Monrovia resident accepted into Maryland Governor's Summer Internship Program

Thomas Thompson, '14, is one of four Loyola University Maryland students accepted into prestigious program

BALTIMORE, MD (07/23/2012)(readMedia)-- Loyola University Maryland student and Monrovia., Md., resident Thomas Thompson, '14, is among 20 university students from institutions throughout the mid-Atlantic region who has been accepted into the Governor's Summer Internship Program. Three other students from Loyola were also accepted.

The 10-week internship program, administered by the Shriver Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, gives students the opportunity to work on substantive projects with senior-level public administrators and policy makers in Maryland state government. The program matches interns with departments or policy areas that closely correspond with each intern's field of study or career interests.

"It's an honor to have these four exceptional students represent Loyola in such a prestigious program," said CreSaundra Sills, Ph.D., director of The Career Center at Loyola, which helped guide the students through the internship application process. "The unique experience they will gain this summer is an invaluable step toward the beginning of a rewarding career."

Each student intern from Loyola will be working in a different department with a different mentor:

Thomas Thompson

Hometown: Monrovia, Md.

Majors: political science, Spanish

Department: Maryland Governor's Office of Homeland Security

Mentor: Brendan Armbruster, governor's homeland security advisor

Emily Coleman

Hometown: Glastonbury, Conn.

Majors: economics, Spanish

Department: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development

Mentor: Rhonda Ray, director, office of policy and government affairs

Anthony Vitti

Hometown: Perry Hall, Md.

Majors: history, classical civilizations

Department: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation

Mentor: Karen Rohrbaugh, supervisor, office of unemployment insurance, litigation and prosecution unit

Jacqueline Winton

Hometown: Sicklerville, N.J.

Major: communication

Department: Maryland Department of Human Resources

Mentor: Claudia Remington, executive director, State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect

Their duties include attending meetings, drafting correspondence, tracking legislation, and researching policy options. They will also work in teams to develop policy papers that address significant issues facing Maryland today, and the papers will be presented to the governor and/or other senior staff members at the end of the program. For their work, the students will earn a $3,000 stipend.

Since 2006, more than 20 Loyola students have been accepted into the program.

About Loyola University Maryland:

Established in 1852, Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit comprehensive university comprising Loyola College, its school of arts and sciences; the Sellinger School of Business and Management; and the School of Education. Loyola enrolls 3,800 undergraduate and 2,200 graduate students from across the country and around the world.