Here at the Nourish International National Office we are excited to start off the year with several new interns! As we continue to grow as an organization interns play an integral role in helping us achieve our goals. Read on to learn more about the newest members of the Nourish team!
Laura Brush is a junior Public Policy and Global Studies major concentrating in Environmental Policy, Global Health & Environment, and Africa. At Nourish, she is a part of the Chapter Founders team and is working to establish new Nourish International chapters at colleges around the nation. She plans to get a Master's degree in Environmental Policy or Management and would love to work for an international governmental organization, specifically within the realm of food policy and sustainability.

Nandini Dhullipalla, a senior at UNC majoring in business administration with a focus in international business, serves as the business consultant team leader this spring. Her job involves managing a three-member team that works to analyze past, current and future revenue streams. Specifically, the team is exploring alternate revenue streams as well as more sustainable revenue streams for the Nourish headquarters. After she graduates in May, Nandini will be working for Deloitte Consulting in Washington D.C. as a business analyst and eventually would like to pursue a career in non-profit consulting or emerging markets consulting.

Ali Bathgate, a Colorado native, is a senior at UNC. She is an International Studies and Spanish double major with a minor in Entrepreneurship and has had the opportunity to study abroad in both Spain and Italy. Last summer she was one of 6 students selected by the Minor in Entrepreneurship Program to be a part of the NY Innovation Fellowship. She worked at an event planning firm and participated in weekly activities immersing her in the professional, cultural and social life of New York City. Ali enjoys skiing, nature, traveling and spending time with friends. Last fall, Ali was the event planning intern at Nourish International and worked on the successful 2nd annual Masquerade Ball. Ali is continuing in the position for the spring, primarily focusing on the LoneRider Showdown scheduled for March 24th.

Megan Koilparampil is a junior International Studies Major at UNC with a focus in international politics. Megan is also joining the Nourish Team for her second semester as the Chapter Support Intern and could not be more excited to continue being a part of this organization of change makers. Megan hopes to use the skills she learns at Nourish to continue on to graduate school in International Relations, and later hopes to make a difference in policy by using grassroots development as her foundation. In her spare time, Megan enjoys traveling, watching films, making music, and reading.

Ashley Horne is a senior at UNC studying Global Studies and Spanish with a minor in Environmental Studies. She joined the Nourish International team this spring as the public relations intern and works to compile the monthly newsletter and post weekly to the National Office blog, among other tasks. After spending a summer in Kenya with the Amani Children’s Foundation and studying abroad in Spain, Ashley hopes to pursue a career that allows her to utilize her educational background and first-hand experience in international affairs and global politics. In her free time Ashley enjoys exploring new restaurants, traveling anywhere and just hanging out with friends!

Manchen Hao, a senior at UNC Chapel Hill, is interning with our business consulting team this spring. She is majoring in Economics with a double minor in Entrepreneurship and Mathematical Decision Science. Manchen was drawn to working with Nourish because of its goal to eradicate global poverty, an issue she feels passionate about. As an international student who has experience of living in and traveling to different places in the US, China, and Brazil, Manchen pays great attention to international economic development and inequality. In her spare time, Manchen enjoys watching movies, reading books, playing piano, and swimming.

Minh Tang, a junior at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, is currently studying abroad in Chapel Hill from his native Vietnam. He joined the Nourish International team this semester as a business consulting intern. Minh is pursuing his goal to work in the business side of the hospital industry and hopes to join a healthcare consulting firm after graduation. “My favorite reading list is about public health, especially how people track the sources of a health problem for a community,” he remarks. In his spare time, Minh enjoys reading, shopping for food and traveling, most recently visiting South Africa, Germany and Austria.

Gayatri Surendranathan is a sophomore Global Studies and Economics double major from Cary, North Carolina. She first got excited about Nourish when she joined the Ventures Committee last fall, and was inspired to do more within the organization. She is the Chapter Founders Team Leader this spring, and hopes to spread the movement to colleges all over America! She will spend her days at Nourish making calls, writing e-mails and encouraging college students to start Nourish International chapters on their campus. When she's not at Nourish, Gayatri will be working with Order of the Bell Tower as the Future Students Committee Chair. She will also continue to write articles for the Daily Tar Heel, read, write, and relax with friends.
