Externship Participants

  • Spotlight on Fall 2025 Extern

    Tyler Jones spent his fall semester as an extern at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court under the supervision of the Honorable Anne McDonough, whose court focuses…

  • Spotlight on Fall 2025 Extern

    Roman Valine spent his fall semester as a Mann Child Policy Extern at the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, an organization dedicated to supporting and…

  • Spotlight on Spring 2025 - Extern

    Hannah Zacharia spent her spring semester as a Mann Child Policy Extern at University Hospitals Rainbow Center for Child Health and Policy, an organization…

  • Spotlight on Spring 2024 - Extern

    Margaux Johnstone dedicated her spring semester to an internship at Catholic Charities' Migration and Refugee Services, Cleveland's largest refugee resettlement…

  • Spotlight on Spring 2023 - Extern

    During the Spring of 2023, Jenna Purslow participated in the Mann Child Policy Externship Program. The program offers students the unique opportunity to…

  • Spotlight on Fall 2022 Extern

    During the Fall of 2022, Madelon Jenson participated in the Mann Child Policy Externship Program. The extern program allows students to work directly with…

  • Spotlight on Spring 2022 Externs

    During the Spring of 2022, students Jazmin Diaz and Zoë Büki participated in the Mann Child Policy Externship Program.  The program allows students to…

  • Spotlight on Spring 2021 Externs

    During Spring semester 2021, students Naveena Bontha, Samantha Kelts and Zoe Nguyen participated in the Mann Child Policy Externship Program.  The…

  • Spotlight on 2019-2020 Mann Externs

    Every semester, the Mann Child Policy Externship program provides students the opportunity to work directly with community professionals who design and implement…
  • Reflections from the 2018-2019 Mann Externs

    CWRU students Marissa Jones and Zoë Sykes-Varnhagen participated in the Mann Externship Program in 2018-2019.
  • Student Spotlight: Spring 2018 – Spring 2019

    The following students participated in the Mann Externship Program from the Spring 2018 through Spring 2019 semesters. This program, sponsored by Robert and Carol…
  • Mann Externships 2017-2018

    Grace Chu, Spring 2018 Through completing the Mann Child Policy Externship at the Mental Health and Addiction Advocacy Coalition (MHAC) under the supervision of…
  • Mann Externships 2015-2016

    Olga Nazarenko gained first-hand experience working in child crisis situations while conducting mobile crisis case assessments. She also learned about trauma…
  • Mann Externships 2014-2015

    Henry Barr, Spring 2015 Henry Barr completed his Mann Child Policy externship at Starting Point under the supervision of Constance Walker. His work at Starting…
  • Mann Externships 2013-2014

    Srita Chakka, Fall 2013 Srita Chakka was placed with the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services and supervised by Trista Piccola. Srita analyzed…
  • Mann Externships 2012-2013

    Ana Maria graduated in May 2012 with majors in cognitive science and psychology. She applied for the Mann Child Policy Externship to gain experience in trauma…
  • Mann Externships 2011-2012

    Brittney Imholte, Fall 2011 Brittney graduated in May 2012 with majors in psychology and cognitive science and a childhood studies minor. She has a passion for…
  • Mann Externships Spring-Summer 2011

    A 2011 psychology graduate, Loveth developed an interest in child health policy at a young age after she traveled abroad and witnessed children living in…
  • Mann Externships Spring – Summer 2010

    Devyn is a senior majoring in Medical Anthropology, with minors in French and Biology. Devyn first became interested in child health policy in her Child Policy…