Gavel and Quill Internship Program
2026 Summer Interns
Below is a list of interns that completed the internship program, including working on projects, and completing a log book. Interns are listed in alphabetic order by first name.
The internship was a 6-week internship from May-June 2026. Interns worked on three projects: a Mini-startup (Mock startup), a focus area, and a consulting project.
The mock startup, interns were given a startup to create in one week. Interns conducted customer discovery, created a pitch, and pitched it to a startup panel.
Focus areas included: Skills for People in an AI-era, Helping Financial Institutions (Banks and Credit Unions) help people, News in an AI-era (AI-slop, fake news), and Agriculture adapting to Climate Change. Interns worked in this area, learning about the challenge and created a small solution to the challenge (report, chrome extension, mobile application).
Interns worked with an established organization to help them with a challenge the organization is facing. These organizations included: Path of VO (helping people get into the voice over industry), Press Forward (promoting local news), Bankcura (helping people care for their money), and a website map tool to support one or more of the organizations above.
Aarush Nagle
Nagle was on the Agile Aardvark team. The team’s main focus area was skills for people in an ai-era. The team worked on the consulting project for website map tool to show locations. Aarush Nagle’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarush-nagle/
Anika Ramanujam
Ramanujam was on the Financial Falcons team. The team’s main focus area was financial institutions (banks and credit unions). The team worked on the consulting project for Path of VO – Helping voice actors get into the voice over industry. Anika Ramanujam’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anikaramanujam/
Arjun Pol
Pol was on the Iconic Iguanas team. The team’s main focus area was combating fake news and ai-slop in media. The team worked on the consulting project for Press Forward – Understanding and promoting local news. Arjun Pol’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjun-p-411627199/
Ella Levy
Levy was on the Modern Moths team. The team’s main focus area was climate change and agriculture. The team worked on the consulting project for Press Forward – Understanding and promoting local news.
Ishika Verma
Verma was on the Iconic Iguanas team. The team’s main focus area was combating fake news and ai-slop in media. The team worked on the consulting project for Press Forward – Understanding and promoting local news. Ishika Verma’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishika-v/
Luke Aiello
Aiello was on the Iconic Iguanas team. The team’s main focus area was combating fake news and ai-slop in media. The team worked on the consulting project for Press Forward – Understanding and promoting local news. Luke Aiello’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-aiello-aa22b1321/
Malay Oza
Oza was on the Jolty Jaguars team. The team’s main focus area was skills for people in an ai-era. The team worked on the consulting project for Bankcura – Helping people match with good banks and credit unions. Helping people care for their money. Malay Oza’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malay-oza/
Manas Niranjan
Niranjan was on the Modern Moths team. The team’s main focus area was climate change and agriculture. The team worked on the consulting project for Press Forward – Understanding and promoting local news. Manas Niranjan’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manas-niranjan-4520a2343/
Matheo Destouesse
Destouesse was on the Iconic Iguanas team. The team’s main focus area was combating fake news and ai-slop in media. The team worked on the consulting project for Press Forward – Understanding and promoting local news. Matheo Destouesse’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matheo-destouesse-83199a380/
Meghan Ly
Ly was on the Iconic Iguanas team. The team’s main focus area was combating fake news and ai-slop in media. The team worked on the consulting project for Press Forward – Understanding and promoting local news.
Mengqi (Serena Gold) Li
Li (Gold) was on the Agile Aardvarks team. The team’s main focus area was skills for people in an ai-era. The team worked on the consulting project for A website map tool to show locations.
Nate Price
Price was on the Financial Falcons team. The team’s main focus area was financial institutions (banks and credit unions). The team worked on the consulting project for Path of VO – Helping voice actors get into the voice over industry.
Sachi Dhoot
Dhoot was on the Agile Aardvarks team. The team’s main focus area was skills for people in an ai-era. The team worked on the consulting project for website map tool to show locations. Sachi Dhoot’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachi-dhoot-748074315/
Tyler Silverman
Silverman was on the Jolty Jaguars team. The team’s main focus area was skills for people in an ai-era. The team worked on the consulting project for Bankcura – Helping people match with good banks and credit unions. Helping people care for their money. Tyler Silverman’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-silverman/
Varsha Jagadeesh
Jagadeesh was on the Agile Aardvark team. The team’s main focus area was skills for people in an ai-era. The team worked on the consulting project for website map tool to show locations. Varsha Jagadeesh’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varsha-jagadeesh/
Weihao Wu
Wu was on the Financial Falcons team. The team’s main focus area was financial institutions (banks and credit unions). The team worked on the consulting project for Path of VO – Helping voice actors get into the voice over industry. Weihao Wu’s LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weihao-wu-579211319/
Yuchen (Sophie) Bao
Bao was on the Modern Moths team. The team’s main focus area was climate change and agriculture. The team worked on the consulting project for Press Forward – Understanding and promoting local news.
