2007 Interns

 

Antonio Banos

Antonio Banos
Texas State University
Hometown: San Marcos, TX
Lopez-Negrete

Jody A. Gibson, AAF Advisor:
"The one thing I admire about Antonio is his incredible passion for advertising. His curiosity regarding advertising history, skills, and technique is insatiable. I find his drive and desire to be unmatched."

Ariela Bonen

Ariela Bonen
South Dakota State University
Hometown: Brookings, SD
GSD&M

Roxanne Lucchesi, AAF Advisor:
"Ariela has the professionalism and personal drive to exceed expectations of employers. She has the character, work ethic, and time management skills needed to lead and motivate."

Meghan Brattin

Meghan Brattin
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Hometown: Champaign, IA
Media Vest

Steve Hall, AAF Advisor:
"Meghan is an unbelievably talented candidate. She is very smart, works exceptionally hard, and has an extraordinary level of commitment in everything she does. Meghan absolutely exhibits the bundle of employee attributes the advertising industry wants and needs."

Jesus Cisneros

Jesus Cisneros
New Mexico State University
Hometown: Anthony, NM
Houston Chronicle (Houston)

Dr. Hwiman Chung, AAF Advisor:
"Jesus is one of the best students. He shows his enthusiasm and love of advertising and marketing in his course work. He also showed his enormous talent for creative advertising."

Ellen Cox

Ellen Cox
Ohio University
Hometown: Athens, OH
GSD&M (Austin)

Dr. Jan Slater, AAF Advisor:
"Ellen enjoys a challenge, and she enjoys exploring the unknown. She is a wonderful student because she is enthusiastic and curious about learning. Ellen is a mature, honest, conscientious young woman."

Nicole DeAngelis

Nicole DeAngelis
Temple University
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Digital Pulp

Robert Olson, AAF Advisor:
"I am very impressed with Nicole's interest in learning as much as possible about advertising, not just graphic design; her ability to grasp any advertising topic being discussed and her enthusiasm and desire to go above and behind the ordinary."

Megan Dusnik

Megan Dusnik
Ferris State University
Hometown: Big Rapids, MI
BBDO NYC (New York)

Thomas Mehl, AAF Advisor:
"Megan has a truly remarkable ability to refuse to let obstacles stand in the way of letting her realize her objectives. Better yet, what others recognize as obstacles, Megan recognizes as opportunity to help her realize her goals."

Natalie Hammel

Natalie Hammel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
DDB NY (New York)

John Sweeney, AAF Advisor:
"Natalie stands out for having both strong creative and analytic skills. She does an excellent job framing marketing problems and advertising objectives. She is intelligent, motivated, extremely professional."

Piotr Jakubowski

Piotr Jakubowski
Drake University
Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Saatchi & Saatchi NY (New York)

Dorothy Pisarski, AAF Advisor:
"Piotr is an outstanding scholar, a superlative photographer, and a sure success at any ad agency that employs him. He has keen insights into marketing strategies and tactics. He has both the analytical and creative."

Mimia Johnson

Mimia Johnson
Savannah College of Art and Design
Hometown:
Grow Marketing (San Francisco)

Art Novak, AAF Advisor:
"Mimia's personal qualities make her a natural. Her straight-A average reflects not just innate intelligence but a curiosity about whatever she finds herself studying. It's the kind of curiosity that usually separates the consummate advertising creative person from the pack."

Kathryn Majeski

Kathryn Majeski
Boston University
Hometown: Boston, MA
Toyota (Los Angeles)

John C. Verret, AAF Advisor:
"Katie has already made quite an impact on those of us who have had the good fortune to interact with her. She is a terrific student, bright, quick witted, blessed with common sense and a sense of humor, and is an absolute bear for work, in class and out. "

Thomas McAdams

Thomas McAdams
Pennsylvania State University
Hometown: State College, PA
McCann Worldgroup

Ken Yednock, AAF Advisor:
"Tom McAdams is one of those rare students with all of the credentials. Tom reaches for the "big ideas" to build brands. He posseses the intellect, understanding of consumer insight, along with strong creative instincts and excellent graphics software capability."

Anne Murphy

Anne Murphy
University of Louisville
Hometown: New Albany, IN
Doe Anderson (Kentucky)

William Thompson, AAF Advisor:
"Ms. Murphy is a rare individual who combines a high energy level with an intelligence and dedication that gets things done/ She has shown herself to be a conscientious, dedicated student who has stood out as one of the best performers. "

Katherine Roehrick

Katherine Roehrick
University of Missouri-Columbia
Hometown: Columbia, MO
LA Times (Los Angeles)

Paul Bolls, AAF Advisor:
"Hands down, Katie is among the best of the best of our students. The characteristic that makes her an ideal candidate is a combination of passion for our field, curiosity, and intelligence far beyond what I typically see in undergraduate students."

Andrea Schneider

Andrea Schneider
University of Oregon
Hometown: Eugene, OR
Ogilvy & Mather NY

Deborah Morrison, AAF Advisor:
"I found Andrea to be a highly motivated, extremely personable and intellectually curious individual. She also proved an exemplary leader to her peers...She has proven herself a responsible, enthusiastic, and motivated student."

Jordon Trigilio

Jordon Trigilio
Ithaca College
Hometown: Lockport, NY
The Richards Group (Dallas)

Scott Hamula, AAF Advisor:
"Mr. Trigilio possesses a genuine interest in the advertising industry and, more specifically, account management. He is a well-organized, committed, and very hard working member of our AAF chapter. He is easygoing yet serious when it comes to achieving goals."

Sharice Ward

Sharice Ward
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Hometown: Kearney, NE
Slingshot (Dallas)

Ruth Brown, AAF Advisor:
"Sharice came to us knowing she wanted to major in advertising, and she has set our club on fire. She is smart, talented, an excellent speaker, and a dynamic individual who is creative in every aspect of the word."

Megan Wiedenhaefer

Megan Wiedenhaefer
University of South Carolina
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Newsday

Bonnie Drewniany, AAF Advisor:
"Megan has all the qualities that make a student deserving of the most prestigious advertising internship. She is bright. Talented. And aggressive...Megan is very passionate about advertising and takes every opportunity to learn as much as she can."

Jamie Yorkr

Jamie Yorkr
Saint Louis University
Hometown: Saint Louis, MO
Leo Burnett (Chicago)

William Tyler, AAF Advisor:
"Jamie is a creative problem solver and is organized, efficient, sophisticated, quiet but forceful, opinionated but diplomatic. She balances her student activities, her outside work, and her academic commitment admirably."