Professional Development Workshop: Student Internship Panel

Time: Thu, November 14, 12pm – 1pm
Location: 1207 Van Munching Hall


This event is put on by the School of Public Policy career services program and is intended for graduate students. However, it should and can still be a valuable experience for students seeking internships in public service like you!

This event will feature four current MSPP students who have completed or are currently participating in a variety of internships. This is a great opportunity for MSPP students to learn from fellow classmates about different internship opportunities and experiences as well as hear about the numerous positive effects associated with internships, especially as they related to an education at MSPP and future career opportunities. The participating panelists are:

• Amanda McCrum- She is a second year Energy & Environmental Policy MSPP student. She has held internships at the International Energy Agency’s Hydrogen Implementing Agreement, Sierra Club Maryland, and American Council On Renewable Energy. She plans to use these experiences, in addition to the MSPP education to launch a career with a clean energy nonprofit next spring. 

• Vitaliy Shpak-He is a Fulbright Fellow at MSPP focusing on security issues, political transition, and international development in the former Soviet states in Eastern Europe. Previously, Vitaliy worked for the Parliament of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Ministry of Education. Over the summer, he interned at the Eurasian Foundation, a leader in the development of open, just and progressive societies.

• Sara Gallagher- She is a second year student specializing in Nonprofit Management and Leadership. Sara is currently the Philanthropy Fellow for the Calvert Foundation where she works with the Strategic Initiatives team and Innovation Lab on the development of new impact investing portfolios. Last year she worked as a Philanthropy Fellow for The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region on a number of communications and branding initiatives.

• Katherine Vaughn- She is a MBA/MPP student specializing in International Development. In the past, she has worked for the American Language Center in Morocco, John Snow International and the American Diabetes Association. In her current capacity, she is interning for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the U.S. Government’s development finance institution focused on mobilizing private capital to help solve critical development challenges.