ProCon.org Interns and Volunteers

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Last updated on: 1/21/2013 3:19:27 PM PST

ProCon.org is very appreciative of the talented and hard working senior interns, interns, and volunteers who have helped us to produce great content. We have listed those talented individuals below in alphabetical order by category. Some have requested anonymity for their contributions, and we have excluded their names by request.
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I. Senior Interns (contributed 200+ hours in one year)
Name	Issue Site(s) Worked On	Year	Mini Profile
1. Mark Jokel	US-Iraq, Prostitution, Euthanasia, Felon Voting, Medical Marijuana, Under God	2009-2010	Research Assistant, Hollywood NOTE Foundation MA, Political Science, California State University at Northridge
2. Vahagn Karapetyan	Alternative Energy, 2012 Election, Euthanasia	2012	MPP, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Policy and Opposition Researcher at LA City Mayoral Campaign
3. Allison Martins	ACLU	2009	Paralegal, Hudson Legal Agency LLB, Bachelors of Law, Salgaocar College of Law - University of Goa (India)
4. Lindsey Rooney	2012 Election, Born Gay	2011-2012	MMC, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University BA, University of Michigan
5. Caleb Worner	Israeli-Palestinian Conflict	2012	International Studies Student, Class of 2012, Brigham Young University - Idaho
6. Sigrid Hsiju Yang	ACLU	2009	JD and LLM (Master of Laws), Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law BS, Bachelor of Laws, Tung-Hai University (Taiwan)

II. Interns (contributed 50+ hours in one year)
Name	Issue Site(s) Worked On	Year	Mini Profile
1. Mark Brisson	Illegal Immigration, Corporate Taxes & Jobs	2012	US Coast Guard veteran BA, Political Science, UNC Charlotte
2. Rachel Espana	ACLU	2009	JD, UCLA School of Law - Entertainment and Media Law and Policy Program, class of 2009
3. Therese Franklin	Israeli-Palestinian Conflict	2012	Faculty Support Coordinator at UCLA School of Law MPA candidate at University of Southern California; BA, UCLA
4. Duncan Hosie	Death Penalty, Under God in the Pledge	2012	Undergraduate student, Princeton University Former Congressional Intern for Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma, CA) and Legislative Aide for Rep. Jaquet (D-Ketchum, ID)
5. Corey Kennedy	Social Networking	2009	Loyola Marymount University Undergraduate, Class of 2013, Engineering Major Certified in Cancer Biology from UCSD
6. Ross Lenihan	2012 Election	2012	Researcher, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center MA, Cinema and Media Studies, UCLA BA, Film Studies, UC Berkeley
7. Ian Li	ACLU	2009	LLM, Masters of Laws, USC Gould School of Law LLB, Bachelor of Laws, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies School of Law (China)
8. Joan Lubin	Prostitution	2009	UCLA Undergraduate, Class of 2010, Philosophy and Women's Studies Major
9. Robert Ortega	ProCon.org	2011	International banking and finance consultant MBA, Harvard University BA, BS, University of Pennsylvania
10. Heidi Sickler	2012 Election	2011	MA, Harvard University BA, Carleton College
11. Hanna Terhaar	ACLU	2009	Freelance writer in France BA, Legal Studies, University of Wisconsin

III. Volunteers (contributed 20+ hours in one month)
Name	Issue Site(s) Worked On	Year	Mini Profile
1. Erica Bianco	ACLU	2009	CA, NY, and NJ Licensed Attorney JD, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
2. Kevin Coffee	Felon Voting, Sports and Drugs	2011	Communication Researcher and Consultant MA, Communication Studies, California State University at Northridge
3. Elena Colle	ACLU	2009	JD, University of Modena (Italy) MA, Communications Policy, City University, London (England)
4. Michael D. Dulberger	2008 Election	2008	BE, MSME, MSM, Founder & President, Informed For Life, Inc.
5. Grant Hubbard	ACLU	2009	JD, Georgetown University Attorney of 30+ years
6. Angela Koussian	Prostitution	2012	MPP student, Pepperdine University BA, Chapman University
7. Keith Lea	2008 Election	2008	BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Software engineer and programmer
8. Christopher Lippi	ACLU	2009	Math Instructor, Vistamar School MA, Mathematics, San Francisco State University
9. Johnny Lo	ACLU	2009	VA and MD Licensed Attorney JD, Washington & Lee University School of Law
10. Jamie Lowry	ACLU	2009	CA and NV Licensed Attorney JD, University of Michigan Law School
11. Melanie McClinnis	ACLU	2009	CA Licensed Attorney JD, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
12. Dillon McGrew	ACLU	2009	Law Student, Class of 2011, Georgetown University Law Center
13. Pavan Nagavelli	ACLU	2009	New Applications Specialist, Oliff & Berridge, PLLC BA, Political Science, Allegheny College
14. Robyn Nolan	ACLU	2009	FL, DC, and MD Licensed Attorney JD, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center
15. Lindsey Phoenix	ACLU	2009	Law Student, Class of 2010, Saint Louis University School of Law
16. Kim Ray	ACLU	2009	CA Licensed Attorney and Paralegal of 17+ years
17. Tracey Resetar	ACLU	2009	Adjunct Instructor, Paralegal Studies, State University of New York LLM, Masters of Laws, Osgoode Hall - York University (Canada)
18. Jonathan Saine	ACLU	2009	FL and CO Licensed Attorney JD, Syracuse University College of Law
19. Nicholas Singh	Medical Marijuana	2012	Chemistry and Chemical Engineering student, Arizona State University Former Coordinator for Project CURE
20. Virginia Sutton	Born Gay	2012	Certified ESL and Basic Education Tutor, Literacy Volunteers of Union County (LVUC) MA, Psychology, Kean University
21. Gulcin Yilmazer	ACLU	2009	MA, Project Management, Keller-Graduate School of Management MS, Food Science, Rutgers University

IV. Volunteer Research Opportunities
ProCon.org seeks volunteers to help with one or more of the five research projects listed below. Volunteers receive an interesting research experience, our deepest gratitude, and recognition on the above list of volunteers and interns. To volunteer at ProCon.org, please see the application instructions at the end of the list. Schools That Use ProCon.org: Find references to ProCon.org from teachers, librarians, and other educators at any level, K-12 or college/university. Help us increase the growing list of schools that use ProCon.org by using our handy checklist to research and locate schools that do not already appear on our list. Research: We need skilled volunteer researchers to help us find new and update existing position statements in the following subject areas: electronic voting machines (specifically about machine costs, physical tampering, "sleepovers", and source code), illegal immigration (specifically about state/local enforcement of federal immigration laws, illegal immigration and crime rates, and immigration quotas), Israeli-Palestinian conflict (specifically about Jerusalem, Zionism, intl. financial support to Israel and the Palestinian territories), medical marijuana (specifically about Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, immune system, AIDS/HIV patients, and cannabis clubs), and religion (specifically replace all quotes from Wikipedia in the "All Religions and Denominations in the US" page at Under God ProCon.org with authoritative quotes directly from the relevant source) for a longer list of projects, see our ProCon.org Interns/Externs Project List in PDF format. Source links and PDFs should accompany all submitted research. Proofreading: Find and fix any spelling errors, grammatical mistakes, broken links, or any other problems that may need correcting. Send a list of all problems and proposed resolutions by email - one issue website at a time. State Educational Standards (Grade 9-12) Met by Using ProCon.org: Find the grades 9-12 state educational standards for all 50 states and write the number, name, and description of each standard that you think can be met by teachers who use ProCon.org in the classroom. Include a PDF of those standards. Reference only the latest official version of the state standards. We will solicit educational professionals to review this work prior to posting on the ProCon.org. Graphic designers wanted to build "infographics” for our medical marijuana, prostitution, euthanasia, death penalty, and milk websites based on the facts presented in the Did You Know? pages of those websites. Serious design professionals only please.
V. How to Volunteer or Intern at ProCon.org
If you are interested in volunteering or interning at ProCon.org, please send an email to jobs@procon.org titled "Re: Volunteering" and include: 1. your resume, 2. the number of hours per week you can work, 3. which project(s) of the ones listed above that you'd like to work on, 4. an explanation of your relevant experience and interest, and 5. any questions you have for us. Our volunteers and interns work offsite, usually from their homes. To be credited as a volunteer, you'll need to complete at least 20 hours of volunteer work in one month (not to exceed 8 hours in a day and 80 hours in a month) and submit weekly progress emails (number of hours worked that week, that month, and total to date, plus a 1-2 sentence summary of what you worked on). Failure to submit progress emails for two consecutive weeks will normally result in automatic termination of the volunteership and related recognition. After 50 hours of volunteer work, your title would be changed to Intern. If you surpass 250 hours of volunteer work, then we’d change your title to Senior Intern. Internships cannot exceed 500 hours. Assignments and acceleration within the internship program are based on your interests, available projects, and quality of work submitted.

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