ME&A Seeks to Recruit Top Talent at American University Job & Internship Fair
ME&A is pleased to recruit top talent at American University’s Job and Internship Fair Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, from 1 to 4 p.m.
“I am excited to have the opportunity to meet wonderful professionals such as those attending this event,” said ME&A Director of Human Resources Lizette Laserna Salvador. “You can chat with me to learn about ME&A’s job opportunities or ask me to share my experiences in international development. We can exchange information on your work experiences and career aspirations to gauge your career fit. Let’s chat!”
Ms. Salvador along with Human Resources and Administrative Assistant Dulce Alanna Lejarde and Project Manager Sheila Eghan will staff the booth and discuss how potential applicants can leverage their background, skills, and experience for ME&A’s internship program or job opportunities supporting ME&A’s work for USAID, U.S. Department of State, and World Bank projects worldwide.
“As a former ME&A intern, I am glad to share my insight on what it’s like working with ME&A,” Ms. Lejarde said. “I have learned a lot of new skills and continue to learn more. Chat with me at the booth to learn more!”
Read more about life at ME&A and ME&A staff members and interns by clicking on the links below:
- Summer 2018 intern Bezawit “Beza” Fekadu who joined Chemonics International after college graduation.
- Summer 2023 Intern Mira Levin-Antila reflecting on her time at ME&A working on monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL) projects related to Ukraine and Syrian refugees among other current global events.
- Summer 2023 Interns Nhi Nguyen, Ms. Levin-Antila, Angelo Salvador, and Nicholas Sharp. Ms. Nyguyen continues at ME&A as a long-term business development intern.
- Senior Program Manager Christopher Coffman who took 15 months off work to travel around the world with his wife.
- Contracts and Compliance Director Ani Madriz, who began telecommuting from Texas during the pandemic to be closer to her daughter and family.
- Summer 2022 Intern Mark Ferrer hired as a full-time records and database assistant.
- Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Wondimu Wolde detailing in a Q&A format why he enjoys working at ME&A.
- Ms. Lejarde, a fall 2022 intern, hired as human resources and administrative assistant after using her internship to make a pandemic career change. She is featured in the video to the right.
- Fall 2021 Intern Alexander Keninitz hired as a full-time project coordinator. Mr. Keninitz is featured in the video to the right along with Ms. Lejarde. The two coordinated to produce the video.
- Summer 2019 Interns Mohammed Diallo and Bethany Reitsma. Mr. Diallo, a rising senior at Towson University, was hired after graduation as a full-time junior accountant.
More information about the Sept. 27, 2023, event – open to American University students, alumni, and registered employees only – is available on the American University website.