Interns Hard Work and Dedication Won't Be Forgotten
By Derrick Jones
Summertime in Washington is waning. It was a typical summer for the most part -- stifling heat combined with 95% humidity, swarms of tourists from around the world visiting our national monuments . . . and interns.
From Capitol Hill to the White House and everywhere in between, Washington is alive with the buzz of college students who have given up their summers to work and learn in one of DC's many internship programs.
Like so many other organizations, National Right to Life offers an internship program for students from across the country. Every year, NRLC hosts anywhere from 8-12 pro-lifers who work closely with our staff on a wide variety of projects. While the work of an intern is, at times, not the most glamorous, these dedicated young men and women tackle the task at hand and provide enormous support for NRLC staff.
In addition to providing support for the staff, summer interns are required to attend weekly seminars given by NRLC staff which expose them to individual departments and the issues each department is designed to work on.
Established in the 1980s, the internship program provides a training ground for college students who want to continue their pro-life work beyond graduation. Many past NRLC interns, including medical ethics director Burke Balch, former media relations director Michele Arocha Allen, and field coordinator Holly Miller (to name a few) have come back after graduation to join the NRLC staff full-time.
What follows is an introduction to the young men and women who have been working closely with our staff this summer--some of whom you may have talked to on the phone if you called the NRLC offices.
Administration
Kathleen Wilber - - A native of Hanover, NH, Kathleen is a drama major at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Education
Jamey Borrell - - Original from the greater Washington, D.C. area, Jamey is now studying economics and government at Smith College in Northampton, MA.
Federal Legislation
Amy Pritts - - Amy hails from Little Rock, AR, and is majoring in art at the University of Dallas.
Financial Services
Tricia Igot - - Tricia is native to the Philippines and is majoring in management at the University of Manila.
Information Technology
Lane Molen - - Lane was raised in Kennewick, WA, and is studying information systems at Brigham Young University.
International Outreach/ United Nations
Kori Pear - - Kori is a graduate of Brigham Young University in Utah. After completing her internship, Kori joined the NRL staff full-time as Administrative Assistant for our International Outreach office in New York.
Media Relations
Missy Crawford - - Raised in Fredericksburg, VA, just south of Washington, Missy is studying commercial writing and communications at Pensacola Christian College.
Medical Ethics
The Medical Ethics Department hosted four law clerks this summer who helped advance NRLC's legal research in the areas of assisted suicide:
Nicole Gustafson - - Originally from Iowa, Nicole is a third-year law student at the University of Iowa
Dominic Anderson - - A native of Wisconsin, Dominic completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin- Platteville.
Chris Martin - - Chris came to NRLC from Crookston, MN, completed his undergraduate career at St. Olaf College and is finishing his law degree at the University of Minnesota Law School.
In addition to the law clerks, Elizabeth Maier, a political science major at the University of California at Berkeley, served as an intern for Medical Ethics.
Outreach
Tadhg Dooley - - Tadhg comes to NRLC from Albany, NY. He's a judicial history major at Boston University.
Political Action Committee
Ethan Wozniak - - Ethan is a politics major at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is originally from the suburbs of Chicago.
State Organizational Development
Tiara Mimms - - A native of Little Rock, AR, Tiara is a student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a Liberal Arts major.
Joey Patton - - A native of Topeka, Kansas where he co-founded Topeka Teens for Life and is now a computer science major at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas.
While our interns have left National Right to Life to return to school, their hard work and dedication won't be forgotten. Thanks to all of our interns for their assistance this summer.
NRLC offers internships during the academic year and summer for interested college students.
For an application or for more information, contact Derrick Jones, intern program coordinator, at (202) 378-8853 or e-mail djones@nrlc.org.