Our Former Interns

SPRING 2012 INTERNS

Ellys Thynne

Development Intern

Ellys Thynne is a junior at the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University. She is majoring in Diplomacy and International Relations with a minor in French. After graduation Ellys hopes to travel and continue her life-long mission of improving the quality of people’s lives everywhere.

FALL 2011 INTERNS

Stephanie Senger

Stephanie Senger is a second-year graduate student at the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, specializing in international law, human rights and international security. She graduated in 2007 from Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts in History and International Studies. Her areas of interest include the protection of human rights in war zones, genocide, and the stabilization and rebuilding of fragile states. Upon graduating in May 2012, she hopes to pursue a career in the Foreign Service.

SUMMER 2011 INTERNS

Amy Chen

Amy Y. Chen is a rising senior at Brown University concentrating in International Relations and English Literature. Amy actively contributes to the school newspaper, volunteers for Brown’s chapter of UNICEF and ChinaCare, and is involved in America Society’s Relay for Life. Amy’s particular areas of interest are international criminal law and human rights.  She spent the first half of this summer studying multilateral diplomacy and conducting research on the Genocide Convention in Geneva, Switzerland. She hopes to enter graduate school for International Relations and/or law school after graduation.

Marline Gay

Marline Gay is from Brooklyn, NY and is  currently a rising senior at Boston College. She is sociology major and a philosophy minor. This summer, she will also begin working on her Senior Honors Thesis as a part of the Sociology Honors Program at BC. Marline is an active participant of several student groups on campus including Word of Mouth (public speaking club), Haitian Association, Caribbean Culture Club, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Student Association, and FACES (anti-racist organization).

Jessica Caroll

Jessica attended Radford University and double majored in Political Science and Spanish. Currently, Jessica is attending the Whitehead School of Diplomacy at Seton Hall University. Her specializations are International Law, Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. Before interning with the International Justice Project, Jessica interned at the NGO Committee on the Status of Women in New York City, where she was immersed in women’s rights issues and the inter-workings of the United Nations. After graduate school, Jessica plans to pursue work with a Human Rights NGO or attend law school to pursue international law.

Chitra Shah

Chitra Shah graduated from Rutgers New Brunswick with a degree in Political Science and History in 2010.  She is currently a graduate student in the Division of Global Affairs at Rutgers Newark. During the summer of 2010, she interned with the International WoW company as a member of their social media campaign to promote Academy Award nomininated “Gasland”, an HBO documentary dealing with the impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing. Simultaneously, she interned with a non-profit project inspired by the book “No Impact Man” encouraging sustainable environment. Upon the completion of her IJP internship, she is looking forward to applying to law school to obtain a J.D. in International law.

Kristina Hon

Kristina Hon received her Bachelor’s degree in both history and international relations from George Washington University in 2009.  During that time, she studied abroad three times and was able to finish her degrees in three years.  She is currently a dual degree student at the Seton Hall University School of Law and Seton Hall University’s Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations. She expects her degrees in 2013.  This past winter she studied human trafficking and piracy in Zanzibar, Tanzania.  She hopes to work for the State Department in either a legal or foreign policy capacity.

Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown is a graduate of Rutgers University New Brunswick Campus, and holds a degree in Political Science and Sociology. After his graduation from Rutgers in 2008, he worked as a paralegal in NYC and downtown Newark for two years before deciding to enter law school. He is presently a rising 2L at Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando, FL, with a concentration in Criminal and International law.

Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards is a rising second-year graduate student at the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University.  His degree specializations are international law and human rights and Africa.  Mark has a Bachelor of Arts in African history from the University of California, Santa Cruz.  His particular areas of interest are prosecutions of human rights violations, children’s rights, genocide, conflict, and conflict reconstruction. He will be graduating in May 2012 and hopes to continue his education either through law school or a history graduate program.

Philip McHarris

Philip McHarris is a rising sophomore at Boston College in the school of Arts and Sciences. He is currently double majoring in History and Sociology with minors in African & African Diaspora studies as well as Gender and Woman Studies with a Pre-Law concentration. At BC, Phil is the incoming Vice-President for the Congress of the United Front, an organization dedicated to increasing community, collaboration, and consciousness amongst the African and the African Diaspora community with a focus on advancing an anti-oppression agenda. In addition, Phil is also a Faces council member; the only organization on campus dedicated to an anti-racist agenda that raises consciousness through dialogue.  After finishing his undergraduate education, Phil plans to pursue a Masters in Sociology and J.D. degrees.  He hopes to practice human rights law with a long term goal of sitting in one of the chambers in Congress.

William Pons

William Pons received his B.A. in Political Science from University of St. Thomas (MN) 2005; his Masters in International Relations from Villanova University 2008; and is expecting a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2012.  Throughout his undergraduate and graduate matriculation he has studied in Greece, Egypt, and Switzerland.  While in graduate school at Villanova he was selected to be a member of a model UN team sent to the American University in Cairo and interned with Green Cross International, an international NGO in Geneva, Switzerland for in 2007.  Upon completion of his J.D. William hopes to work in the field of international humanitarian law.

Sara Ishage

Sara Ishage recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. While at New Jersey City University she was active in the Student Government Organization serving on both the Election and Credentials Committee and The Finance Committee. She also served on the executive boards of the Biology Club, African Students’ Organization, and the Muslim Students’ Association. During her spare time she volunteers at the Liberty Science Center and at the UNICEF headquarters. Sara plans are to pursue a Masters in International Relations and to work for an human rights NGO.

Mehak Jamil

Mehak Jamil graduated from New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business in 2006 with a bachelors in Finance and International Business. After working in commercial banking for 4 years, she decided to pursue a J.D. from Fordham University in New York. Mehak has a deep-rooted interest in international human rights, and will be working with the Fordham Law Clinic for International Human Rights in Africa in the fall of 2011.

Chloe Tomlinson

Chloe Tomlinson is a rising senior at Tufts University, majoring in Peace and Justice Studies. She spent her spring 2011 semester living in Northern Uganda and studying Post-Conflict Transformation. There she partnered with Battery Operated Systems for Community Outreach to conduct research on uses of the internet in peace building.  In the United States, Chloe has been involved with several social justice oriented non-profit organizations. She worked with Peer Health Exchange in Boston, and Breakthrough Collaborative, Spells Writing Lab, and the Arab American Community Development Corporation in Philadelphia. After graduation, Chloe hopes to return to East Africa to build upon her previous experiences.

Wesley Webster

Wesley (Yehudah) Webster is a rising sophomore at List College, a joint program with Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS).  He plans to major in Sociology at Columbia University while majoring in Bible at JTS.  During the school year Mr. Webster is a Hebrew School teacher at both the Oheb Shalom congregation in South Orange, and at the United Synagogue of Hoboken.  He is also a Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutor, and volunteers as a Cub Scout leader for Pack 520 in New York City.  Mr. Webster aspires to attend Rabbinical School after he completes his undergraduate education.

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The IJP Experience

“Meeting survivors of the Darfur genocide, hearing their stories and seeing their hope affirms the essential role that the International Criminal Court plays in being a voice for the voiceless and striving to deter international crimes. The IJP fights for the dignity of humanity. On a personal level, interning at the IJP has deepened my desire to seek justice for the oppressed and marginalized and has reaffirmed my calling to practice human rights law.”

-Danielle Storm, Seton Hall University Class of 2010, IJP Intern Spring 2010. Danielle is currently attending Pittsburgh University School of Law.

“The Darfur conflict needs resolution and even if my time spent here was a mere three months, I know that my three months of work went towards furthering this goal.  I will never forget my experience here and am very glad that I took the opportunity. Thanks again for everything.”

-Cole Gumm, Seton Hall University Class of 2010, IJP Intern Spring 2010. Cole is currently attending Baylor University School of Law.