Past Internships
1995-1996
Licht Internship
Lisa Donham-Governor’s Policy Office
White Internship
White House Intern Program, Office of Domestic Policy
Congressional Office; Washington, DC
Children’s Action Alliance; Pheonix, AZ
Rape Crisis Center; Providence, RI
Hasboro Children’s Hospital; Providence, RI
1996-1997
Licht Internship
Farrell Allen-Governor’s Policy Office
White Internship
Aid Health Care Foundation, CA
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT)
Washington Public Defender’s Office
Texas Attorney General
Government Scholars Program in New York-Dept of Corrections
1997-1998
Licht Internship
Marianne Cantwell-Governor’s Policy Office
White Internship
Ross Cheit’s Child Abuse Case
Montreal Consortium for Human Rights
People for Public Interest, Chicago
Internet Policy Development at the White House, Washington DC
1998-1999
Licht Internship
Jeffrey Berger-Governor’s Policy Office
White Internship
Gavin Newson, CA
Asian Pacific Law Caucus
DC National Council of Asian Pacific Americans
Pew Forum for Standard-Based Reform, Harvard
Massachussettes Senator, Susan Tucker
Legal Aid Society, DC
Immigration Legal Assistant Intern
Education Alliance, Brown University
Providence Plan
Interuniversity Centre for Education, South Africa
Legal Aid Society, New York
1999-2000
Licht Internship
Carey Jaros-Governor’s Policy Office
White Internship
Sarah Cook-RI Department of Education, Office of Finance
Rachel Cruz-RI Department of Human Services
Sheryl Frost-RI Department of Children, Youth and Families
Andrew Shoom-Kirsch-Attorney General of RI
Morriah Horani-Professor Ross Cheit
Jennifer Swedish-Women’s Health and Education Fund
Maria Fusaro-Center for Media Education, Washington DC
Edward Kott-Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington DC
Joshua Mandelbaum-Resources for the Future, Washington DC
Vera Brunner-Sung-Multhomah County Public Defender, Oregon
Felisa Preskill-Planned Parenthood, CA
Rachel Flood-National Women’s Council of Ireland, Dublin
2000-2001
Licht Internship
Todd Auwarter-Governor’s Policy Office
White Internship
Russell A. Baruffi-Commission for Human Rights in RI
Morriah Horani-Professor Ross Cheit
Liza Khan-Legal Aid Society-New York
Eric Tucker-Impact Coalition-New York
Amit Sarin-The Center for Third World Organizing, CA
Margaret Messick-Americans for Democratic Action, DC
Edward Sheen-Department of Health and Human Services, DC
Joseph Davis-AmeriCorps VISTA, DC
Julia Petralia-Children’s Trust Fund-MA
2001-2002
Licht Internship
Andrew Shoom-Kirsch-Governor’s Policy Office
White Internship
Zoe Billinkoff-Professor Ross Cheit
Marshall Clement-RI Department of Corrections
Brian Nagendra-Professor Tom Anton
Alec O’Neill-RI Attorney General’s Office
Benjamin Petrosky-Professor Ross Cheit
Rebecca Santoro-National Prenatal Information Center
Veena Srinivasa-Professor Ross Cheit
William Tucker-Iowa Commission on the State of African-Americans, Iowa
Margaret Messick-New England Small Farm Institute, MA
2002-2003
White Internship
Zoe Billinkoff- Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division, New York
Priya Cariappa- Communications Office of the Children’s Defense Fund, DC
Genevieve Herreria- Governor Carcieri’s Policy Office, Providence
Rebecca Kalauskas- The Nature Conservancy , DC
Adam Reich- AS220, non-profit educational institution serving at-risk youth, Providence
Rebecca Santoro-Professor Ross Cheit
Daniel Schneider-Doorways to Dream Fund (D2D), Boston
Kristin Sinclair- The Coalition for Community Schools, DC
Veena Srinivasa- Representative Sherrod Brown (D-OH), DC
Julie Stein- Office of the Counsel to NYC Deputy Mayor of Operations Marc Shaw, NY
Prashant Yerramalli-Independent, Providence
2003-2004
White Internship
Samuel Azar-RI Public Expenditure Council, Providence
Julia Gregoire-The Legal Aid Society, New York City
Nina Keough-Year Up, Providence
Swan Lee-National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium-DC
David Mervis-Professor Ross Cheit
Naomi Sheffield-Education Alliance, Providence
2004-2005
White Internship
Julian Leichty-Annenberg Institute, Providence
Michael Ruderman-American Enterprise Institute, DC
Cristina Salvato-Professor Ross Cheit
Laura Schonmuller-Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Philadelphia
Zachary Townsend-Professor Ross Cheit
2005-2006
Licht Internship
Jennifer Paolino
White Internship
Sarah Bird-Bay Area for Equitable Schools, Oakland CA
Julia Brooks-Innovations in Civic Participation, DC
John Thomas Do-Mental Health Advocacy Project-San Jose, CA
David Pan-White House Internship Program, DC
Zachary Reiss-Davis-Professor Ross Cheit