interns
April 25, 2019
Name: Komal Kamdar
Year: 2nd
Major: Leadership & Public Policy and Spanish
Hometown: Virginia Beach
1. What brought you to the Women's Center?
March 28, 2019
Name: Diana Sanchez
Year: Fourth Year
Major: Spanish and French double major
Hometown: Danville, Va
1. What brought you to the Women's Center?
I was a Big Sister for YWLP last year and fell in love with the program. I decided to become an intern because I wanted to continue to be a part of the program but also was interested to learn how YWLP functions behind the scenes.
2. What other organizations are you involved with at UVA?
March 07, 2019
Name: Olivia Phillips
Year: Third
Major: Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Hometown: Ashland, VA
1. What brought you to the Women's Center?
February 28, 2019
Name: Nadia Camperlengo
Year: Fourth Year
Major: American Studies (concentration in Popular & Visual Culture)
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
1. What brought you to the Women's Center?
February 21, 2019
Name: Leah Taylor
Year: Second
Major: American Studies/Media Studies
Hometown: Stamford, CT
What brought you to the Women's Center?
My first year at UVA, I struggled to find a place where I felt like I fit in. When I walked into the Women's Center, I immediately felt like I was at home. My internship at the Women's Center has introduced me to so many strong, empowered women who have encouraged me to be more confident in myself and I couldn't be more grateful.
February 19, 2019
Our series on alumni who served as Big Brothers in the earliest years of our Men's Leadership Project continues this week with James Allman-Gulino. James graduated from the College with a Foreign Affairs major in 2008 and earned his Masters in Public Policy from the Batten School in 2009. Today, as a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. Department of State, James handles Political Affairs and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Whose work inspires you to aim higher or think differently?
February 15, 2019
Our YWLP Big Sisters are the face of the program, but it takes a village to bring dozens of UVA women in to the local community to mentor middle school girls every year! The interns who help with program operations for YWLP have created a series of posts to introduce you to the students serving as YWLP mentoring group facilitators.
February 14, 2019
Name: Madeline Speirs
Year: Fourth Year
Major: Media Studies and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Hometown: Leesburg, VA
1. What brought you to the Women's Center?
February 07, 2019
Name: Jess Sommerville
Year: Second
Major: English (Area Program in Poetry Writing)
Hometown: Mason, OH
1. What brought you to the Women's Center?
I admire the Women’s Center as a hub of positivity, and I am eager to collaborate with and learn from activist women. I was especially interested to join the Social Media Marketing team because I wanted to use my love for words and interest in multimedia to amplify important voices.
2. What other organizations are you involved with at UVA?
February 04, 2019
Name: Jessica Meyers
Year: Second Year
Major: Economics and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Hometown: Yorktown, VA
1. What brought you to the Women's Center?