Ryan Brimmer '11L
Washington and Lee University
Law
Legal Aid of Arkansas
Helena, AR
Ryan Brimmer is a third-year law student from Simsbury, Conn. As a Shepherd Alliance intern, he worked at Legal Aid of Arkansas in Helena, Ark., a nonprofit charitable law firm providing free legal assistance to low-income residents.

Kelly Cossey '12
Washington and Lee University
Education and Youth Outreach
Big Ugly Community Center
Charleston, WV
Kelly Cossey is an environmental studies major with minors in poverty and human capability studies and teacher education from Houston, Texas. As a Shepherd Alliance intern, she worked at the Big Ugly Community Center in West Virginia, an organization dedicated to helping people work together to achieve their dreams in kindred communities in Southern West Virginia through dialogue and providing service in the areas of education, art, wellness, local leadership and resources.

Tyler Gehrs '13
Washington and Lee University
Community Organizing
Coopers Ferry Development Association
Camden, NJ
Tyler Gehrs is an economics major with a minor in poverty and human capability studies from Alexandria, Va. As a Shepherd Alliance intern, he worked for the Coopers Ferry Development Association in Camden, N.J., a partner with other communities in the city of Camden that face challenges in an effort to establish a new base of economic activity and to improve the quality of life.

Henri Hammond-Paul '12
Washington and Lee University
International Poverty
City of Hope
Tanzania, Africa
Henri Hammond-Paul is an English major with a minor in poverty and human capability studies from Nyack, N.Y. As a Shepherd Alliance intern, he worked at City of Hope in Ntagatcha Village, Tanzania, where he taught English and mathematics to orphans and worked on a variety of construction projects for the orphanage compound.

Jasmine Jimenez '12
Washington and Lee University
Refugee and Immigration Services
Refugee, Resettlement, and Immigration Services of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Jasmine Jimenez is a politics major with a minor in poverty and human capability studies from Chicago, Ill. As a Shepherd Alliance intern, she worked at Refugee, Resettlement, and Immigration Services of Atlanta (RRISA), an organization which provides direct services to refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking and immigrants, as well as to encourages community involvement in world refugee issues.

Christina Lawrence '12
Washington and Lee University
Education and Youth Outreach
Harlem Children's Zone
Harlem, NY
Christina Lawrence is an art history major with a minor in poverty and human capability studies from Greenwich, CT. As a Shepherd Alliance intern, she worked at TRUCE, a summer program in art and media that is part of the Harlem Children's Zone, a community-based organization dedicated to reducing the problems of truancy, violence, foster care, pregnancy, poor school performance, and lack of self-esteem among high-risk New York City youth.

Jackie Smith '11
Washington and Lee University
Refugee and Immigration Services
Refugee, Resettlement, and Immigration Services of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Jackie Smith is a business administration major with a minor in poverty and human capability studies from Southampton, Pa. As a Shepherd Alliance intern, she worked at Refugee, Resettlement, and Immigration Services of Atlanta (RRISA), an organization which provides direct services to refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking and immigrants, as well as to encourages community involvement in world refugee issues.

Chris Washnock '12
Washington and Lee University
International Poverty
La Casa de Acogida
Cusco, Peru
Chris Washnock is a religion and Spanish major from Greenville, S.C. As a Shepherd Alliance intern, he traveled to Cusco, Peru, where he worked at La Casa de Acogida, a temporary shelter for women survivors of domestic violence and their children.

Shiri Yadlin '12
Washington and Lee University
Transitional Housing and Advocacy
N Street Village
Washington, DC
Shiri Yadlin is a global politics and religion double major with a minor in poverty and human capability studies from Irvine, Ca. As a Shepherd Alliance intern, she is worked N Street Village in Washington, D.C., a resource center that offers housing, food, day care, health care and counseling to women who have a history of homelessness and/or suffer from mental illness, addiction and/or physical abuse.