Internship Reports

Field of Study

Acumen Fund

Michael Baratoff
Michael Baratoff

Michael Baratoff provided debt and equity to small water companies operating in rural regions of the developing world.

Alliance for the Great Lakes

Anna Ruszaj interned with the Alliance for the Great Lakes, spending seven weeks with this advocacy NGO based in Chicago, IL.

Ashoka

Renata Soares helped to structure a housing BoP project. 

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public

Amanda Stone interned with Ashoka in Arlington, VA. 

Axio Power

Brian Katzman developed a methodology for the screening and development of brownfield properties into utility scale solar projects.  Similarly, he performed a cost-benefit analysis and created a process for the development of BLM lands for utility scale solar projects.

BHP Billiton

Annie Barton worked at BHPB's emissions trading desk working on CDM project origination and emission reduction opportunities for global mining assets.

Boston Properties

Brian Swett worked on real estate development that focused on green building strategies.

Bowling Green City Park

M'Lis Bartlett designed a memorial for local community member in the form of a viewing platform.

CILER/NOAA GLERL

Angela Giuliano
Angela Giuliano

Angela Giuliano's internship provided her with an opportunity to expand her GIS skills and to learn how to use satellite imagery in ArcGIS. 

City of Ann Arbor

In her internship at the City of Ann Arbor, Mickey Aldridge learned about the daily operation of a local government.

City of Ann Arbor Energy Office

Laura Palombi
Laura Palombi

In this internship Laura Palombi engaged and coordinated internal and external stakeholders to develop energy efficiency financing programs for the City of Ann Arbor's Energy Office.

City of Cambridge, Department of Public Works

Sara Turner interned with the City of Cambridge's Department of Public Works. Her internship allowed her to advance her planting design knowledge and skills. She designed a demonstration rain garden for the City of Cambridge and presented the design to a public committee. Besides design work she completed an inventory of park trees in GIS that helped catalog park trees for the City Arborist.

City of Detroit City Council President

Joel Howrani Heeres
Joel Howrani Heeres

In this internship, Joel Heeres completed a number of activities. He helped analyze potential strategies and wrote portions of the City of Detroit's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant applications. He also coordinated the logistics of various subcommittee meetings of the Green Task Force of Detroit City Council. He attended numerous meetings as a representative of the office, both participating and at time presenting about the activities of the office to fellow government employees, private citizens, and representatives of private companies.

CLF Ventures

During the summer of 2008 Diane Sherman interned at CLF Ventures, a unique environmental non-profit organization that offers consulting services and is affiliated with the New England-based Conservation Law Foundation. 

Council on the Environment of NYC

M’Lis Bartlett
M’Lis Bartlett

M’Lis Bartlett interned with The Council on the Environment of NYC.  2007 internship