About
Us
Why our Internship
connection programs are unique:
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Our
counselors posses graduate degrees in counseling or education
and have work experience and contacts in a wide variety of
fields. They meet
with each student individually, provide academic and career
counseling, and match the student to a mentor in the student’s
chosen field. Counselors stay in contact with the student and
mentor, supervising throughout the entire process. |
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Programs
are cost-effective because students are able to live at home
or at college. Students
can combine an internship with part-time work or academic study,
creating a flexible schedule that meets their needs. |
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Our
programs are educational because students learn the skills required
when applying to jobs: how to create a resume, cover letter and
interview for the work place.
While we actually establish the internship, the student learns
each step of the process. |
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Students
receive Letters of Recommendation from workplace mentors that can be
included in both college and job applications.
We make suggestions to mentors about
the kind of content to include in recommendations, emphasizing the
student's academic interests and how they relate to the internship. |
Founder / Director, Carole Jabbawy, Ed.D.
 Dr.
Jabbawy’s career in education spans more than 30
years. She began her teaching career as a middle school and high
school teacher, earning a Doctorate in Education from Boston
University. More recently she has held both administrative and
teaching appointments at Tufts, The Museum School and Lesley
University, training and supervising classroom teachers, and
advising students about career opportunities.
Leading workshops for
teachers and parents, she focuses on bringing out the unique
strengths and talents of each child. She is an educational
consultant to museums with respect to museum/school collaborations
and to businesses relating to the development and implementation of
on-site internship programs for high school and college students.
Dr. Jabbawy is active in the
Boston community. She has served on the boards of The Massachusetts
Art Education Association, the Massachusetts Art Directors
Association, the Leventhal Sidman Jewish Community Center, and the
Parents Fund Committee of Cornell University.
Personal Experiences Led Me to
Create
the Internship Connection
"As a parent, I learned the importance of
encouraging each of my children to explore and develop his own
strengths and talents. Once in high school, I helped them secure
internships relating to their academic and career interests. Through
their experiences, they discovered on their own, the path and
direction that they most enjoyed, enabling them to be more certain
about career choice before committing to a tremendous investment of
time and money. Each had very different interests, from computer
animation, to medicine to engineering."
"When I saw how important their internships
were for college, graduate school and beyond, I established the
Internship Connection, in order to help more students learn about
themselves through career exploration. It’s extremely rewarding to
work with students to provide opportunities that have such an impact
on their lives."
Carole Jabbawy, Ed.D. |
Eileen is a professional educator, mother of
three grown children and active on many community boards and
organizations in the Boston area. With a bachelor’s degree in
mathematics and a master’s degree in secondary education from
Columbia University, Eileen taught both middle school and high
school mathematics for over ten years.
Eileen has many interests and professional
contacts in a wide variety of fields.
She founded the Brookline Schools’ Creative
Arts Council, which promotes arts enrichment education in the
Brookline schools and served for five years on the Board of Young
Audiences of Massachusetts, a nonprofit arts-in-education
organization. She is currently president of the West Suburban
Creative Arts Council.
While living in Japan Eileen became certified
as an instructor in Japanese flower arranging (Ikenobo school),
studied Japanese Tea Ceremony, Sumei painting, Aikido, and taught
English conversation at a Japanese girl’s school. She has studied
Landscape Design at Radcliff College.
Eileen and her husband, Dr Frederick Mandell
and their children have been an integral part of the community for
over thirty years. “Each of us has had the opportunity to be a
mentor. The value of a mentoring experience has left me a believer
that ‘mentoring’ can be a defining moment in a young person’s life
and can make a difference upon what is to be. I always look forward
to connecting students on their road to exploring career interests
in the various fields.”
Sonya‘s wide ranging professional expertise
includes both college admissions and academic counseling. In her
previous role as academic advisor at Northeastern University, she
worked closely with staff in Northeastern’s internationally known
Coop program.
Sonya holds a BA from Lehigh and a Masters
Degree in School Counseling from Fordham University She has worked
with high school and college students providing academic support
regarding strategies for study skills and time management.
Sonya offers much to our program. While our
students enjoy Sonya’s youthful and bubbly personality, parents
appreciate her role as a professional and mother to three young
children.
“My passion is working with high school
students, helping them navigate through the college application
process. Having worked in college admissions, I traveled around the
country attending college fairs and meeting with high school
students and their counselors. I’ve read countless college
applications and helped students with their interviewing techniques.
An internship that relates to a
student’s career or academic interest is an invaluable asset and
will be a distinguishing factor during the interview and college
application process."
Judi is a married mother of three and a
professional actor who has performed on television, stage and
screen. She has appeared in Grease, The Departed, Happy Days,
and numerous commercials. In the last
year, her film work included: The Women, The Box, The Kevin James
Movie, The Proposal, This Side of the Truth, Hachico, Surrogates
and the television series Brotherhood. Judi’s love
for her profession is infectious to the many students she works
with.
Judi is member of the Screen Actors Guild, the
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Actors
Equity Association. A music theory and composition major at the
University of New Hampshire, Judi has held teaching and directing
appointments in Boston and New York City. She has directed numerous
musical theatre productions in both private and public school
settings.
Judi has many contacts in television stage and
film. We are very fortunate to have her as a resource and counselor
in our program.
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Internship Connection is fortunate to have Ali as a counselor in
New York City. With her outgoing and enthusiastic personality,
professional experience in Human Resources and years of internships,
Ali has much to offer the students in our program. Ali holds a
Bachelor of Science in Communications from the University of Miami
and is currently pursing a Master's Degree in Guidance and
Counseling at Fordham University.
Ali’s professional resume includes Merrill Lynch in NYC where she
was a Human Resource Analyst. She has had many experiences as an
intern, spending every summer since 11th grade on internships in a
variety of fields including Human Resources. Ali tells us that the
internships provided her with an opportunity to learn more about
herself and which fields she was especially interested in.
"It hasn't been that many years since I was a high school student
myself, asking the same questions that you may be thinking about:
How am I going to get into the college of my choice, what can I do
to make myself stand out?" For me, the internships I experienced
during so many summers led to the wonderful job I connected to right
out of college. The contacts I made and the life experience I gained
provided me with a unique perspective for someone my age. As a
counselor in the Internship Connection program, I enjoy sharing my
own tips and experience with students as they begin exploring
careers."
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Lauren offers a high degree of professional experience and
counseling for our students. Currently a candidate at Fordham for a
M.S.E. in Counseling and Personnel Services, Lauren graduated Phi
Beta Kappa from U Michigan with a major in psychology.
Previously, Lauren worked in Human Resources at the law firm,
Skadden Arps in NYC, where she assisted in recruiting attorneys.
Past internships included CNN and the National Institute of Health
in Bethesda, MD. Lauren has volunteered for many causes including
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Humane
Society and the Dyslexia Education Center.
"High School can be an especially critical time as students start to
explore possible opportunities for their future. I recall my own
high school experience as one filled with uncertainty and
questioning as I began to try to identify my own professional
interests. A structured internship program gives students the
ability to try out different professions and identify personal
strengths. I truly enjoy assisting students in their quest for
valuable experiences that will eventually lead to establishing a
stimulating and challenging career path."
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