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Internship Alumni


Learn more about the internship program and international opportunities by contacting our program alumni.

The Burkle Center encourages program alumni to stay in touch and keeps a record of alumni in hopes of:

  • facilitating communication between Burkle Center Intern alumni, students and UCLA;
  • promote educational, professional and social interaction among Burkle Center Intern alumni, students and and UCLA;
  • support Burkle Center Intern Alumni, students, faculty and staff—individually and collectively—in their academic and professional pursuits; and, 
  • fostering partnerships among Burkle Center Intern alumni, students, University faculty and staff and the greater international community, business community, general public and potential students

Click here to learn about the Burkle Center Intern Program.


2023-24 Interns

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Lauren Akason
Undergraduate Intern

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Rita Dahi
Undergraduate Intern

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Grace Funk
Undergraduate Intern

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Jack Garland
Undergraduate Intern

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Guinivere Kimber
Undergraduate Intern

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Mohamed Mido
Undergraduate Intern


2022-23 Interns

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Lillian Flick
Undergraduate Intern

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Jakob Franco
Undergraduate Intern

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Mischa Gureghian Hall
Undergraduate Intern

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Ella Haythorne
Undergraduate Intern

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Jessica Margulies
Undergraduate Intern

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Matthew Orihuela
Undergraduate Intern


2021-22 Interns

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Shannon Courtney
Undergraduate Intern

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Gabe Feiner
Undergraduate Intern

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Arya Goyal
Undergraduate Intern

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Kemal Mohamedou
Undergraduate Intern

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Renata Shammo
Undergraduate Intern

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Simon Thorpe
Undergraduate Intern

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Lauryn Wang
Undergraduate Intern


2020-21 Interns

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Riya Kadam
Undergraduate Intern

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Michael Lima-Sabatini
Undergraduate Intern

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Kemal Mohamedou
Undergraduate Intern

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Christine Ow
Undergraduate Intern

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Amy Tuey
Undergraduate Intern

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Natalia Ureña-Tregillis
Undergraduate Intern


2019-20 Interns

 Black

Alexa Black

Undergraduate Intern

 Chow

Viola Chow

Undergraduate Intern

 Decker

Emily Decker

Undergraduate Intern

 Harrell

Maxim Harrell

Undegraduate Intern

 Mehta

Nitya Mehta

Undergraduate Intern

 Pan

Zhenye Pan

Undergraduate Intern

 Ye Htut

Swan Ye Htut

Undergraduate Intern

 Zaydenberg

Ilya Zaydenberg

Undergraduate Intern


2018-19 Interns

 Balk

Jonathan Balk

Undergraduate Intern

 Damji

Aliredha Damji

Undergraduate Intern

 Ip

Georges Ip

Undergraduate Intern

 Jahangiri

Kayla Jahangiri

Undergraduate Intern

 Kakar

Isha Kakar

Undergraduate Intern

 Pillsbury

Sienna Pillsbury

Undergraduate Intern

 Wolhart

Allison Wolhart

Undergraduate Intern


2017-18 Interns

 Ashraf

Irsa Ashraf

Undergraduate Intern

 Guterman

Eliana Guterman

Undergraduate Intern

 Lee

Casey Lee

Undergraduate Intern

 Lee

Karen Lee

Undergraduate Intern

 Lindell

Jenny Lindell

Undergraduate Intern

 Nguyen

Hoang Nguyen

Undergraduate Intern

 Nguyen

Juny Nguyen

Undergraduate Intern

 Sandoval

Daisy Sandoval

Undergraduate Intern

 Terry

Kyilah Terry

Undergraduate Intern

 Yeo

Anna Yeo

Undergraduate Intern

 Young

Vanessa Young

Undergraduate Intern


2016-17 Interns

 Alden

Holt Alden

Co-Editor-in-Chief

 Amin

Devansh Amin

Undergraduate Intern

 Arab

Paniz Arab

Undergraduate Intern

 Chan

Darren Chan

Undergraduate Intern

 Choi

Da Eun Choi

The Generation Staff Writer

 Gutowski

Julia Gutowski

Undergraduate Intern

 Hahn

Chang Hahn

Staff Writer

 Lee

Esther Lee

Undergraduate Intern

 Linder

Katie Linder

The Generation Co-Managing Editor

 Lui

Jason Lui

Editor

 Oh

Susan Oh

Editor

 Ou

David Ou

Editor

 Reif

Ravid Reif

Undergraduate Intern

 Sandoval

Daisy Sandoval

Undergraduate Intern

 Schmerler

Justin Schmerler

The Generation Co-Managing Editor

 Sivakumar

Mrinaalika Sivakumar

Outreach Coordinator

 Tang

Yuchen Tang

Undergraduate Intern

 Teng

Wen Li Teng

Staff Writer


2015-16 Interns

 Brickley

Elizabeth Brickley

Undergraduate Intern

 Duncan

Madeline Duncan

Undergraduate Intern

 Finn

Jacob Finn

Undergraduate Intern

 Kew

Allan Kew

Undergraduate Intern

 Loshkajian

Nina Loshkajian

Undergraduate Intern

 McCreary

Clare McCreary

Undergraduate Intern

 Ong

Royston Ong

Undergraduate Intern

 Reif

Ravid Reif

Undergraduate Intern

 Young

Melissa Young

Undergraduate Intern


2014-15 Interns

 Ahmadi

Tala Ahmadi

The Generation Co-Editor-in-Chief

 Bishop

Marie Bishop

Undergraduate Intern

 Couch

Megan Couch

Undergraduate Intern

 Faridmoayer

Erfan Faridmoayer

The Generation Editor

 King

Brittany King

Undergraduate Intern

 Klein

Kurt Klein

The Generation Editor

 Komuro

Yui Komuro

The Generation Editor

 Lutz

Miranda Lutz

Undergraduate Intern

 Milstein

Emily Milstein

The Generation Editor

 Nije

César Nije

The Generation Editor

 Ong

Royston Ong

Undergraduate Intern

 Renschler

Karla Renschler

Undergraduate Intern

 Scoble

Penn Scoble

Undergraduate Intern

 Thomas

Lillianne Thomas

The Generation Editor

 Walker

James Walker

The Generation Editor


2013-14 Interns

 Bridge

Kate Bridge

Undergraduate Intern

 De Soto

Austin De Soto

Undergraduate Intern

 Kelleghan

Annemarie Kelleghan

Undergraduate Intern

 Landau

Asher Landau

Undergraduate Intern

 Little

Noelle Little

Undergraduate Intern

 Lutz

Miranda Lutz

Undergraduate Intern

 Mullen

Marianne Mullen

Undergraduate Intern

 Murakami-Fester

Amber Murakami-Fester

The Generation Intern

 Nije

César Nije

The Generation Editor

 Renschler

Karla Renschler

Undergraduate Intern

 Sinness

Michelle Sinness

Undergraduate Intern

 Smith

Christine Smith

The Generation Intern

 Walker

James Walker

The Generation Editor


2012-13 Interns

 Arabyan

Lilit Arabyan

The Generation Intern (Alum)

 Ashtari

Shadee Ashtari

The Generation Editor-in-Chief

 Bradbury

Tim Bradbury

Undergraduate Intern

 Charney

Natalie Charney

Undergraduate Intern

 Gandhi

Rujuta Gandhi

The Generation Intern

 Kessler

Evelyn Kessler

Undergraduate Intern

 Khan

Akbar Khan

The Generation Staff Writer Intern

 Kim

Tina Kim

The Generation Intern

 Little

Noelle Little

Undergraduate Intern

 McGalliard

Michael McGalliard

Undergraduate Intern

 Parikh

Trisha Parikh

The Generation Intern

 Paro

Freza Paro

Undergraduate Intern

 Pilgreen

Sara Pilgreen

The Generation Intern

 Renschler

Karla Renschler

Undergraduate Intern

 Rowe

Brad Rowe

The Generation Intern

 Smith

Christine Smith

The Generation Intern

 Walker

James Walker

The Generation Editor

2011-12 Interns

 Ashtari

Shadee Ashtari

The Generation Editor-in-Chief

 Braun

Taylor Braun

Undergraduate Intern

 Cameron

Rachael Cameron

The Generation Intern

 Ching

Jennifer Ching

The Generation Intern

 Hessabi

Reza Hessabi

The Generation Intern

 Johnson

Bret Johnson

Undergraduate Intern

 Lev

Carmel Lev

Undergraduate Intern

 Lim

Andra Lim

Undergraduate Intern

 Melling

Daniel Melling

Undergraduate Intern

 Nguyen

Caroline Nguyen

Undergraduate Intern

 Nguyen

Diane Nguyen

Undergraduate Intern

 Parikh

Trisha Parikh

The Generation Intern

 Rizk

Lilia Rizk

Undergraduate Intern

 Rowe

Brad Rowe

The Generation Intern

 Taylor

David Taylor

The Generation Intern

 Walker

James Walker

The Generation Editor

 Weiss

Sara Weiss

Undergraduate Intern

2010-11 Interns

 Alim

Frida Alim

Undergraduate Intern

 Bakkash

Mahmood Bakkash

Undergraduate Intern

 Bender

Elyse Bender

Undergraduate Intern

 Cameron

Rachael Cameron

The Generation Intern

 Iqbal

Anum Iqbal

Undergraduate Intern

 Johnson

Bret Johnson

Undergraduate Intern

 Kaisey

Lina Kaisey

Undergraduate Intern

 Nee

Vicki Nee

Undergraduate Intern

 Parikh

Trisha Parikh

The Generation Intern

 Scapellati

Ethan Scapellati

Undergraduate Intern

 Taylor

David Taylor

The Generation Intern

 Tran

Millie Tran

Multimedia Editor

2009-10 Interns

 Augustine

Annie Augustine

Undergraduate Intern

 Casey

Meghan Casey

Undergraduate Intern

 Dziadkowiec

Tom Dziadkowiec

Undergraduate Intern

 Immaraju

Deepti Immaraju

Undergraduate Intern

 Magsaysay

Deborah Magsaysay

Undergraduate Intern

 Mallory

Sarah Mallory

Undergraduate Intern

 Mengesha

Sara Mengesha

Undergraduate Intern

 Nguyen

Khanh N. Nguyen

Undergraduate Intern

 Ong

Yeyen Ong

Undergraduate Intern

 Paterson

Danae Paterson

Undergraduate Intern

 Prakash

Anubha Prakash

Graduate Intern

 Ramzanali

Asad Ramzanali

Undergraduate Intern

 Ta

Amy Ta

Undergraduate Intern

 Yu

Jasmin Yu

Undergraduate Intern

2008-09 Interns

 Bissell

Amber Bissell

Undergraduate Intern

 Borgelt

Grant Borgelt

Undergraduate Intern

 Calloway

Kelli Calloway

Undergraduate Intern

 Cameron

Jessica Cameron

Undergraduate Intern

 Daguano

Cristiane Daguano

Graduate Intern

 Garg

Akanksha Garg

Undergraduate Intern

 Jung

Jeff Jung

Undergraduate Intern

 Keegan

Katie Keegan

Undergraduate Intern

 McKinney

Matthew McKinney

Graduate Intern

 Mohan

Priya Mohan

Graduate Intern

 Peterson

Micah Peterson

Graduate Intern

 Weldon

Patrick Weldon

Graduate Intern

2007-08 Interns

 Ghafari

Azadeh Ghafari

Undergraduate Intern

 Moser

Dalynna Moser

Undergraduate Intern

 Parcon

Ruth Parcon

Undergraduate Intern

 Preston

Erik Preston

Undergraduate Intern

 Ritter

Zack Ritter

Undergraduate Intern

 Schultz

Cody Schultz

Undergraduate Intern

 Tursa

Andrius Tursa

Undergraduate Intern

 Vu

Danielle Vu

Graduate Intern