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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Selects 34 University Students for Nationally Recognized and Highly Competitive Congressional Internship ProgramComcast Partners with CHCI to Help Hispanic Students Succeed, Joining Long-Term Sponsors Toyota Motor Company, U.S.A and PepsiCo Foundation Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation’s premier Hispanic educational and youth leadership development organization, announced it has selected 34 university students from across the nation, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to participate in CHCI’s highly competitive Congressional Internship Program. Additionally, the Comcast Foundation has partnered with CHCI, through a $50,000 grant, to help Hispanic students succeed. Comcast joins long-term CHCI internship sponsors, Toyota Motor Company, U.S.A and PepsiCo Foundation. CHCI’s Congressional Internship Program, first established in 1986, this year celebrates its 20th anniversary. CHCI Interns are assigned to Congressional Offices on Capitol Hill, for a period of eight weeks from June to August, to learn first-hand about our nation’s legislative making process and issues pending before the U.S. House of Representatives. CHCI has a longstanding history and commitment in providing national programs to Hispanic youth to help develop and increase our nation’s talent pool of skilled Hispanic professionals and future leaders,” said CHCI President and CEO Esther Aguilera. “With Comcast Foundation’s newest support, Toyota Motor Company, U.S.A and PepsiCo Foundation funding, our nationally recognized Congressional Internship Program provides exceptional undergraduate students with unmatched public policy experience and mentorship opportunities both with corporate and elected officials.” Interns are responsible for conducting extensive legislative research, monitoring day-to-day hearings, managing constituent communications and assisting with general policy matters. Additionally, interns participate in weekly CHCI leadership development sessions, featuring panels and workshops, and meet with corporate representatives, national elected officials and foreign dignitaries. Participants are required to work on a collaborative community service project to complete the program. CHCI’s internship program provides all participants with housing, roundtrip transportation to and from Washington, D.C. and a $2,000 stipend. To be eligible, applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents with leadership potential and a vast history of community and public service. This year’s 34 internship participants are: Sonia Aguilar of El Paso, TX, an Accounting student at the University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Aleman of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, a Political Science student at Swarthmore College; Stephany Arcentales of Flushing, NY, an Elementary Education & English Language Arts student at Hunter College, City University of New York; Andrew Barragan of Delano, CA, a Public Policy student at Stanford College; Mayra Canizales of Hayward, CA, a Political Science student at the University of California, Berkeley. Laura De Castro of Charlotte, NC, a student at North Carolina State University; Sergio Donis of Maywood, CA, a Political Studies student at Pitzer College; Tito Escobar of San Antonio, TX, a Policy Studies & Political Science student at Rice University; Juan Galeano of Flushing, NY, a Political Science student at Temple University; Jonathan Gonzalez of Elgin, IL, a Political Science & English Literature student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Francisco Javier Guerra of Corpus Christi, TX, a Political Science student at Texas A&M; Jessica Gutierrez of Boston, MA, a Psychology student at the University of Massachusetts, Boston; Telma Guzman of Elsa, TX, a Journalism student at Northwestern University; Nathali Hernandez of San Marcos, TX, a Public Policy & Education student at Brown University; Salvador Hernandez of Omaha, NE, an International Business student at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Alyssa Iglesias of Hialeah Gardens, FL, an International Relations & Italian Studies student at Brown University; Pablo Kenney of Norman, OK, a Political Science student at Carleton College; Alma Laris of Phoenix, AZ, an Accounting student at Arizona State University; Eduardo Lopez Jr. of Rio Grande City, TX, an English & Public Policy student at Brown University; Erika Patricia Lopez Tapia of Morton Grove, IL, an Economics, Political Science, & International Studies student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Rocio Martinez of Foster City, CA, a Latino American Studies & Politics student at the University of California, Santa Cruz; Claudia Medina of Miami, FL, a Political Science student at the University of Miami; Emilenny Medina of Yonkers, NY, a Criminal Justice student at St. Thomas Aquinas College; Heber Moran of Pomona, CA, a Political Science student at Stanford College; Norma Moreno of Ann Arbor, MI, an International Business & French student at Eastern Michigan University Kayla Maria Morrow of Millersville, PA, a Political Science/Urban Studies student at the University of Pennsylvania; Anabel Paez of Ontario, CA, a Business Administration student at the University of California, Berkeley; Luisa Peña of Roxbury, MA, an International Affairs and Political Science student at Northeastern University; Daniella Nicole Piñeda of New York, NY, a Public Policy student at Mills College; Michael Anthony Rivera of Evan, GA, a Criminal Justice student at The Citadel. Daniel Aguirre Sanchez of Sacramento, CA, a Government student at California State University, Sacramento; Luis Serpa of Hialeah, FL, a Biomedical Community Health student at Brown University; Santiago Vallinas of Loudonville, NY, a Government & Spanish student at Dartmouth College; and Ingrid Vargas of Cleveland, OH, a Political Science student at Capitol University. CHCI will celebrate the accomplishments of our nation’s Hispanic youth; the 25th anniversary of the Public Policy Fellowship Program; the 20th anniversary of the Congressional Internship Program; and the 5th anniversary of the Scholarship Program at its Public Policy Conference and 29th Annual Gala, October 2-4, coinciding with Hispanic Heritage Month. About
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