Past Intern Experiences
Each year, USUF hosts a large number of interns. Their experiences
at USUF illustrate how the Foundation makes every effort to provide
a mutually beneficial internship that is tailored to individual interns'
interests and the needs of the Foundation. 
Oleksandr Verbitskiy graduated from Odessa National University. After
graduation he completed a two year Graduate Development Program with
Unilever Ukraine, receiving hands on experience in business management.
As an intern, Oleksandr wrote an article for Potential Magazine.
Carolyn Voce was a Community Partnership Program intern.
PHOTO: Previous Summer interns. From left, standing: Taras Mazyar, VP John A. Kun, Nicholas Ilchyshyn, Oleksandr Verbitsky, Stephen Choma Thompson. Kneeling: Gennadiy Reznik
Carolyn interned at the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation while pursuing her Master of the Arts at George Washington University in the Elliot School of International Service. Carolyn assisted in conference planning, as well as publications and project research.
Marta Matselioukh joined the Foundation staff as an intern, editing the Foundation's Update electronic newsletter. Upon receiving a Master of Arts from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Marta became a full-time employee at the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation.
PHOTO: Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Borys Tarasyuk with USUF interns
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USUF's business development project, Business Links, benefited from the assistance of intern Iryna Zayachuk, hailing from Lviv and a Muskie fellow at Ohio University. Iryna worked with Business Links Editor, Iryna Mokra, on expanding the Business Links publication, its database of U.S. and Ukrainian companies, and the publication's financial support network. The experience of working on Business Links offered valuable and practical educational opportunities to Iryna, who pursued a Master’s degree in Economic and Business Development.
Alexandra Bayrakovska, a Muskie fellow from Ivano-Frankivsk and student of urban affairs and public policy at the University of Delaware, was right at home at USUF as she researched funding sources and potential grant proposals. With USUF, Alexandra learned about profit, nonprofit, and governmental organizations which will help her excel in a future career in public administration.
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The Foundation gained valuable assistance from Roman Oleksenko, a native of Cherkasy and Muskie fellow at the University of Southern California. Roman's responsibilities complemented his studies in international and intercultural education. With the assistance of Ihor Gawdiak, USUF also shared Roman with the European Division of the Library of Congress.
Mykhaylo Maryniy, a student of political economy at Old Dominion University and native of the Ivano-Frankivsk region, assisted the Community Partnerships Project through research, translating, and website maintenance. Mykhaylo's past experience included working in the Verkhovna Rada in the Parliament Information Department where he also worked with the Parliamentary Development Project, formerly sponsored by USUF.
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Tonya Kornylo, a native of Rochester, NY and student at Russell Sage College helped the Foundation by researching an anti-trafficking project for Ukraine which would provide education to the population, relief services, and medical care through direct assistance and collaboration with NGOs in Ukraine. As with our other interns, Tonya's responsibilities complemented her own interests. Remembering a documentary on TV which sparked her interest in illegal trafficking of women in Ukraine, Tonya said, "It really opened up my eyes. The plight of Ukrainian women is one of the biggest problems in Ukraine, and something needs to be done now before it gets worse. I'm glad to help by working on such a project."