Meet Our Interns
Hello Friends! Every semester, our interns work closely with our case managers to provide services to our clients. They do incredibly valuable work in support of our organization. We are excited to introduce our interns for summer 2020! Read about them below:
We are proud to introduce one of our Welcoming City interns, Sonam Rustagi! Sonam is a student at The Ohio State University majoring in Economics and Public Policy Analysis. She wants to study environmental law in the future. She is a wonderful asset to our team, as she knows two languages and is in the process of learning a third! #meetourinterns
We want to introduce Sarah Abdelbaki, a rising junior at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Sarah is working towards bachelor degrees in Economics and International Studies with a minor in French. This summer, she is interning with our Communication Department. On her campus, she is the Co-Editor of a foreign policy research journal and is on a dabke team, which is a style of Arabic dance. She hopes to attend law school after graduation where she plans to focus on international or immigration law. We are so proud to have her on our team! #meetourinterns
We are excited to introduce Lindsay Bridegum, a third year at Ohio State studying social work and global public health. She hopes to get her masters in International Humanitarian Affairs and join the peace corps after that! She is interning with our Intensive Case Management Program. A few fun facts about Lindsay: she recently studied abroad with Semester at Sea, she is a twin, and she enjoys yoga, running, and traveling! #meetourinterns
Friends, meet Mitch Isler, a student at The Ohio State University, earning his Master's in Public Administration. Mitch previously received degrees in political science and economics from the University of Cincinnati. After graduating from Ohio State, he hopes to use his time to create better public policy in the areas of public health or economic justice. His free time usually gets filled with various odd projects that he has in progress, from fixing up furniture to improving his cooking to re-learning piano. #meetourinterns
Join us in welcoming Andrea Edland, one of our International Program interns! Andrea is a student at The Ohio State University majoring in World Politics with minors in International Business and Environment, Economy, Development, and Sustainability (EEDS). She hopes to work with sustainability policies and strategies that benefit the people and improve their everyday lives. She enjoys hiking, baking, and traveling! #meetourinterns
We want you to meet Catherine Hooper, our Reception and Placement intern! Catherine is a student at Capital University majoring in Psychology Pre-Law. Her main goal is to become an attorney and change the world. She loves to read, write, and hangout with my friends. She also likes yoga and vanilla lattes! We are excited that she is joining our team. #meetourinterns
We are excited to introduce Lisa Lin, an incoming sophomore at OSU majoring in Operations Management with a minor in EEDS (Environment, Economy, Development, and Sustainability). She is interning with the Welcoming City program at US Together! Fun fact: She can play four different instruments. #meetourinterns
We are excited to introduce Daniel Wolfe, a 23 year old junior at The Ohio State University. He is a communications major that hopes to enter in Strategic Communications in The Ohio States School of Communication in Spring of 2021. Daniel hopes to pursue a career in Public Relations or Marketing for a non-profit or political organization. If not that, then he hopes to become a journalist for one of the highly successful brands under News Corp.
He has always had a passion for writing and hopes to integrate that with his love for activism and the world of politics. Daniel is interning this summer for our Interpreting Services Department. He hopes to gain insight on the challenges that immigrants and refugees face as well as learn the ins and outs of how non-profits work.
A fun fact about Daniel is that he is a film fanatic. He loves to watch Indie, Sci-Fi, Documentaries, Horror, and Rom-Coms. Some of his favorite movies include Boyhood, The Adjustment Bureau, 13th, The Place Beyond the Pines, and Date Night. He looks forward to this opportunity at US Together and all the great people he has and will meet. #meetourinterns
We hope you are having a great weekend! Today we want to introduce Rachel Kline, a rising junior at Ohio State. Rachel is majoring in Social Work and double minoring in Child Abuse & Neglect and Public Policy. She is interning with our Education Coordinator! Rachel's goal is to eventually work at the Department of Education in D.C. Fun fact about Rachel: she has six siblings! #meetourinterns