W&M in Washington Alumni News
Our steadily growing community of W&M in Washington alumni accomplished great things during their internships and continue to welcome new responsibilities as they move on to new positions and postgraduate studies. Read about a few of our students, and what they are doing now.
David Husband '09 is a member of the Class of 2013 at Harvard's Law School.
Brett Rector '09 now works as a teacher for Teach for America, bringing his knowledge of religious tolerance to the classroom.
Alice Massie '11 turned her Fall semester internship into a full-time post-graduate position.
Berit Fitzsimmons '10, is now working for the Department of Justice, using her semester in D.C. as a springboard to her desired field of work.
During the Fall 2008 semester with the W&M in Washington program, Liz Owerbach '09 (Post-Conflict State Building) worked for the Elections Team of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI).
During her semester with the W&M in Washington Program, Rossetti was an intern for the U.S. Holocaust Museum where she worked alongside international researchers uncovering new clues into Nazi German's actions in the former Soviet Union.
Max Kaplan '09 (Washington and the Arts: The Intersection of the Global and the Local) interned in the Development Office at the National Gallery of Art.
Lauren Bateman '09 (U.S. National Security) worked as an intern, then as a research fellow, for the Project on National Security Reform through the Hudson Institute.
While participating in the Program, Allison Hutchings '09 (Post Conflict Reconstruction) worked as a research intern in the Middle East Institute's George Camp Keiser Library where she wrote event summaries, book reviews, and abstracts for MEI's website and publications.
Through her internship at the Center for the Study of the Presidency, Michelle Treseler '07 (Law & Politics) tackled one of the most pressing issues in politics today: US health policy.
As an apprentice to Artist Margaret Boozer, Amy Konigsburg '07 (Washington & the Arts) learned how to get her hands dirty.
Ryan Powers '08 (Washington & the Arts) worked as a research assistant and writer for the progressive political weblog Think Progress, which is run by the Center for American Progress.
As a senior, Zack Brisson '07 (Washington & the Arts) hoped to find an internship that would open up the possibility for a post-graduate job. He found that very opportunity with his internship position as an Editorial Assistant with National Geographic's Traveler Magazine.
Not only did Tommy Gillespie '09 (Washington & the Arts) beat the stiff competition for a spring internship with National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" his sophomore year, but he was on the air within his first week of work.
Nathan Koch ('07), Adam Reeves ('07), and others share their post-graduate experiences.
In a Q&A setting with Professor Dan Doherty, the former Senate Majority Leader shares his experiences with W&M in Washington scholars.
Harrison Roday '13 talks about his summer at the White House.
Check out what one of our scholars just wrote for The Washingtonian!
"W&M in Washington Offers Dynamic Experience in Hard Times," By Brittany Lane
"Internships, Classes Show New Side of Capitol," By Stephanie Muldrow