College Interns

Today we talk to Grace Yang, a volunteer ELT for the graphic design and YouTube departments, about her responsibilities, skills she’s picked up and some advice to current and future interns.

Today I get the chance to talk with Paulina Riffley from transcription! We talk about her future career goals, the difference between in person internships and virtual ones, as well being a part of the military family community. I hope you enjoy!

Today we are talking to Calley Walker, the Human Resources Division Officer for the DME, about her responsibilities, the skills she has gained from her position, and her future career goals!

Today we talk to Brittany Gorski, a YouTube Channel Manager for the DME about her role and responsibilities, some projects she’s worked on this year, and future career goals!

Today we talk to Rajiv Thummala, the Department Head for the Web Development Team! Join us as I learn some new web development terms, what it means to be a Department Head for the team, and some time management tips! 

Today we are talking to Writing Intern Maggie Thomas, about her role within the DME, how she got started, and tips for future interns!

Today we talk to the coordinating producer Meghna Dasgupta about her current role as well as tips for college students trying to apply for internships!

Grace Yang is a motion graphics intern at the VA DME Internship where she creates videos about recent news, #VeteranOfTheDay posts and other graphic design projects. Grace graduated from the University of Maryland in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing, criminal justice and criminology and is currently pursuing a certificate in video production from

Claire Bednarski goes to the Ohio State University and is a senior studying international relations, diplomacy, public policy and Spanish. Claire has been in the DME internship for two years and has risen through the ranks to now hold the position of co-Social Media ELT where she manages social media content for the VA’s social