The 2009 Interns

For more information, contact the School’s Internship Coordinator Doug Tuttle, at his office in 177 Graham Hall or by phone at 302-831-0718.

 
Devon Degyanski
UD Center for Community Research & Service / Delaware Association for Nonprofit Agencies
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Kathleen Diamond
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Katie Diamond (center) interned with the United States Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C. While at GAO, Katie was a part of the Health Care team working on a project regarding the Food and Drug Administration. Katie also briefly contributed to a mandate for the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. Pictured with Katie are Assistant Director Geri Redican-Bigott (left) and Analyst-in-Charge Tricia Roy (right).
 
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Austin Egan
UD Delaware Academy for School Leadership
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Graceanna Enzinger
Volunteer Kilimanjaro
Graceanna taught at two schools in rural Tanzania. At the primary school, she evaluated teaching methods within the entire school for teachers’ improvement. Additionally, she taught mathematics and science and worked as a teacher’s assistant. At the secondary school, Graceanna taught five English classes, each of between 40 and 60 students.
 
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Lauren Gibson
City of New Castle, Parks & Recreation
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Malia Gilbert
UD Office of Development
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Richard Goldschein
American Red Cross of Nassau County, N.Y.
During his internship with the American Red Cross of Nassau County, Richard worked primarily under the auspices of the CEO of the Nassau Red Cross. Among the projects he executed was a development plan that involved reaching out to local service clubs to create and facilitate relationships between the Red Cross Chapter and these organizations. He also researched and formed reports that were compilations of real-dollar funding data of specific communities following catastrophes such as house fires. These reports were to be utilized by the CEO to support his dealings with state legislators and other local elected officials as he advocated for the efforts of the chapter.
 
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Jason Hess
Maryland Governor’s Office, Crime Control & Prevention
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Ben Johnson
Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization
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Monique Liston
Legislative Fellow
Monique worked for the Senate Majority Caucus, which included working with the Senate, House of Representatives, Cabinet Secretaries, the Office of the Governor, and private citizens. Monique analyzed legislation and policies from Delaware and throughout the country. She drafted policy memos for senators to provide information on current and upcoming legislation. Monique staffed the Senate Education Committee and Senate Health and Human Services Committee. She also had a special assignment working with the bi-partisan Kids Caucus which is a codified legislative body dedicated to tackling policy issues dealing with children.
 
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Sarah Logrieco
Achievement First
Sarah (back row, center) worked as an Operations Intern with the Operations Teams at Achievement First Crown Heights Charter schools in Brooklyn, N.Y. Achievement First is a growing network of high-performing K-12 public charter schools seeking to deliver equal educational opportunities to all children, particularly those in low-income communities. In order to ensure that teachers and principals can focus on promoting student achievement through instructional practices, Sarah joined the operation staff in running and managing the daily school business. Throughout the summer, Sarah’s ongoing projects included: managing scholar wait-lists; creating, editing, and formating school specific materials; communicating directly with scholar families; creating class schedules and rosters; as well as managing and monitoring physical school set-up. As a member of the Crown Heights Operations Team, Sarah learned how to navigate the organization’s electronic database and participated in team-building events such as the Annual Operations Retreat in New Haven, Conn. 
 
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Mark Lotierzo
City of Newark, Planning Department
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Jissell Martínez
Delaware Criminal Justice Council
Jissell Martínez interned at the Criminal Justice Council in Wilmington, Delaware. Her main responsibilities included assisting grant monitors, compiling an Executive Management Book, and conducting a process-and-outcomes evaluation on a juvenile justice grant. She was able to further develop an understanding of the grant-awarding and -evaluation process as well as collaborative efforts between state agencies and nonprofit organizations in the criminal justice system.
 
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Margaret Norris
The Bravo Group
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Dima Qassim
Center for Strategic and International Studies
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T. Danielle Reeves
Globalteer
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Lindsay Siegle
Westside Family Healthcare
Lindsay Siegle (left) interned at Westside Family Healthcare, Delaware's largest nonprofit community health center, located in Wilmington. Her main responsibilities included fundraising, event planning, grant writing, social media marketing, and tracking relevant legislation. She is pictured with Sarah Noonan, Deputy Director of Westside Family Healthcare.
   
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Lucretia Taylor
Education Pioneers/Los Angeles Co. Office of Education
Lucretia (center) is a member of the Education Pioneers in Los Angeles 2009 Cohort and worked at the Los Angeles County Office of Education, Head Start/State-Preschool Division (LACOE). Her project included updating the Comprehensive Community Assessment, which is a tool used to support delegate agencies (childcare providers) and the grantee (LACOE) in implementing quality services to children and their families. Her responsibilities included gathering and analyzing data, facilitating planning meetings, and assisting committee members with the overall development of the Comprehensive Community Assessment. Pictured with Lucretia are Fellows of the LACOE 2009 cohort with whom she worked.
 
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David Wihry
Maine Department of Transportation
David Wihry worked with the State of Maine Department of Transportation’s Planning Bureau, researching legislation and doing policy comparisons between states. The internship was coordinated through the University of Maine’s Maine State Government Internship Program. Pictured with David is Governor John Baldacci’s Chief of Staff Jane Lincoln.
 
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Alison Willey
UD Delaware Academy for School Leadership
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