Alumni Advisors The following alumni advisors are professionals working in the Washington D. C. area. They have specific knowledge of interning and working in Washington D.C. and have made themselves available to UC students participating in the academic program of the UC Washington Center. You may e-mail questions about internships, jobs, D. C. life and more by clicking on the names of the alumni advisors below. Before e-mailing please think of specific topics and questions (click here for some suggestions). Also, include your resume to assist alumni advisors in providing you with the most effective feedback and answers.

AdvisorInternship Specialty
• Matt Adams Education Statistics, living and working in DC on a budget. How to get a job if you are unemployed
• Caren Auchman Congressional internships
• Erik Bluemel Graduate School, Legal Careers, Internships, Environmental Law and Policy
• David Bortnick Federal Government Jobs, OMB, Graduate school, what's its like to live in DC for an extended period
• Laura Capps Internships on Capitol Hill, with political campaigns and within the Administration
• Jeremy Cogan Insights on personal networking, applying and interviewing for internships
• Joseph Curtis Graduate and undergraduate Internships in federal life science research organizations, disaster response, medical quality, defense and environmental research and science policy.
• Deborah Cuevas-Hill Law School, Women, Families & Work
• Aron Davidson Internships in international relations and trade policy
• Makan Delrahim Internships on Capitol Hill, the Executive Branch and Department of Justice
• Sampak Garg Congressional internships, jobs on Capitol Hill, and volunteering on campaigns
• Karen Graulich Employment with the DOD. Dept of State Internships in DC and Abroad, Taking the Foreign Service Exam, living in Arlington, VA
• Songeeta Guha Homeland Security, Immigration Policy
• Miguel Hernandez US Department of Commerce, Mexico Desk, International Trade
• Veronica Hernandez Turning your internship into a job
• Jamil Jaffer Internships on Capitol Hill, the Executive Branch, political campaigns and law firms
• Ann Kariuki Finding an apartment, General Job hunting, DC Entertainment, Global Health
• Kristin Lee Internships on Capitol Hill, political communications and public relations
• Richard Lim Department of Labor
• Jonathan Lopez Law, Department of Justice
• Alexis Marks Internships on Capitol Hill (Democrat)
• Amy Mitchell Journalism, media, political journals
• Andreas Mueller Congressional Campaigns, Constitutional theory/philosophy, Everything on The Hill, Computers, night life advise, finding a place
• Michael Murphy Government agencies and environmental organizations focusing on natural resource management; background in science, education and public relations
• Mei Mei Peng US Agency for International Development; education and international development
• Sergio Rodriguera White House, Legislative Affairs, Campaigns & Finance
• Joe Sheehy Internships in Congress and with international organizations
• Ian Sherr Internships/working on Capitol Hill, jobs in the defense industry, and insights into the world of journalism
• Maxwell Szabo How to find the right position in DC despite not being sure what that is. Transition into DC from the west coast. Entry level jobs on the hill, campaigns, trade associations and non-profits
• David Tzall Political internships, Development, DC culture
• Danielle Williams Insights on personal networking, applying and interviewing for internships