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The first of three Lafayette Leadership Education brown bag lectures this fall will begin noon today in the Farinon Center Marlo Room.
The panel will be made up of three students who have served political internships and will discuss the politics of landing a political internship or staff position. They will provide an inside look at political office politics and processes as well as leadership tips for students interested in politics.
Todd Palo ’05 (Newtown, Conn.) worked for Congresswoman Nancy L. Johnson, a Republican representing Connecticut’s fifth district, assisting with the politician’s re-election campaign by researching voter projection, arranging events, and developing ideas on how to reach young and disenchanted voters. History and government & law major Christine Steenman ’05 (Mendham, N.J.) assisted in the campaign offices of both Jim Maza, Democratic candidate for State Senate, and Mike Fleck, local Democratic Mayoral candidate. International affairs major Megan Zaroda ’07 (Easton, Pa.) served as a congressional staff intern for Republican Senator Rick Santorum.
“I really got an inside look at how candidates project their races,” notes Palo, whose experience included meeting with influential Republican pollster Frank Luntz.
Lafayette Leadership Education was established in the fall of 1995 by a group of students, faculty, and administrators. The first two years focused on a February leadership conference for students, and in 1998, a spring series of in-service training workshops was added. The leadership opportunities continued to expand to in-service workshops in the fall and spring, a February institute, and leadership mini-courses during both semesters.
Other upcoming LLE brown bag lectures include:
Todd Palo ’05 meets with Tammy Odiema, finance director for Congresswoman Nancy Johnson, during his summer internship. He was one of five students to receive an internship stipend from Lafayette this year.