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AAPD Announces Its 2013 Interns

Students with disabilities from across the country in D.C. to work in government, non-profit, and private sectors

June 21, 2013 | AAPD Press Team

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the largest cross-disability organization in the country, is pleased to announce the 2013 AAPD summer internship program has begun. For ten weeks, students and recent graduates with disabilities from across the country will contribute their skills and talents to employers across Washington, DC.

The 2013 summer internship program coordinates internships on Capitol Hill and is possible thanks to the generous contributions of Walmart and Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation. We have placed the interns in executive branch agencies, non-profits, and the private sector. Alumni of our program have gone on have successful careers in the fields of their choice.

The AAPD summer internship program gives the participating interns real-world work experience and helps them establish professional networks that will benefit them far into the future. Over the summer, the interns demonstrate to public and private employers that employees with disabilities are solid prospects as members of the workforce.

The 2013 AAPD summer interns are listed below and a short list of their bios can be found here.

Intern	Placement
Edmund Asiedu	National Disability Rights Network
Jasmin Bailey	US Department of Labor – Office of Disability Employment Policy
Lydia Brown	Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Megan Buckles	US Department of Agriculture – Congressional and Public Affairs Division
Jennifer Choi	US Department of Agriculture – Office of Public Health Science in Food Safety and Inspection Service
Nathan Cunningham	The HSC Foundation
Kristin Duquette	Office of Senator Chris Murphy
Micah Fialka-Feldman	The Administration for Community Living
Brianna Gross	First Focus
Eric Harris	American Institutes for Research
Mary Karin Hitselberger	Office of Personnel Management
Andrew Kletzien	JBS International
Ross Kloeber	Office of Representative Jim Sensenbrenner
Grace Kurlychek	United Cerebral Palsy
Emily Ladau	Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Jennifer Lee	Easter Seals
Kelli Lee	US Department of Agriculture – Organization Assurance Branch
Megan Marshall	Office of Representative Tammy Duckworth
Rosemary McDonnell-Horita	Japanese American Citizens League
Angel Miles	US Agency for International Development
D’Acree Neal	US Business Leadership Network
Laura Nunez	Walmart
Meredith Raymond	National Council on Independent Living
Maddy Ruvolo	Office of Representative Alan Grayson
Lilith Siegel	US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Rose Sloan	National Disability Rights Network
Alexander Thompson	National Council on Aging
Alexander Van Hook	Office of Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Zachary Woolley	US Department of Education – Special Education and Rehabilitation Services

The 2013 interns were selected on the basis of a written application and competitive interview process.

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The American Association of People with Disabilities is the nation's largest disability rights organization. We promote equal opportunity, economic power, independent living, and political participation for people with disabilities. Our members, including people with disabilities and our family, friends, and supporters, represent a powerful force for change. To learn more, visit the AAPD Web site: www.aapd.com.