MPA : Past Internships

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Previous MPA internships have included:

Municipal Government

• City of Case Grande, AZ – Management Intern
• City of Las Cruces, NM – Management Intern
• City of Marana, AZ – Management Intern
• City of Phoenix – Management Intern
• City of Salt Lake City, UTh – Policy Analyst
• City of South Tucson, AZ Finance Department
• City of South Tucson, AZ Police Department
• City of Tucson, AZ – Evaluation Office Research
• City of Tucson, AZ – Management Intern
• City of Tucson, City Manager's Office – policy analysis

County and State Government

• Arizona budget projections research
• Arizona State Auditor General's Office
• Arizona State Department of Water Resources - Performance audit
• Arizona State Legislature, Joint Legislative Budget Committee
• Arizona State Treasurer’s Office – Intern
• Arizona user charge study and business study
• California Legislative Analyst Office – Fiscal and policy analyst
• Massachusetts Commonwealth Budget Office– Budget Analyst
• Pima County Attorney's Office – Policy Analyst
• Pima County Parks and Recreation Department – budget development and data analysis; policy research
• Pima County Transportation Department– Management Analyst

Federal Government and National Agencies

• Bank Information Center, Washington, DC Finance Analyst
• National Weather Service – Policy Analyst
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Chicago Office
• U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Intern – sole representative from Arizona
• U.S. Library of Congress
• U.S. Veterans Administration

International

• Arizona–Mexico Border Health Foundation, Tucson – Development of a strategic plan, design of educational training programs
• Korean National Railroad
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), D.C. – policy research
• U.S. Peace Corps, Bangladesh – Administrative Expert

Non-Profit, Health, and Educational Organizations

• Arizona Council for Economic Conversion – Tucson
• Benson Hospital – Finance Department
• The Children's Defense Fund – policy analysis
• Community Rehabilitation Division, SPAP – Program Analyst
• Design of educational training programs
• Kino Community Hospital –Finance Department
• March of Dimes, NY – research on budget projections
• The Museum of Television and Radio, NYC, Development Department – funding research
• Pima Community College District, Finance Office – Tucson Finance Department
• Pima Prevention Partnership – provision of evaluation training to program providers
• Tucson Institute Consumer Empowerment and Health Department
• Udall Center, Environmental Conflict Resolution Program– Policy research
• The United Way – fund raising and budget analysis
• Vision Quest – Policy Analyst
    

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