Carnegie Mellon University

Washington Semester Program (WSP) Cohort

Spring 2024 Cohort
Student
Internship
Major(s)
Creighton Arrington Hudson Institute, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology International Relations and Political Science/ Chinese Studies
Jamie Budhram American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security International Relations and Political Science
Cristian Heichen mEducation Alliance Business Administration
Arika Manuel Executive Office of the President: Drug Control Office International Relations and Political Science
Daniel McNulty Council on American Islamic Relations International Relations and Political Science
Colleen Moosman Office of Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA) International Relations and Political Science/ Creative Writing
Trish Nhan US Department of Commerce: Office of Policy and Strategic Planning (OPSP) Economics and Politics
Arkadzi Rakach mEducation Alliance
International Relations and Political Science
Emma Rogers US Army: Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Office
International Relations and Political Science
Hannah Romoff American Association of People with Disabilities Decision Science
Vanessa Vergara Office of Congressman French Hill (R-AR) Business Administration
Helen Zhao
United States Senate Joint Economic Committee
Economics and Statistics
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Past WSP Cohorts

Fall 2023 Cohort

Student
Internship
Major(s)
Grace Ahn
US Securities and Exchange Commission - Division of Corporation Finance
Business Administration/ Ethics, History, and Public Policy
Sydney Burns
Office of Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA 32nd District)
Literature and Culture/ Professional Writing
Kristen Choi
Feminist Majority Foundation
Social and Political History
Emily Cocea
LobbyIt
Decision Science/ Business Administration
Angela Huang
American Foreign Policy Council
Business Administration/ International Relations and Political Science
May Khin
Partnership for Public Service - REMG Team
Information Systems
Zoe Kramer
U.S. House of Representatives
Literature and Culture
Kyle McClain
US Supreme Court - Public Information Office
Ethics, History, and Public Policy / Philosophy
Sophie Peirano
US Department of Commerce: International Trade Administration
International Relations and Politics
Afomia Seyoum
Carmen Group
Business Administration
Vita Shats
American Bar Association- Dealth Penalty Representation Project
International Relations and Political Science
Elizabeth Zapanta
Executive Office of the President: United States Trade Representative (USTR)
International Relations and Political Science

Spring 2023

Student Internship Major(s)

Malak Alseaf

Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technologies Information Systems

Eli Achtzehn

Democratic National Committee  Ethics, History & Public Policy

Mary (Effie) Akinyi Oluoch

mEducation Alliance

Business Administration
Caleb Brobst White House Council of Economic Advisors Economics and Politics
Elmy Chen Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Decision Science
Ava Folloni Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Engineering/ Engineering and Public Policy
Joyce Lee US Supreme Court - Clerk's Office International Relations and Politics
Ashley Onuigbo US Department of Commerce Business Administration
Simone Rothstein Eisen PLLC Ethics, History & Public Policy
Marcus So-Holloway Association for Diplomacy Studies and Training International Relations and Politics
Sofia Torrenegra US Department of Commerce International Relations and Politics
Riley Wallace American Foreign Policy Council

International Relations and Politics

Fall 2022

Student Internship Major(s)

Steven Aceti

American Foreign Policy Council International Relations and Politics

Keilani Barba

The White House: Executive Office of the President International Relations and Politics / Professional Writing

Oliver Bauer

Office of Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Economics and Politics

Bhuvana Bharadwaj

Washington International Trade Association

Economics and Statistics

Mya Bowdry

Center for American Progress

Business Administration

Adiva Dutta

kGlobal

Economics and Politics

JoJo Huczko

The National Journal

Ethics, History, and Public Policy

Victoria Jung

Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

Decision Science

Nina Kanamaluru

Democratic National Committee

International Relations and Politics
Abigail Khieu

Office of Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Economics and Politics

Abhay Liginlal

American Foreign Policy Council

Economics and Politics

Tristan Ohler

Hudson Institute

International Relations and Politics

 

Rory O'Meara Koch Institute Business Administration
Ethan Osier Hudson Institute Economics and Politics / Ethics, History, and Public Policy
Marissa Pekular Office of Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) International Relations and Politics
Ben Petro American Foreign Policy Council International Relations and Politics / Social and Political History
Logan Saito The White House: Office of Speechwriting Statistics / Policy and Management
Robert Summers-Berger Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP International Relations and Politics
Sean Swayze Niskanen Center Economics

Spring 2022

Student Internship Major(s)

Sammel Abodo

Senate Foreign Relations Committee International Relations and Politics

Majid Alkhairy

mEducation Alliance Mechanical Engineering

Rafay Ur Rehman Khan

Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Information Systems (CMU-Q)

Jie Liu

International Rescue Committee

Business Administration

Alistair McMillan

LobbyIt

Ethics, History, and Public Policy

Quinn Murray

Center for a Responsible Federal Budget

Behavioral Economics, Policy, and Organizations

Ananiah Pettis

Climate Action Campaign

Ethics, History, and Public Policy

Jacoby Ramsey

American Foreign Policy Council

International Relations and Politics

Kyle Robertson

State Department/NEA

International Relations and Politics
Matteo Secomandi

mEducation Alliance

International Relations and Politics

Leo Sweeney

State Department/Policy, Planning, and Resources

International Relations and Politics

Nurken Tankin

kglobal Public Affairs

Business Administration (CMU-Q)

 

Andrew Xu Niskanen Center Global Studies

Fall 2021

Student Internship Major(s)

Talia Buksbazen

Washington Performing Arts Creative Writing; Professional Writing

Ryan Domalik

Campaign for Accountability

Behavioral Economics, Policy, and Organizations

Meghan Holquist

Niskanen Center

Behavioral Economics, Policy, and Organizations

Lily Kincannon

American Enterprise Institute

BXA - Theater Design and Social and Political History

Sanna Legan

EMILY's List

BXA - Art and Global Systems Management

Charles Mansfield

Invariant Government Relations

Behavioral Economics, Policy, and Organizations

Anas Mouden

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Business Administration

Alina Nasir

Institute for International and Strategic Studies

Business Administration
Derya Ozcan

Voice for Adoption

International Relations and Politics; Philosophy

Ruth Pace

State/EURACE

International Relations and Politics

Rachael Park

kglobal

Decision Science

 

Shaelyn Parker Public Citizen FERC Chemistry

Caillou Pena

Office of Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ)

International Relations and Politics

Natalie Salazar

Office of Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX)

Business Administration

 

Spring 2021

Student Internship Major(s)

Rimsha Ahmed

The Climate Institute

Civil and Environmental Engineering/Engineering and Public Policy

James Barkley

LobbyIt

Behavioral Economics, Policy and Organizations

Emily Dubois

American Foreign Policy Council

International Relations and Politics

Lisa Gorbolskaya

kGlobal

Civil Engineering/Engineering and Public Policy

Arianna Garcia Guerrero

American Foreign Policy Council

International Relations and Politics

Daphne Kass

Becky Lee Women's Support Fund

Ethics, History, and Public Policy

Samuel Kim

United States Chamber of Commerce, International Affairs Division, Middle East/Africa

International Relations and Politics

David Koggan

Niskanen Center

Ethics, History, and Public Policy/International Relations and Politics
Zach Lee

LobbyIt

Business Administration/Ethics, History, and Public Policy

Greta Markey

The Wilson Center

Civil and Environmental Engineering/Engineering and Public Policy

Nicholas Murphy

US Department of State

International Relations and Politics

TL Ng mEducation Alliance Decision Science

Lisa Oguike

Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technology

International Relations and Politics/Science, Technology, and Public Policy

Skylar Pollock

American Enterprise Institute, Public Opinion Intern

International Relations and Politics

Ethan Rhabb

 United Nations Foundation

Policy and Management/International Relations and Politics

Fall 2020

Student Internship Major(s)
Minseo Angelica Kim Public Citizen Psychology
Simon Lee kglobal Public Affairs International Relations and Politics
Zofia Majewski Smithsonian Folkways Magazine BHA, Politics and Public Policy and Vocal Performance
Renee Nikolov Voice of America -- Social Media International Relations and Politics
Jivak Nischal DC Hunger Solutions International Relations and Politics
Audrey Pederson Heritage Foundation International Relations and Politics
Eri Phinisee Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology Cognitive Science
Dylan Pollak kglobal Public Affairs International Relations and Politics
Arjun Ramachandran Voice of America -- Plugged In With Greta Van Susteren International Relations and Politics
Omasan Richardson The Mellman Group Ethics, History, and Public Policy
Chandler Stacy McKeon Group International Relations and Politics
James Summers LobbyIt International Relations and Politics
Catherine Taipe Win Without War International Relations and Politics
Jackie Wu National Women's History Museum Business Administration

Spring 2020

Student Internship Major(s)

Priya Agarwal

United Nations Foundation, Policy Planning

Ethics, History, and Public Policy

Aisha Al-Ali

Qatari Embassy

Business Administration

Ruel Beresford

Climate Institute

Biochemistry; International Relations and Politics

Jacob Feldgoise

Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Policy and Management; Science, Technology, and Public Policy

David Fienberg

Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ 12th District)

International Relations and Politics

Austin Goetz

The Wilson Center

International Relations and Politics

Naram Hajjar

LobbyIt

Business Administration

Carrie Haney

The Mellman Group

International Relations and Politics; Statistics

Ru Jia

American Enterprise Institute, External Affairs Intern

Information Systems

Jeffrey Ko

LobbyIt

International Relations and Politics; Hispanic Studies

Timothy Kusuma

US Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce

Economics and Statistics; Behavioral Economics, Policy and Organizations

Keilan Lewis

Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA 30th District)

International Relations and Politics; Creative Writing

M. Cristina Pullen

US Global Leadership Coalition

Professional Writing: International Relations and Politics

Abigail Savit

US Department of State, Office of eDiplomacy

International Relations and Politics

Emily Sespico

Foreign Policy for America

Physics; International Relations and Politics

Olivia Snavely

National Women's Health Network, Communications Intern

Creative Writing

Julianne Tippett

Climate Institute

Behavioral Economics, Policy and Organizations; International Relations and Politics

Eoin Wilson-Manion

NP Strategy Group

International Relations and Politics

Millie Zhang

 Meridian International Center

International Relations and Politics

Fall 2019

Student Internship Major(s)

Jorge Alvarez

New Paradigm Strategy Group

Professional Writing

Patrick Bernhard

Institute for the Study of War

International Relations & Politics   

Abraham Farooqui

Heritage Foundation

Business Administration

Elena Frye

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

International Relations & Politics; Global Studies

Gisselt Gomez Office of Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) Architecture
Sarah Gough

Institute for the Study of War

Economics & Politics

Daniel Hack

Center for A New American Security

Policy & Management

Kevin Kelly

Heritage Foundation

Behavioral Economics, Policy & Organizations

Sarah Kim

US Patent and Trademark Office

Chemistry

Jacob Kronman

White House Council of Economic Advisors

International Relations & Politics

Jay Lei

Climate Institute

Philosophy; Ethics, History & Public Policy

Amy Liu

Center for Political Accountability

Business Administration

Jay Liu

US Department of State, Office of China and Mongolia Affairs

International Relations & Politics; Social & Political History; Chinese Studies

Shreya Nandi

Scripps News - DC Bureau

Economics & Statistics; International Relations & Politics

Bevin Pan

Scenic America

International Relations & Politics

Auguste Piromalli

CMU Center for International Relations and Politics

Business Administration

Amber Quinn

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission

Professional Writing; Creative Writing

Jacob Strieb

Georgetown University, Center for Security & Emerging Technology

Mathematical Sciences

 

 

Spring 2019

Student Internship Major(s)

Bella Bettino

American Foreign Policy Council

International Relations & Politics

Gabby Giancola Smithsonian Office of Sponsored Projects

International Relations & Politics

Aden Halpern

US Department of State, Labor Affairs

International Relations & Politics; Behavioral Economics, Policy & Organizations

Henry Hausmann

Climate Institute

Physics; Science, Technology, & Public Policy

Lauren Kelly

House Democratic Caucus

International Relations & Politics; Professional Writing

Warda Khan

Signal Strategic Communications

Policy and Management  

Cindy (Xinyang) Lu

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain

Psychology; Global Studies; French & Francophone Studies

Alison Munden

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-21)

International Relations & Politics

Pierre Saint-Perez

Stand Up Republic

Ethics, History & Public Policy; Science, Technology, & Public Policy

Sunny Su

Venga

Business Administration

Casey Wong

Precision Strategies, Campaign Management

International Relations & Politics

 Fall 2018

Student Internship Major(s)
Anna-Jamieson Beck Ford's Theatre - Development Team Politics & Public Policy; Dramaturgy
Kenneth Hong Washington Area Metro Transportation Authority (WMATA) - Strategic Initiatives Chemistry
Michael Mattson Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) International Relations & Politics
Micah Rabin Office of Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) Decision Science; International Relations & Politics
Peter Rezk Center for American Progress - Generation Progress Biological Sciences
Jamie Slomka Office of Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) Policy & Management; Decision Science
Christina Sotirescu 720 Strategies - PR & Media  Decision Science; Business Administration
Caroline Trueblood Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs  Mathematical Sciences
Gabrielle Vennitti Office of Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (NY-4) International Relations & Politics

 

Spring 2018

Student Internship Major(s)
Orchi Banerjee Institute for the Study of War, Iraq Project Decision Science; International Relations & Politics
Mike Cheng WMATA, Strategic Initiatives Behavioral Economics, Policy & Organizations
Sihan Dong American Enterprise Institute, Video Production Team Decision Science; Human-Computer Interaction
Antonio Freiria Office of Representative Al Lawson (FL-05)

International Relations & Politics

Sara Graves Climate Institute Physics
Allison Guzman Office of Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Press Intern Ethics, History & Public Policy; Professional Writing
Guthrie Scrimgeour DC Public Schools International Relations & Politics; Creative Writing
Mohammed Siddiqui Solar United Neighbors Business Administration; International Relations & Politics
Lucy Truschel Center for American Progress, Early Childhood Policy International Relations & Politics; Psychology
Yuxi Xie Office of Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) Psychology
Joanne Zulinski Environmental and Energy Studies Institute, Policy and Communications Mechanical Engineering; Engineering & Public Policy

Fall 2017

Student Internship Major(s)
Julia Adams U.S. Department of State International Relations & Politics
Winston Ching WMATA, Strategic Initiatives Electrical & Computer Engineering
Makenzie Donaldson Active Minds Ethics, History & Public Policy
Jure Erlic Embassy of Peru

International Relations & Politics; Social & Political History

Aysar Gharaibeh Embassy of Mexico International Relations & Politics
Devin Gund U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Electrical & Computer Engineering; International Relations & Politics
Jules Ross White House Council of Economic Advisors Economics; International Relations & Politics
Jack Sather Office of Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Mechanical Engineering; Engineering & Public Policy
Sahana Thirumazhusai Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck LLP International Relations & Politics; Social & Political History
Isabella Velasco Jacques & Associates Business Administration
Jack Verser American Foreign Policy Council Decision Science; Behavioral Economics, Policy & Organizations

 

Spring 2017

Student Internship Major(s)
Kellen Carleton Office of Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) Policy and Management
John Ciaccio Office of Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-5) International Relations and Politics
Andrew DeLong Office of Speaker Paul Ryan (WI-1) Civil Engineering; Engineering and Public Policy
Eliza Donohue U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - Marketing Operations Policy and Management; Social and Political History
Patrick Dykiert Center for Budget and Policy Priorities - Media Psychology; Policy and Management
Maggie Edwards U.S. National Archives - Boeing Education Center Ethics, History, and Public Policy
Kimberly Huang Stimson Center - Communications and Research International Relations and Politics
Raaga Kalva Office of Representative Anthony Brown (MD-4) International Relations and Politics
Tyler Kohman House Committee on Transportation; Office of Representative Bill Shuster (PA-9) Civil Engineering; Engineering and Public Policy
Thomas Nakrosis Office of Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) Decision Science
Andrew Nickell Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Policy and Management
Jack Shaban Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Decision Science

Srishti Srivastava

Brookings Institution - Communications and Analytics Computer Science
Victor Tavarez House Committee on Small Business; Office of Representative Nydia Velázquez (NY-7) International Relations and Politics
Hannah Wooten Office of Representative Jeff Denham (CA-10) Neurobiology

Fall 2016

Student Internship Major(s)
Luis Arreaga Inter-American Dialogue Economics; Hispanic Studies
Ian Asenjo Washington Office on Latin America Global Studies; Ethics, History & Public Policy
Andrew Dates Office of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25) Chemistry
Kyanna Dawson Democratic National Committee International Relations & Politics
Cameron Dively Potomac Institute - International Center for Terrorism Studies Ethics, History & Public Policy
William Dively Center for Technology and National Security Policy Policy & Management
Michael Gormley Center for American Progress - National Security International Relations & Politics; Policy & Management
Simran Jagtiani Center for American Progress - Generation Progress International Relations & Politics
Alex Lin U.S. Department of the Interior International Relations & Politics
Winston Zhou U.S. Department of Treasury Economics

 

 

Spring 2016

Student Internship Major(s)
Emmett Eldred Office of Representative Brendan Boyle (PA-13) Creative Writing; Professional Writing; Ethics, History & Public Policy
Gihyun Kim Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies - U.S.-Korea Institute Policy & Management
Kayla Lee Center for American Progress - Immigration Team Global Studies; Hispanic Studies
José López U.S. Department of the Interior - Office of the Secretary International Relations & Politics
David Matvey Office of Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (PA-D) International Relations & Politics; Ethics, History & Public Policy
Olivia Paul U.S. Department of State - Foreign Service Institute, Western Hemisphere Affairs Global Studies
Tias Sen White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanics Statistics
Robert Stephens Center for American Progress - Middle East Team Global Studies; International Relations & Politics
Emily Vokach-Brodsky Center for American Progress - Economic Policy Team Decision Science; International Relations & Politics
Cullen Wells Progressive Policy Institute - Editorial Team Ethics, History & Public Policy; Creative Writing

Fall 2015

Student Internship Major(s)
Amelia Britton U.S. Department of Education - Legislative and Congressional Affairs Decision Science
Ashwini Ganpule U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations Mechanical Engineering; Engineering & Public Policy
Dana Kim Federal Judicial Center - Education Team International Relations & Politics
Ariana Motazed Brookings Institution - Communications Decision Science; Policy & Management
Emma Shi White House Initiative for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Decision Science
Rebecca Smith U.S. Department of Education - Policy and Program Studies Service Decision Science
Sam SR Office of Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) Science & Technology (Self-Declared)
Chloe Thompson American Foreign Policy Council Global Studies; Hispanic Studies
Micah Wallen Heritage Foundation Music; Ethics, History & Public Policy
Vivian Wang Center for American Progress - Asia Team International Relations & Politics

 

 

Spring 2015

Student Internship Major(s)
Riddhi Adhikari National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Economics; History
Jahque Bryan-Gooden Center for American Progress - Education Team Decision Science
Yikun Chi The Brookings Institution - Center for Technology Innovation Decision Science; Mathematical Sciences
Melanie Diaz Council on Hemispheric Affairs English; Global Studies
Max Goetschel Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Policy & Management; International Relations & Politics
Sojin Kim White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Economics
Sasha Kirshon C-SPAN - Media Relations Professional Writing; Decision Science
Grace Lee Vera Institute of Justice International Relations & Politics
Alex Pasch U.S. Senate - Foreign Relations Committee International Relations & Politics; Ethics, History & Public Policy
Xiyu Wang American Enterprise Institute - Economic Studies Economics; International Relations & Politics

 Fall 2014

Student Internship Major(s)
Juan Acosta Council on Hemispheric Affairs Global Studies; Hispanic Studies
Andres Anzola U.S. Department of State - Office of Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus Economics
Rosii Floreak Center for American Progress - Enough Project Decision Science; Policy & Management
Joe Martinez White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Psychology; Biological Sciences
Satvika Neti Center for American Progress - Education Team International Relations & Politics; Policy & Management
Mairéad Pettit Kennedy Center for the Arts - Development Team Professional Writing
Susanna Seltzer Potomac Institute - International Center for Terrorism Studies International Relations & Politics; Policy & Management
Gabe Shoglow-Rubenstein Vera Institute of Justice Psychology; Violin Performance
Christine Yang The White House - Management and Administration Office Business Administration
Zhao Zhang Polaris Project - Finance Fellow Business Administration

 

 

Spring 2014

Student Internship Major(s)
Latif Elam Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Ethics, History & Public Policy
Chloe Hawker Near East South Aisa Center for Strategic Studies International Relations & Politics
Emily LaRosa North East Mid West Institute Ethics, History & Public Policy; European Studies
Molly Shanley U.S. Department of Justice - Child Exploitation and Obscenity Decision Science; International Relations & Politics
Megan Steinmetz U.S. Department of State - Human Resources Policy & Management; Decision Science
Edward Wojciechowski Embassy of France French & Francophone Studies; Hispanic Studies

 

 

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