Kelly Lane is from Millis, Massachusetts. She writes for the Columbia Daily Spectator and Hoot Magazine and is a member of Alpha Chi Omega. In her spare time she loves to read at the Hungarian Pastry Shop and explore New York City with her friends. She has lived in the greater Boston area all her life and can't wait to spend the next few months there. This summer, she will be teaching standardized test prep through Revolution Prep's Ivy Insiders Program.

Kendall Tucker is from Sudbury, Massachusetts. She is a Political Science major who focuses on American politics. She is a freshman Resident Advisor and she is on the board of the Roosevelt Institute. At home she serves on the Sudbury Democratic Town Committee as well as the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee. In her spare time she enjoys running and spending time with her friends. She will be doing political science research at Harvard this summer.

An architecture major hailing from the most diverse city in America, Elliot Kwon is excited to lead his fellow Columbians in Los Angeles and hopes this summer will be his best yet! Appropriate to his city of origin, he loves the outdoors, and naturally, hiking, swimming, biking, running, and even urban exploring are all in his agenda. He currently interns for the Architectural League of New York and is very much involved with Habitat for Humanity, an organization he hopes to remain active in during his stay in LA. Get ready for a chill summer!

Ariela Wenger is from Los Angeles, and is pursuing two bachelor’s degrees from the Joint Program between Columbia and the Jewish Theological Seminary, majoring in Neuroscience & Behavior and Jewish Philosophy. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, eating frozen yogurt, and watching How I Met Your Mother. She is a proud member of Sigma Delta Tau and helps to plan Relay For Life on campus yearly.

Kimberly Lynch is a junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia. This summer she will be working at Genentech in South San Francisco as an Operation Development Rotational Intern in Quality Assurance. At Columbia she performs research in the Neurotrama and Repair Laboratory, serves as the Vice President of the Society of Women Engineers, is a member of Sigma Delta Tau, is involved with various community service organizations, and volunteers in the Urgent Care Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Kimberly hails from Waldwick, New Jersey and cannot wait to see what the West Coast has to offer this summer.

Jean Pierre Salendres was born in Mexico City, but moved to France and then to the United States after fifth grade. Jean Pierre is currently a sophomore at Columbia University majoring in Political Science and concentrating in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Jean Pierre is very interested in environmental and foreign policy. Jean Pierre is interning at the Mexican Consulate of New York City. He has also interned at different political organizations including Obama for America (OFA) and “Nadler for Congress”. At Columbia, Jean Pierre is involved in the academics and marketing sections of Model U.N. (CIRCA). Unintentionally, Jean Pierre has spent some time in the marketing field. He is part of the marketing team of EventSalsa, a new campus-events website. He will be a marketing intern for FirstDataBank this summer in San Francisco. Jean Pierre has lived in the Bay Area for five years and he can’t wait to show CU Interns the best spots in the city.

Jeremy Thomas is a Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering major who hails from a small town just outside Seattle, Washington. When he finds ever-elusive spare time, he fancies hammocking, dabbling in foreign languages, and adventuring. This summer he will be doing biochemistry research or working at a chemical consulting firm, preparing for grad school, and doing plenty of gallivanting around the Emerald City with the CU In Network!

Erin Connell is a rising senior at Columbia, where she studies Philosophy and is active on-campus with Residential Programs and the CU Sign Language Club. She enjoys spending time collecting postcards, and has been working on her repertoire while studying abroad in Paris during spring 2012. A native of South Jersey, Erin has lived in DC before and is super excited to be back!

Although a current resident of Maryland, Kristine Musademba was born in and attended school in D.C. before coming to Columbia. A freshman in the College, Kristine is planning on a major in Sustainable Development and a minor in American Studies. While she's not in class, she works for the Development and Outreach section of the Columbia Spectator. This summer she's looking forward to teaching skating on the weekends, an internship at the law office of Michael J Eig & Associates, and of course, having fun with the CU In D.C. Network!

Daniel Wilkey had some experience in computer programming before Columbia, but saw an opportunity with the CU In program. Read Daniel's blog to learn more about his first official position in his future field.

Mustafa Hameed found a unique opportunity to learn about business and entertainment at one of the most famous companies in the world. Read Mustafa's blog to find out where he spent his summer.