Spring 1999

Clay Woody worked in Atlanta following graduation, then returned to Washington, D.C. for a period of time.  He is now living in Greenville, SC working for Lockheed Martin and credits the contacts and experience he gained through the Washington Semester Program with his career path.  He and his wife, Brooke, are expecting their fifth child.

Spring 2002

Matt Gerrald graduated from the USC School of Law in May 2007 and passed the bar exam in November 2007.  He was ceremonially administered the South Carolina Attorney’s Oath  by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in December, 2007.  Gerrald works for the Columbia Law firm of Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson.  His first child, a son, was born in May 2007.

Spring 2005

Meg Moore is completing her second year at Harvard Law School and will receive her JD in June, 2009.  She says that her semester in DC with the WSP was the most rewarding of her college career and it began her continued affection for cities with subway systems.

Fall 2005

Meghan Hughes began working part-time for Senator Graham immediately after her internship in his office while with the WSP. Upon graduation, she was hired full-time as the Deputy Finance Director, involved with fundraising efforts.  She also handles FEC compliance, coordinates the interns, and has helped with political activities around the state.  She was involved with Senator John McCain’s primary campaign and a state-wide fundraiser featuring President George W. Bush.  This September, she’ll travel to Minneapolis-Saint Paul for the Republican National Convention.

Sonam Shah entered medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston in the fall of 2007.  This summer she begins an internship with the MUSC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, which is the field of study in which she would like to specialize.  Her internship will include lung cancer research, as well as assisting with heart and lung operations.  She is looking forward to graduating from medical school in 2011.

Spring 2006

Nicole Modeen won a Rotary Scholarship and studied in Cairo, Egypt during the spring after her WSP experience.  After graduation, she moved to D.C. and worked temporarily for Al Jazeera, the Middle East equivalent to CNN or the BBC.  This March, Nicole took a full-time position with American University’s Center for Democracy and Election Management.  She will begin graduate school this fall at American University in the School of International Service, pursuing a Master’s in Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Sarah Chakales is heading to Hong Kong as a Rotary Ambassador Scholar where she’ll spend a year getting her master’s in journalism at the University of Hong Kong.  This prestigious scholarship is worth $25,000 and fosters international understanding through person-to-person diplomacy.

Loren Hyatt is currently working at The White House in the Office of Public Liaison.  This office promotes Presidential priorities through outreach to concerned constituencies and public interest groups. This includes planning White House briefings, meetings, and large events with the President, Vice President, and other White House staff.  She has also traveled to Ukraine in support of the President’s trip to Kyiv.  She recently volunteered to attend to the Republican National Convention as a Surrogate Scheduler and to be deployed by the Republican National Committee to Ohio for the 2008 election.

Fall 2006

Malvina Hryniewicz is finishing up her first year of law school at George Mason University School of Law, and will be interning with the Immigration and Refugee Appellate Center in Alexandria, Virginia during the summer of 2008.

Brandon Sousa has spent the past year as an AmeriCorps volunteer, the domestic equivalent of the Peace Corps.  He works for an environmental nonprofit, the Marin Conservation Corps, in San Francisco, CA.  His job involves environmental education in low-income schools, volunteer coordination, and service event planning.  In the fall of 2008, he will attend Tulane University Law School in New Orleans to study international and civil law, where he received a Dean's Merit Scholarship.

Spring 2007

Michael Brinson will be attending Birzeit University in Palestine this summer and American University in Cairo for the fall semester to complete his undergraduate degree from The Citadel.  He will then be working with a non-violent opposition group in Palestine.

Allison Johnson was accepted as a transfer student to Boston College’s Political Science department.  She credits her Washington Semester Program experience for giving her the competitive edge for admittance to this highly competitive program. This summer, Allison has an internship with NBC Universal in New York City.

Kyle Petersen is currently interning at the South Carolina Democratic Party and will attend the National Democratic Convention in Denver in August.

Washington Semester Program Alumni and newly selected interns gathered in Columbia for the Alumni Dinner.

Brandon Sousa, Nick Lomma and Tyler Hitter, (fall 2006)	Brandon Sousa, Rebecca Spencer (fall 2004), Tyler Hitter
Fred Sheheen chats with Sarah Bayko, (spring 2003)	Jarryd de Boer and Angelyn Dionysatos, (fall 2007), with Malvina Hryniewicz, (fall 2006)
Dr. Korey Rothman with Mandy Young and Stefanie Levine, (both spring 2006)	Matt Gerrald (spring 2002) and his wife, Susannah
Nathan Otto and Andrew Mims, (fall 2007)	Stefanie Levine (spring 2006), Sonam Shah (fall 2005), Meghan Hughes (fall 2005)
Steven Beckham with Patrick Norton (spring 2004)	Daniel Walters, Lauren Satterfield, and Brandon Lever (fall 2007)