Executives & Staff
: Past Interns
Norah Perez
InternNorah Perez is an intern at the Global Perspectives Office. A senior at Rollins College, she is majoring in Economics with a minor in International Affairs. Perez serves as Secretary of Honor of the Rollins College Hamilton Holt Academic Honor Council, where she educates students and faculty about the importance of an Honor Code. She is also one of the founders of the Ethics Committee, where she helped to develop the Ethics Roundtable Discussion. She recently joined the Rollins College Investment program. Perez spent four years in South Africa, and speaks English and Spanish, as well as some German.
Komal Patel
Intern
Komal Patel is an intern for the Global Perspectives Office. She is completing her senior year at Seminole High School. Patel is a member of the Model United Nations, Bharatanatyam (South Indian Classical Dance), Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Scoiety and the Spanish Honor Society. Upon graduation, Patel plans to study international relations and economics in college. She has traveled to India, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Italy, Canada and throughout the Caribbean. Patel speaks Gujarati and Spanish.
Melissa Barber
Intern
Melissa Barber is an intern for the Global Perspectives Office. She is completing her senior year at Seminole High School. Barber is a member of Model United Nations, Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, Illuminati Academic team, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and the Latin Honor Society. Upon graduation, Barber plans to study anthropology and music in college. Barber speaks Spanish and has studied French, German and Latin.
Michael Marcous
Intern
Michael Marcous is an intern at the Global Perspectives Office. He is in his third year at the University of Central Florida and currently pursuing a B.A. in International Studies with an emphasis on the Middle East. Michael was recently awarded the Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic at the Center for Maghrib Studies in Tunis, Tunisia. He has also studied the history of Islam at the University of Cambridge as a President's Scholar. Marcous is currently a Resident Assistant in the Towers at the Golden Knight's Plaza. His research interests include the war in Iraq and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Christopher Estoch
Intern
Christopher Estoch is an intern at the Global Perspectives Office. He is in his third year at the University of Central Florida and is currently majoring in Political Science with an emphasis on International Relations. Estoch was recently awarded a Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship with the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. His research interests include strategic weapons, human rights and genocide. He has traveled extensively throughout North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Xiaolin Lu
Intern
Xiaolin Lu is an intern at the Global Perspectives Office. A graduate with honors from Rollins College , he earned a B.A. in International Affairs with a minor in Business Administration. He is also a member of Tau Sigma, the Academic Honor Society and a recipient of Outstanding College Students Award of The National Dean’s List. He was awarded a full scholarship by the Crummer Business School at Rollins to pursue an MBA degree with concentrations on International Business and Finance. He came to United States through The Walt Disney World International Program, participating at Epcot as a Cultural Representative from China. Lu is fluent in English and Mandarin, and speaks some Cantonese. Lu also served as a journalist and consultant at Good Life Media and a researcher at the China Center at Rollins College. His areas of research include business development and economy in China, as well as politics in Asia.
Erin Williams
Intern
Erin Williams is an intern for the Global Perspectives Office. She is a senior at UCF, pursuing a B.A. in Political Science (American Politics and Policy track) with minors in Women’s Studies and Sociology. She is interested in the impact of globalization on women around the world. Erin is a consultant at the University Writing Center, a facilitator for the Young Women Leaders Mentor Program, and is currently researching college women’s civic engagement for her Honors in the Major thesis. After graduation, she will pursue an M.A. in Women’s and Gender studies. Erin was born in Canada and has traveled to Switzerland and France.
Briannie Torres
Intern
Briannie Torres is an intern for the Global Perspectives Office. She is a graduate of UCF with a B.S. in Business Administration - Marketing. She is currently pursing a Master’s degree in Business Administration at UCF. Briannie has traveled throughout Eastern and Western Europe, Australia, the Caribbean, Central America, and the United States. She is co-owner of a student-based travel company that provides educational and missionary trips abroad for high school and college student. She was born in Puerto Rico and speaks fluent Spanish. Briannie has been studying French and Romanian for most of her college career.
Tyler Cain
InternTyler Cain is an intern for the Global Perspectives Office. He is a senior at the University of Central Florida, pursuing a B.A. in Political Science: International Relations and Comparative Politics. His areas of research interest include development, international law, and economic trade. Tyler serves as the Secretary of the French Club at UCF and is an Honor’s in the Major student whose thesis focuses on Central Asian energy policy. After graduation he will pursue a law degree with a focus on international law. Tyler has traveled extensively throughout the Americas and speaks conversational French and some Spanish.
Shelly Yu
Intern
Shelly Yu is an intern for the Global Perspectives Office. She is in her third year at the University of Central Florida pursuing a double major in Political Science (International Relations track) and Social Work. Her areas of interest include development theories, human rights and welfare systems. Her Honors in the Major Thesis explores the relationship between culture and development, with an emphasis on the African states of Tanzania, Burkina Faso, and Guinea Bissau. She is involved in the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity for community service. She speaks fluent Chinese and has been to Taiwan.
