Asia: Abigail Cohen:  Abigail is a rising senior at the University of Richmond where she is pursuing an International Studies World Politics and Diplomacy major.  She hails from McLean, VA and has spent time in China, India, and other parts of East and South Asia.  Abigail is fluent in French and spent this past fall semester in Galway, Ireland.  Her work experience includes canvassing with Grass Roots Campaigns Incorporated and working as an aide with The Children’s Institute.  At the University of Richmond, she is active with the Technology Learning Center, the University Honor Councils, and Relay for Life.

Central America: Tessa Vinson:  Tessa hails from Haymarket, VA and is a rising junior at the College of William and Mary.  She majors in Government/International Relations and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society, the Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.  Fluent in Spanish, Tessa serves as an International Ambassador to Brazil and South Africa for the People-to-People program.  Last summer, she interned with the Department of Education where she served as Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs

Colombia: Stephanie DiBello: Our newest Colombia intern is Stephanie DiBello.  She is graduating next month from Beloit College in Beloit, WI with a double major in Anthropology and Spanish.  She studied for a year in Quito, Ecuador and volunteered in El Salvador for a month with the Global Volunteer Network program.  She is currently interning with Colombia Support Network where she assists in organizing the head office and coordinating advocacy events.  At Beloit, she is co-founder of the Student Global AIDS Campaign (Beloit College Chapter) and former Vice President of Habitat for Humanity.  Her future plans include obtaining a master’s degree in international relations in Buenos Aires.

Cuba:  Eva Silkwood:  Eva is a first year graduate student at Baylor University where she is pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations.  She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Baylor in 2007 where she majored in International Studies with minors in Spanish/Rhetoric and Argumentation.  She has participated in study abroad programs in Turkey and Argentina, as well as the People-to-People Student Ambassador Program in Australia and Europe.  During her undergrad years, she was involved with Baylor’s Model Organization of American States and worked as a Teaching Assistant.  Last summer, she worked as a Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs where she researched and published articles on Latin American affairs.  

Fundraising: Aya Sakaguchi:  Aya attends Bowdoin College where she is a rising junior double majoring in French and Government & Legal Studies.  She is originally from Mountain View, CA where she interned for California State Assemblywoman Sally Lieber.  She acted as Secretary and coordinated a book drive for women behind bars.  Last summer, she lived in Tokyo, Japan and interned at AZX Law Firm where she aided in translating the Japanese website into English.  At Bowdoin, she served as a First Year Proctor and acts as a Tour Guide for the Admissions Department.  She is Editor of the Bowdoin Forum: Journal of International Affairs, a member of the World Music Ensemble and Middle Eastern Ensemble, and  is a radio host for WBOR FM 91.1.

Global Financial Integrity: Rachel Goodermote:  Rachel is pursuing her undergraduate studies at Bates College, majoring in anthropology. Last summer she received a scholarship to intern at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) in Baltimore, where she worked at the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response in the department of International Health.  Rachel has also traveled to the Shetland Islands in Scotland to work on an archaeological excavation.

Global Financial Integrity: Janak Upadhyay:  Janak is in his last year at the College of Wooster where he is an International Relations major with a concentration in Economics.  Janak hails from Switzerland and serves as Ambassador of Switzerland in the College of Wooster’s Ambassador Program.  He currently serves as a Resident Assistant and was President of the International Student Association.  He is a Consulting Intern with the Social Entrepreneurship Program for the Burton D. Morgan Foundation where he helps develop a fully structured business plan for a non-profit organization.  He speaks French and Nepali and spent a summer working as an Evaluative Research intern for the Nahuda Clinic for Breast Cancer Treatment in Nepal.

Global Financial Integrity: Ramil Mammadov (research associate):  Ramil is a graduate student of the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine where he is pursuing a Master of Public Service and Management degree with an emphasis in financial management.  In 2002, he graduated from Baku State University in Baku, Azerbaijan with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and concentrations in International Trade and Finance.  Ramil has a lot of experience in anti-money laundering through his years as a Senior Economist at the National Bank of Azerbaijan where he helped draft Anti-Money Laundering Law.  He also worked as a Senior Economist for GTZ-German Technical Assistance Fund and is preparing for the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist exam. .

National Security/Fundraising: Aaron Shapiro:  Aaron is a rising junior pursuing a double major in International Studies and Spanish from Washington University in Saint Louis, MO.  He is also planning to minor in Advertising Design.  Aaron’s time abroad includes participating at the Center for Cross Cultural Studies in Seville, Spain and studying Hebrew at Ulpan Akiva in Netanya, Israel.  Last summer, he interned with the Embassy of Spain in the Consejería de Educacíon.  In the summers of 2005 and 2006, he worked as a Fundraising Canvasser for Grassroots Voter Outreach and Grassroots Campaigns.  On campus, he acts as Treasurer for the Association of Mixed Students and Treasurer for the Reform Chavorah

Colombia
Virginia Brown
Colby College

Fundraising & Development
Caroline McEaddy
Davidson College

Central America
Andrea Bustard
University of California, San Diego

Cuba
Malvina de la Canal
American University

Fundraising & Development / National Security
Megan Mcqueeney
University of California at Santa Barbara

Colombia
Gareth Smail
American University

Global Financial Integrity
Monica Stich
Iowa State University

Asia
Megan Miller
College of the Holy Cross

Colombia
Alessandra Miraglia
University of Wales

Global Financial Integrity
Tommy Shen
Georgetown University

Asia
Lourdes Villanueva
California State University

Colombia
Mariam Khokhar
American University

Global Financial Integrity

Asia
Aaron Siirila
American University

Colombia
Christina Sanabria
Brown University

Global Financial Integrity

Asia

Colombia

Global Financial Integrity