The 2004 Interns
For more information, contact the School’s Internship Coordinator Dr. James Flynn, at his office in 180 Graham Hall or by phone at 302-831-4658.
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Carrie Bennett
University of Delaware Office of Institutional Research and Planning
Carrie researched modeling methods to calculate total direct/indirect costs to the University as part of a major institutional economic-impact study and designed a survey to assess student expectations. |
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Lisa Brennan
U.S. General Accountability Office
Collecting and updating federal real-property records, Lisa assessed high-risk buildings and other government facilities as part of a GAO homeland-security taskforce.
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Meaghan Brennan
Delaware State Budget Office
Meaghan's projects involved collecting/analyzing data and drafting Delaware's submission to Governing magazine's annual "Government Performance Survey." She's pictured with her supervisors, State Budget Office senior staffers Bert Scoletti and Mike Jackson.
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Marlaina Casey
YWCA Micro-Enterprise Office
(Wilmington, Del.)
Working from several locations across New Castle County, Marlaina concentrated on a micro-enterprise incubator project focusing on crafts and personal services as potential small-business opportunities. She was also involved with presenting training seminars for female new-business owners. |
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Samantha Cleaver
Children's Beach House
(Lewes, Del.)
Samantha had overall supervisory responsibility for several residential and day camp facilities, aiding children with speech and language disabilities. Working at the beach all summer is a tough job, but someone has to do it! |
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Erin Cole
City of Newark Department of Public Works
Pictured with stormwater program coordinator Kelley Dinsmore, Erin (left) created GIS/GPS maps and databases cataloging water systems, flow patterns, sewer lines and source spots for Newark's municipal public works office. |
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Janna Craig
Washington Office of Delaware Governor Minner
After serving her second term as a Legislative Fellow, Janna (right) joined the Governor's Washington office where she was involved in monitoring federal legislative proposals and appropriations activities that could impact Delaware agencies or communities. Co-workers included Office Director Kate Finnerty (left) and Cheryl Semmel. |
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Sendy Guerrier
Baltimore City Mayoral Fellows Program
Assigned to the Office of Minority Business Development, Sendy analyzed municipal spending patterns for female and minority businesses and recommended relevant revisions to the City Charter. She also helped plan a Minority Business Expo for prospective clients. |
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Tiffani Harris
Baltimore City Mayoral Fellows Program
Tiffani was involved with two highly sensitive projects as a Mayoral Fellow assigned to the Baltimore City Public Schools System. She conducted research on potential school-consolidation implementation timelines and formulated draft performance measures related to transportation and food-service activities.
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Gulmira Kalauova
Kenan Institute
(Washington, D.C.)
A former consultant with The Services Group Inc/Asian Development Bank in her native Kazakhstan, Gulmira conducted research and program assessment of a USAID Accelerating Economic Recovery in Asia Project focused on small businesses in Thailand. She also researched other potential business-support partnerships, primarily in the Asian arena. |
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Iryna Kalynychenko
U.S.–Ukraine Foundation
(Washington, D.C.)
A native of Ukraine, Iryna helped organize the annual summer Leadership Program in Washington, D.C., bringing together several dozen young people from America and her homeland. Pictured here with Foundation COO John Kun, she also wrote bilingual newsletter articles and collaborated on a major fundraising project. |
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David Levett
Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination
David (center) provided municipal planning and land-use consultation services to local governments across Delaware under the guidance of Director Connie Holland and Principal Planner David Edgell. He also spearheaded a special-school site-location and -selection project linked to Governor Ruth Ann Minner's "Livable Delaware" initiatives.
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Yu "Lucy" Ling
Christiana Care Health Services (Newark, Del.)
Under the supervision of Dr. James Gill, Director of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lucy participated in several regionally oriented studies with the Health Services Research Group centered on the utilization of hospital emergency departments and links between physicians' training and quality of outpatient care. |
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Michael Matthews
Delaware Department of Administrative Services
Mike researched and developed a major Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) purchasing model and tracked state compliance with federal energy-conservation programs. He was also responsible for negotiating contracts with selected vendors and tracking equipment/billing issues of bankrupt organizations. |
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Sarah McCloskey
City of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
When not hanging out under a palm tree with Development Services Director Tom Harowski, Sarah created a new sidewalk master plan for the city, formulated community economic-development strategies, and researched municipal-zoning issues. |
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Marissa-Jean Prulello
Delaware River and Bay Authority
Pictured with Public Information Officer Jim Salmon, Marissa wrote newsletters, press releases, reports, and media updates for the DRBA, a regional authority charged with providing vital transportation links (bridges, ferries and airports) and regional economic-development initiatives between Delaware and New Jersey. She also participated in TV/radio news conferences and enhanced the DRBA's website. |
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Melanie Ross
National Conference of State Legislatures
Melanie researched issues of financial concern to legislatures, especially initiatives considered by the states to include "unfunded mandates." She also monitored Congressional actions within the complex federal appropriations process for potential budgetary impact to members. |
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Toni Scott
Greater St. John Church of God in Christ
(Mansfield, Ohio)
Returning to her home state of Ohio, Toni conducted staff training with various ministry directors, organized the New Visions summer camps, oversaw new program design/development, supervised youth staff members, and monitored operating budgets for a number of outreach activities offered by the church to the larger community.
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Christina Smith
Bayshore Christian Ministries (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Christina served her internship with a community-oriented organization emphasizing long-term, committed mentoring relationships with youth. She coordinated the summer academic programs for grades 3 through 8, organized field trips and teacher workshops, and oversaw tutor/mentor recruitment efforts. |
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Kimberly Walker
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Lead-Poisoning Prevention, HUD Healthy Homes, and Early Head Start initiatives are just three of the project areas that Kim Walker focused on while conducting research and writing grant requests for the Delaware Division of Public Health. A principal source for guidance and technical assistance with these projects was her supervisor, Dr. Greg McClure. |
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Yun "Julie" Zhuo
Veterans Administration Medical Center (Wilmington, Del.)
Besides concentrating her research efforts on experimental community-based hospice care for VA clients and reviewing ICU bed occupancy rates, Julie also developed draft protocols for a patient-education focus group project and studied staff sick-leave utilization. Her supervisor was Joanne MacKenzie, Staff Assistant to the Medical Center Director. |
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Melissa Austin
Miami-Dade Aviation Department
Working in the Office of Business Management, Melissa researched and recommended process-flow and performance- measurement guidelines for five divisions of the department. She also developed the first complete policy manual for the property division. |
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Chandra "Chela" Sproles
Mohau HIV/AIDS Centre
(Lynnwood Ridge, Republic of South Africa)
Chela personally raised all the funds needed to underwrite her transportation costs and living expenses while serving an internship with the Mohau Centre in South Africa. She developed and presented community education programs for women and children directly impacted by HIV/AIDS, supported orphanage medical staff, and visited with families in their homes. |
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