ARF Interns - Fall 2012

Richard Appiah

Rich (Richard) Appiah is the Business Development intern at the ARF.  He is currently a senior at Montclair State University studying Marketing and Finance. At MSU, he is the VP of Alumni Relations for his fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, as well as the Marketing Chair. After he graduates his plan is to continue his education by receiving a masters degree and working in either the marketing (advertising, PR) or financial industries. In his free time Rich enjoys playing sports, running (working out) and hanging out with friends. He is also an avid NFL football watcher where he cheers on the Giants every game!

Jordana Carlin

Jordana Carlin is the intern at the ARF’s Knowledge Center. She received her B.A. in Cinema Studies from New York University and currently attends CUNY Queens’ Graduate School of Library and Information Science. She is planning on pursuing a career as a librarian. In her free time she enjoys reading, jogging and watching movies.

Danielle Hemsley, Research

Fascinated by human behavior, Danielle fancies a career in Market Research. She believes that advertising can not only increase profits but that it can be a leader in impacting positive social change. Behind all good advertising lies research, which is why Danielle is grateful to be a Research intern with the research authorities at the ARF. Currently Danielle is pursuing a MS in Statistics from Baruch where she is also serves as the VP of Digital Marketing for Zicklin Women in Business, and Editor for the Graduate Baruchian Blog. She holds a BA in Sociology with focuses on criminology, gender, sexual orientation, and race. In her free time, Danielle enjoys playing card & board games, live music, dancing, people watching, traveling and interactive museums.

Raphaela Hodgdon

Raphaela is an MBA Graduate from Johnson & Wales University. She earned an MBA degree in Global Business Leadership with a concentration in Marketing (GPA: 3.95).  She was born and raised in Brazil, where she earned a B. S. degree in Business Administration with a major in Finances from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ. Her background includes finances, accounting, sales, consulting, entrepreneurship, and marketing. She says the ARF Marketing internship is a great opportunity to sharpen her marketing skills, learn about the industry and networking. She is passionate about advertising and branding and she looks forward to starting her career after this experience.

Samantha Owen

The first time Samantha saw the big city was three weeks ago at the JFK airport, with all of her belongings in a suitcase beside her. She moved here from sunny Florida where she has lived all her life. She graduated from the University of Florida, in Gainesville where she experienced her coldest winter to date—an average around 55 degrees.  There she studied advertising and fell in love with Gator football. (attending during the “Tebow Era” and once meeting him in Chic-fil-A!) After graduation Samantha decided to make the move to NYC to pursue her career in the ad industry. She mostly misses her family, but beaches and Tijuana Flats are high on the list as well. Her career interests lie in event branding and strategy, but when she's not working, she loves to travel, try new foods, enjoy live music and explore New York City!

Austin Parham

Austin is the Membership Services intern at the ARF. Although he is originally from Dallas, Texas, he studied at Iowa State University and graduated last summer with a degree in Business Marketing. This is his first time in the NYC area and he is really looking forward to seeing and doing as much as he can!

Mike Vaystub

Mike Vaystub is a recent graduate of Hunter College, where he majored in psychology. His career interests are in marketing, advertising and media. In his free time Mike enjoys nature, sports, and traveling. With a 77-0 lifetime record, Mike has never lost a thumb war.

Meet the previous interns from Summer 2012 »