Molly Braverman
Molly Braverman is a theatre major at Columbia University. This summer, she interned at the off-Broadway show The Two and Only. “My IEI acting classes -- particularly in Shakespeare -- have continued to help me throughout my theatre studies. Her most memorable IEI experience was attending a performance of Richard III at the Globe Theatre. “We were groundlings, and we stood right next to the stage in the pouring rain -- it was one of the best performances I have ever seen!” Molly is proud to have received the "Second Star to the Right" Founders Award from the Peter Pan Children's Fund. She keeps in touch with Anna Phillips and Katie Hadwiger. (updated Nov. 2005)

Jenny Brod
Jenny Brod is majoring in communications at New York University. The former Retail Sales Intern is in contact with Kim Levin and Andrew Samitz. (updated Oct. 2007)

Zoe Cohen
Zoe Cohen attends Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration. She writes, “My Hotel Management Internship helped me realize I wanted to be in the hotel industry by giving me hands-on experience. IEI helped me choose what I wanted to do with my life. It is where I met my best friend and college roommate -- Allie Dorman, who is also my sorority sister.” (updated Nov. 2005)

Alexandra Diaz
A former Fashion & Design Intern, Alexandra Diaz is majoring in fashion design at Philadelphia University and will graduate in May. The Texas native writes, “My Internship enabled me to learn all about the fashion industry in one of the world’s greatest cities. Since then, I’ve become more knowledgeable about different aspects of the fashion industry through merchandising and design.” Alexandra keeps in touch with Hillary Goldson, Carolyn Schmunis and Ariella Zarrabi. (updated Feb. 2008)

Ariele Fredman
This summer, Ariele Fredman interned at Harper Collins Publishing in the publicity department. During IEI, she was at Bloomsbury Publishing. Ariele is studying sociology and comparative literature at Emory University, where she’s a junior. She’s in contact with Jessica Laufer, Jessica Savitsky, Jessica Horowitz and Brandon Heller.(updated Oct. 2006)

Oliver Gilbert
Oliver Gilbert is a freshman at George Washington University, where he is majoring in international affairs. The Former Law Intern says that his most memorable IEI experience was “riding on the Tube to the farthest parts of London to sit in on court cases.” (updated Nov. 2005)

Jenna Israel
Former Photography Intern Jenna Israel attends the New School for Design at Parsons in New York City. (updated Oct. 2006)

Nora Kirkpatrick
Nora Kirkpatrick recently returned from Africa, where she volunteered at an orphanage in Nakuru, Kenya, and was involved in reviving a local theater company that was trying to get back on its feet. She writes, “This year I graduated from UCLA and will be pursuing theater in Los Angeles full time with my theater company, Interstate 5. The classical training during IEI helped put me at an advantage with our classical pieces at UCLA.”(updated Oct. 2006)

Andrew Lurie
Former Medical Intern Andrew Lurie worked as a lifeguard and a firefighter in the Hewlett Fire Department this summer. Now he’s at Emory University, where he is majoring in business. His recent accomplishments include graduating from the Nassau County Fire Service Academy and being vice president of Emory’s Men's Rugby Team. “During my IEI Internship, I enjoyed getting a view of the world from outside the U.S. and seeing how medicine is practiced elsewhere,” he says. (updated Nov. 2005)

Edon Ophir
Former Journalism Intern Edon Ophir attends Ithaca College. He writes, “While I am a politics major, I'm greatly considering moving into a journalism major or perhaps a minor in journalism/communications. He’s in contact with Jason Sandler, Stephanie Katz, Alyssa Richman and Jen Goldstein. What was most memorable about his IEI experience? “The great time I had with friends, and exploring one of the most beautiful and sophisticated cities in the world. (updated Nov. 2005)

Matthew Rudofker
Former Business/Finance Intern Matthew Rudofker is pursuing a culinary career. He is working as a cook at Cru Restaurant in New York, known for its Mediterranean prix fixe menu and its collection of 65,000 bottles of wine. He previously worked at Oceana, one of New York’s best seafood restaurants, as lead entremetier (vegetable cook). (updated Oct. 2007)

Jason Sandler
Jason Sandler attends Northwestern University. This summer he completed a complicated research and development project for a Home Healthcare Provider in Wilton, CT. “My task was to assess, develop and expand the organization’s “telemedicine” program by which patients’ healthcare is remotely monitored via modern technologies.” He’s in contact with Edon Ophir and Daryl Drabinsky. (updated Nov. 2005)

Jessica Savitsky
Former Fashion and Design Jessica Savitsky is a sophomre at Syracuse University. This summer, she interned for a real estate company and for fashion designer Anna Sui. About IEI she writes, “I loved the fashion classes. I loved the TAs, and Roger, the head teacher, was a really helpful instructor.” (updated Nov. 2005)

Alexis Sherman
California native Alexis Sherman writes, “My major accomplishment since IEI was gaining acceptance to and attending a college on the other side of the country --Trinity College in Hartford, CT.” She’s majoring in art history and religion. The former Law Intern says her most memorable experience was sitting in on a trial involving two of the sons of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza, who was affiliated with Al-Qaeda. She keeps in touch with Alex Goldberg, Sarah Cantin and Pamela Tafekman. (updated Nov. 2005)

Pamela Takefman
Pamela Takefman is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in  English. She recently interned at the Philadelphia Weekly, an alternative weekly,  “which is not quite The London Times, but I'm really enjoying it.” Pamela plans to spend her junior year at St. Peter's College, Oxford, studying English and philosophy. She writes, “I have kept in touch with Sarah Cantin, who was my freshman-year roommate and my housemate this past year as we moved off-campus. She is now one of my best friends, thanks to IEI.” (updated Oct. 2007)

Erica Youngerman
Erica Youngerman is a senior at Emory University, where she is majoring in political science and sociology. She is currently president of Emory's InterSorority Council (with former fellow Intern Ariele Fredman as recruitment chair). This past summer, she returned to England to study abroad at Oxford University. A former Law Intern, Erica plans to apply to law school this fall. “IEI provided the opportunity for me to see if law was the field I really wanted to go into -- and it was.” Her most memorable experience in the internship was “sitting in on international custody dispute involving five countries.” Erica keeps in touch with Ariele Fredman, Andrew Lurie and Will Blashka. (updated Oct. 2007)

Ariella Zarrabi
Former Fashion & Design Intern Ariella Zarrabi is a junior at Philadelphia University, where she is majoring in Fashion Industry Management. She’s proud to report that she has been accepted at NABA, an academy of art and design in Milan, where she’ll study this spring. Ariella writes, “I learned a lot about fashion design in England. It helped me create my portfolio and my senior project, and contributed to my acceptance to college." She keeps in touch with Alexandra Diaz, who also attends Philadelphia University. (updated Nov. 2007)

Scott Zucker
Scott Zucker is a senior at George Washington University, where he is majoring in finance. This summer, he worked at a proprietary trading firm in New York City. His most memorable IEI experience: “It would have to be my infamous first day at the Law Internship when they thought I was a client and wined and dined me on the executive floor until they realized their mistake!” Scott has stayed in close contact with Oliver Gilbert. “We are members of the same fraternity; he is the president and I’m the treasurer.” (updated Oct. 2007)

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