DU PLAIN ENTERPRISES
Rachel Goldman

A Dean’s List student from the University of Maryland in College Park, Rachel Goldman was employed in the past at Schreiber Pediatric Rehabilitation Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania within a financial-development office where she gained experience in public relations and fundraising. Rachel also worked in the past at Lancaster Jewish Community Center, and she speaks Spanish on an intermediate level. Rachel applied to the Washington Internship Program in mid January in search of a summer internship in marketing, event planning, and public relations. Although she faced the likelihood of acceptances at a number of larger PR agencies, Rachel chose an intense internship involving considerable responsibility at Du Plain Enterprises, a smaller firm run by a most dynamic owner. Rachel worked full-time at the D.C. office of this company from early June through the end of July while living at WIP’s International House in the elegant home of a former mayor.   

            At Du Plain Enterprises, Rachel did considerable work in event planning in connection with the eightieth birthday of Virginia Williams, mother of Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams. From working on the guest list and invitations to attending the party, Rachel was deeply involved in all aspects of the preparations. She worked with the D.C. Council and personally met the mayor. Rachel’s supervisor, Jan Du Plain, also operates a speakers’ bureau for which Rachel conducted research. Rachel did considerable computer work with databases and assisted clients, often in the absence of her supervisor who would be busy in the Virginia office or in the field. An excellent mentor, Ms. Du Plain remained in contact with Rachel after the intern returned to her junior year of college in the greater D.C. area.

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