Lauren O'Malley

• College: Savannah college of Art and Design, Film and Television
• Department: Digital and Marketing
• Doing Now: Finishing my undergraduate degree while continuing to work on projects with the NSCAA.
• Favorite Part: How seriously the inerns input was taken and the freedom to do your work.
• How did the internship prepare you? It's always different actually working for a client or company to make sure you meet their needs. That was the biggest factor. NSCAA provided real world work and projects that I either created or had a large hand in creating which I now use in my portfolio to show potential.

Kenio Yao

• College: Undergraduate: Hong Kong, Masters: Indiana University Bloomington, Sport Management
• Department: Marketing
• Doing Now: Finishing my last year of the Masters program. Coaching a U-15 team in Cutters Club, Bloomington, Indiana. Working as an assistant Marketing Director of the club.
• Favorite Part: Working in a soccer environment an doing meaningful things for U.S. soccer. Getting to know great people in the soccer industry.
• How did the internship prepare you? Helped developed my knowledge, skills and network.

WH Harris Jr.

• College: Texas Tech University, Exercise Science and Journalism
• Department: Digital
• Doing Now: Currently applying to medical school
• Favorite Part: The people that I got to interact with on a daily basis. I also enjoyed being part of the launch of the new website.
• How did the internship prepare you? The NSCAA helped me gain the network, which helped me get the Community relations internship with the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Ca. I was also able to get first hand knowledge on the inner workings of a non- profit organization and dable in many areas in which I was unfamiliar (marketing, call center).

Daniel Ortega

• College:Missouri State University (Springfield, Mo), Public Relations and General Business
• Department: Marketing
• Doing Now:Finishing school and looking for employment in Springfield.
• Favorite Part: The 2011 NSCAA Convention and Sporting Kansas City activities.
• How did the internship prepare you? Working with the NSCAA helped me figure out what things I believe are my strengths, so I can focus on those whilst improving what may be weaknesses. Getting to meet and network with some of the top individuals involved in soccer in the United States is also something that I'll be forever thankful for.

Deb Handy

• College: SUNY Cortland, Communications
• Department: Digital
• Doing Now: Currently working on getting my Master's in Communications at Ithaca College.
• Favorite Part:  How much we were able to do as interns and that we were so involved in so many different aspects of the NSCAA.
• How did the internship prepare you? The NSCAA helped me gain valuable insight into an organization that I can go on to apply to my future career.

Tayler Sandberg

• College: Kansas University
• Department: Events
• Doing Now: I work for a collegiate licensing agency in Indianapolis.