer Science Economics) traveled to Colombia to conduct fieldwork and research under the guidance of the Bogota branch of the United Nations High Comissioner for Refugees. Kimberly Sanchez, 2003, (Biological Anthropology) was an intern at the Instituto de Defensa Legal in Lima, Peru. She worked within their Communications, Education, and Legal Defense divisions and assisted them with projects promoting and safeguarding human rights and democracy. Dominika Seidman, 2003, (Social Studies) worked at as a medical assistant at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Trust in Bhimavaram, India. She assisted doctors with examinations, and also worked at their preschool for underprivileged children. Claire Sulmers, 2003, (French & African-American Studies) worked as an intern at Sema, a French international corporation that specializes in business technology consulting and systems integration in Montrouge, France. Claire worked in the Department of Information and Documentation. Beata Ziolkowska, 2002, (Biology) was a staff assistant at the International Institute for Alcholism Education in St. Petersburg, Russia. Beata participated in rehabilitation program activities with the patients, assisted with public relations and grant research, and facilitated collaboration between various centers within Russia. |