The Whayne Dillehay Internship Program

The International Center for Journalists' internship program began in the 1990s as a modest effort to give students the chance to help develop and support ICFJ’s workshops, exchanges, conferences and fellowships.

Under the guidance of former Vice President and the program's namesake, Whayne Dillehay, the internship program became a key training ground for the organization. Nearly one-third of all ICFJ staffers began their careers as an intern and many now assume important leadership roles.

Meet Our Spring Interns

Gianluca Bangara: Programs Intern
Gianluca Bangara is a graduate of George Washington University with a degree in international business. He grew up in Washington D.C. most of his life, was born in Paris and has also lived in London and San Francisco Before college, he obtained his French Baccalaureate from the Lycee Rochambeau in Bethesda, Maryland. It was there that he learned to speak French in addition to Italian which he learned at home. Gianluca hopes to join the Peace Corps before continuing his studies.

Krystal Garvin: Communications Intern
Krystal Garvin is a junior at The George Washington University where she is studying Marketing. She has worked in the business office of the school newspaper, The GW Hatchet, since her freshman year and is now the Assistant Advertising Manager. Krystal has also held many internships in all different facets of the book/newspaper industry. Her experience at both large and small presses has solidified her ambition to find a career in this field.

Marta Lopez: Programs Intern
Marta Lopez is a senior at George Washington University, majoring in international affairs and pursuing a minor in journalism and mass communications. From a young age, she has been passionate about writing and learning about many different cultures. Her previous experiences include working for the now governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, as a congressional intern and as a staff assistant at the Office of Management and Budget. After  completing her last year as an undergraduate, she hopes to go to graduate school to attain a master's degree in mass communications.

Jesslyn Cheong: Development Intern
Jesslyn Cheong  is currently a junior at Georgetown University majoring in international politics with a concentration on foreign policy and policy processes. She is also interested in issues of international development. She contributed to her high school newspaper, The Eagle Eye, and in her free time, she enjoys creative writing.

Amparo Garcia: IJNet Video Intern
Amparo Garcia is currently a graduate student at American University, studying International Communication and Development. She obtained her undergraduate degree in history and film studies from columbia University. Amparo served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal from 2006 - 2008 and has also worked on various film projects in New York.

Karelia Pallan: Knight Program Intern
Karelia Pallan is a senior majoring in journalism at the School of Media and Public Affairs of the George Washington University. She loves traveling and learning new languages, and spent last year studying abroad in France and Brazil. With her interest in photojournalism and writing, she hopes to work as a foreign correspondent and to continue exploring other cultures.