Interns

BRicK’s college and graduate school interns are a valuable part of our team. We are proud that so many have gone on to interesting positions in a variety of fields with agencies/organizations, such as:

  • Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
  • Chicago Public Schools
  • City of Los Angeles Planning Department
  • Full Circle Communities
  • Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA)
  • Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University
  • JPMorgan Chase, Tax Oriented Investments
  • Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
  • Los Angeles County Development Authority
  • Los Angeles Education Partnership
  • Morningstar, Inc.
  • Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago
  • Open Door Legal
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • World Business Chicago

 

Interns through the years

2023

  • Emma Watson, Northwestern University, Class of 2026
  • Malcolm Turner, Northwestern University, Class of 2024
  • Sofia Oliynyk, American Councils Professional Exchanges Fellowship Program
  • Inoa Batista 

2022

  • Isabel Podolsky, Northwestern University
  • Isaac Morris, Northwestern University
  • Jacob Glasky, Northwestern University
  • Elizabeth Hora, Northwestern University

2021

  • Hannah Paridis, Northwestern University
  • Sophia Stoughton, Northwestern University
  • Ian Wallace, Northwestern University
  • Grace Hochberg, Northwestern University

2020

  • Khalid Ahmed-Abdelmutalab, Northwestern University
  • Ian Braud, Northwestern University
  • Roman Bryant, Northwestern University
  • Charles Lemoine, Northwestern University
  • Michael Ma, Northwestern University
  • Sean Malcolm, Northwestern University
  • Eric Taitano, Northwestern University
  • Justin Zhang, Northwestern University
  • Kevin Zhang, Northwestern University

2019

  • Madelyn Cohen, Georgetown University
  • Lane Deamant, The University of Edinburgh
  • Lydia Eckels, Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Connor Henry, Northwestern University
  • Lucy Hotz, Northwestern University
  • Arnold Johnsen, Northwestern University
  • Amber Mich, Northwestern University
  • Armando Ponce, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Taylor Long, Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Samuel Webber, Northwestern University

2018

  • Eric Busch, Northwestern University
  • Jae (Jay) Jung, Northwestern University
  • Simone Laszuk, Northwestern University
  • Saheli Nath, PhD Candidate, Northwestern University
  • Mira Staykova, Northwestern University
  • Hannah Wischnia, Northwestern University
  • Troy Xu, Northwestern University

2017

  • Maya Donnelly, Loyola University
  • Darren Malysa, Northwestern University
  • Reuben Waddy, Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago

2016

  • Austin Alexandre, Northwestern University
  • AJ Cesena, Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • David Greetham, Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Imene Haddad, Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Sam Learner, Northwestern University
  • Charlie Lucke, Northwestern University
  • Alistair Murray, Northwestern University
  • Dingyan (Grace) Yang, Northwestern University

2015

  • Cliff Bridgeman, Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Alexis Gable, Northwestern University
  • Jeff Horwitz, Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • John Robinson, PhD Candidate, Northwestern University
  • Sarah Watson, Northwestern University

2014

  • Anne Benda, Northwestern University
  • Jody Bianchini, Northwestern University
  • Liyu Liang, Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Tade Mengesha, Northwestern University

2013

  • Melissa Davidson, Northwestern University
  • Jeremy Leon, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Andrew Nathan, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Arielle Sullivan, Northwestern University

2012

  • Maggie Cassidy, Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago