Current and Past Student Internships
Students can gain valuable professional practice in internships to prepare for their After Mary Washington futures.
Each semester and in summer, the Department of English and Linguistics offers juniors and seniors the opportunity to design applied learning opportunities by working with organizations and working in close collaboration with sponsoring faculty.
For more detailed information about these interns’ experiences, see “ENLI Internship Stories.”
Spring 2024
Internships, with faculty sponsors :
Hurieh Abed, internship with speech pathologists at the Culpeper Baptist Home, working with Professor Fallon
Garrett Hennessey, internship with UMW Alumni Program, working with Professor McAllister
Tabitha Robinson, internship with UMW Office of Advancement, working with Professor Haffey
Spring 2023
Internships, with faculty sponsors :
Elsa Howell, internship with Virginia Folklife Program and working with Professor McAllister
Brooke Hyatt, internship with Hiring and Marketing Internship with Plato Learning Summer Camps and working with Professor Foss
Fall 2022
Internships, with faculty sponsors :
Ellis Winfree, internship with Mary Washington Advancement and Alumni Engagement and working with Professor Richards
Fall 2021
Internships, with faculty sponsors :
Brittany Cole, internship with the Food Co-Op Initiative and working with Professor Mathur
Haley Schnitzer, internship with the UMW Hillel Center and working with Professor Levin
Spring 2021
Internships, with faculty sponsors :
Victoria Perckerke is interning at Campus Recreation and working with Professor Tweedy
Katherine Seltzer is interning at RVA Magazine and working with Professor Subramanian
Claudia Woods is interning at Rappahannock Council against Sexual Assault and working with Professor Scanlon
Summer 2020
Internships, with faculty sponsors :
* Ella Krygiel is interning at Keep Fit Kingdom and working with Professor Gary Richards for ENGL 499 credit.
* Dylan Lassiter is interning at Alien Attorney and working with Professor Ben LaBreche for ENGL 499 credit.
Spring 2020
Internships, with faculty sponsors in parentheses:
English
Shannon Baxter (ENGL 499): ELC Social Media (Professor Richards)
Hershelle Clark (ENGL 499): Autism Learners (Professor Tweedy)
Chloe Datner (ENGL 499): ELC Social Media (Professor Richards)
Sierra Heiderman (ENGL 499): ELC Social Media (Professor Richards)
Daniel Hur (ENGL 499): ELC Social Media (Professor Richards)
Amber Zipfel (ENGL 499): UMW President’s Council on Wellness (Professor Mathur)
Fall 2019
Jenna Johnson (ENGL 499): UMW Writing Center (Professor Hale)
Morgan Ryan (ENGL 499): Lord Fairfax Community College (Professor Tweedy)
Emily Shumaker (ENGL 499): Center for Faith and Leadership (Professor Subramanian)
James Vaughan (ENGL 499): Central Rappahannock Regional Library (Professor Rochelle)
Summer 2019
Internships, with faculty sponsors in parentheses:
Chris Hanbury (ENGL 499): PotomacWave (Professor Kennedy)
Spring 2019
Internships, with faculty sponsors in parentheses:
Elisabeth DellaRova, ENGL 499, Downtown Greens, (Mathur)
Amani Redic, ENGL 499, UMW Writing Center, (Hale)
Ryan Shircliff, ENGL 499, UMW Center for International Education, (Richards)
Kylie Tejera, ENGL 499, Gardner & Burks, P.C., (Kennedy)
Spring 2018
Internships, with faculty sponsors in parentheses:
Christine Houchins, ENGL 499 Germanna CC Tutoring (Lorentzen)
Maria “Joy” Lopes, ENGL 499 Germanna CC Tutoring (Kennedy)
Abigail Nibblett, ENGL 499 Creative Media Agency, Inc. (Bylenok)
Ester Salguero, ENGL 499 UMW University Relations (Subramanian)
Karina Schumm, ENGL 499 UMW University Relations (Rochelle)
Savannah Steblein, ENGL 499 Tree Fredericksburg (McAllister)
Kelsey Welsh, ENGL 499 New York Minute Magazine (Subramanian)
Kelsey Welsh, ENGL 499 360 Magazine (Subramanian)
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Fall 2017
Internships, with faculty sponsors in parentheses:
Richard Abel, ENGL 499 Young Americans for Liberty (Foss)
Aaron Brintzenhofe, ENGL 499 Germanna CC Tutoring Services (Kennedy)
Victor Catlett Jr., ENGL 499 Democratic Campaign Headquarters (Kennedy)
Nicole Rivard, ENGL 499 Creative Media Agency, Inc. (Pineda)
Ester Salguero, ENGL 499 UMW University Relations (Subramanian)
Summer 2017
Internships, with faculty sponsors in parentheses:
Emily Daly (English): The Center for Faith and Leadership/Fresh Expressions US (Professor Foss)
Sarah Davies (English: CW): Parvus Press (Professor Pineda)
Spring 2017
Internships, with faculty sponsors in parentheses:
Anna-Marie Collins Creative Media Agency, Inc. (Dr. McAllister)
Kathryn Smucker UMW Athletic Department (Dr. Scanlon)
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Fall 2016
Internships, with faculty sponsors in parentheses:
Victoria Johnson, PWCPS Enterprise Elementary School (Dr. Richards)
Andrew Burlingame, Common Ground Christian Church (Dr. Fallon)
Dylan K. Drury, Lee Street Artists Collective, LLC (Dr. Richards)
Molly Garthwaite, UMW Writing Center (Dr. Hale)
Gracyn Hill, UMW Writing Center (Dr. Hale)
Fall 2015
Internships
Emily Hollingsworth, Free Lance-Star
Ashley Spence, UMW University Relations and Communications
Spring 2015
Internships (with faculty mentors in parentheses)
Sabia Prescott, Digital Communications with University Relations (Paul Fallon)
Hope Racine, Rappahannock Magazine (Mary Rigsby)
Katherine Redmiles, Free Lance-Star (Marie McAllister)
Alison Thoet, The Hill newspaper (Mara Scanlon)
Emma White, Community Development and Admissions Office, Richmond Waldorf School (Antonio Barrenechea)
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Fall 2014
The internships, with faculty sponsors in parentheses, are:
Mary Honard: Lafayette Upper Elementary School (Judith Parker)
Samantha James: The Happy Tomato, LLC (Teresa Kennedy)
Nephthalie Lauture: The Free-Lance Star (Danny Tweedy)
Jessica Perez: Tutoring Service, Germanna Community College (Gwen Hale)
Katie Regan: Deedod Inc. (Jon Pineda)
Matthew Seaver: Hugh Mercer Elementary School (Judith Parker)
Alison Tantillo: Fauquier High School (Chris Foss)
Julia Wahlstrom: Fauquier High School (Chris Foss)
Spring 2014
Internships:
RaeAna Eiley, Hugh Mercer Elementary (Judith Parker)
Christopher Heizer, Senate of Virginia (Gwen Hale)
Aubrey Kennedy, UMW Summer Enrichment Program (Terry Kennedy)
Katelyn Leboff, Free Lance-Star (Gary Richards)
Hope Racine, Free Lance-Star (Gary Richards)
Erica Rodriguez, American Canoe Association (Gary Richards)
Nathan Slater, UMW Writing Center (Gwen Hale)
Fall 2013…
The internships, with faculty sponsors in parentheses, were:
Katharine Appel at the UMW Writing Center (Gwen Hale)
Hayley Eckhardt at National Geographic Society (Gary Richards)
Dana Hinden at Ava Laurenne Bride (Danny Tweedy)
Alice O’Brien at Livesay & Myers, PC (Marie McAllister)
Lauren Olsen at Elle Magazine (Warren Rochelle)
Alison Thoet at the Free Lance-Star (Gary Richards)
Regina Weiss at UMW University Relations (Danny Tweedy)