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The Interns

• Maegan Baird
• Leslie de Meulles
• Paul Di Ianni
• Christiana Fizet
• Matthew Gray
• Yuliya Khraplyva
• Aviva Levy
• Beesan Sarrouh
• Jonathan Trentadue
• Natalie Tutunzis

Beesan Sarrouh grew up in Ottawa, and is very excited to be a part of the OLIP team this year. Beesan earned a Bachelor of Humanities and Political Science at Carleton University, and an MA in Political Science at the University of Alberta, with a concentration in Comparative Politics in Developed Countries. Beesan’s academic interests pertain to Canadian and British politics and public policy. Her graduate research focused on immigration, multicultural and social policies, and how these policies have impacted Canadian and British immigrants as well as ethnic and religious minorities. Beesan has presented her research at conferences held at the University of Toronto and Oxford University, England. Her work experiences include completing a research and writing placement in the Program Development department at Covenant House Headquarters in New York City, an organization that helps homeless youth in North and Central America. Beesan hopes to find work in the government or the NGO sector or may return to academia upon the completion of OLIP. In her spare time, Beesan enjoys travelling, watching live music, swimming and hiking and practising her Arabic.

More about Beesan

If you could be on any reality TV show, which would it be? The Amazing Race

Favourite season Fall

Favourite book The Diviners by Margaret Laurence

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be? Southeast Asia, specifically Vietnam and Cambodia.

If you could speak any language fluently, what would it be? Greek.

Little known fact about you I’m kind of a Trivial Pursuit nut.

I always wanted to… conduct an orchestra. I don’t think my inability to read sheet music or play a musical instrument would be a hindrance whatsoever.

Favourite ingredients on pizza black olives and mushrooms.

Favourite quote "We do not just risk repeating history if we sweep it under the carpet, we also risk being myopic about our present.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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• Orientation 2009
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