Introducing Indego Africa's Fall 2011 U.S. Interns

We at Indego Africa love fall. We love the changing colors. We love jack-o-lanterns. We love the hustle and bustle. We love the cyclical rise in transaction volume. And we love how the results typically reward our diligent efforts during the first three quarters of the year. 

Now we unequivocally do love fall, but its busyness inevitably also underscores certain human resource challenges we face. With that in mind, as we brace for another industrious fall, please stand up and put your hands together for Indego Africa’s superb fall 2011 U.S. intern class.

Chloe Guss (Sales and Marketing): Chloe recently returned from an around-the-world adventure in which, among other things, she devoted considerable time to scouting traditional artisanal techniques and assessing their potential place and viability in the American consumer goods market. Well-versed in immigration policy, race relations, and consumer behavior, Chloe is dedicated to helping Indego Africa open up new market-entry points and develop product lines that further link Rwandan artisan producers and U.S. consumers. At Indego Africa, she is also able to draw upon her previous sales and client-management experience in New York and Boston. Prior to joining Indego Africa, Chloe designed a silk-screened clothing line to promote awareness of social issues and worked on initiatives to match international students with educational opportunities in the U.S. She is a graduate of Tufts University with a B.A. in American Studies.

Hira Moin (Legal): A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Wharton, Hira is excited to combine her legal and business expertise in support of Indego Africa’s legal, financial, and operational activities while still fulfilling her personal goal of meaningfully contributing to international development. Hira studied Political Science with a concentration in Global and International Affairs at Binghamton University and served as a Law Student Counselor in the Penn Law Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic providing pro bono transactional legal services directly to entrepreneurs and businesses in the start-up and growth phases.

Ana Maria Moreno (Communications): Prior to joining Indego Africa, Ana Maria studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. She became passionate about finding sustainable solutions for poverty alleviation after traveling to various villages in Bangladesh while working with Grameen Bank. Ana Maria is interested in harnessing the power of business principles and best practices to create durable social change. At Indego Africa, Ana Maria channels her interest in marketing and communications to nurture, and further raise the profile of, Indego Africa’s diverse array of long-term partnerships. In her spare time, Ana Maria enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures.

Julia Neyman (Legal): Julia graduated from Columbia Law School in May 2011 and will join the first-year associate class at White & Case LLP in October. At Indego Africa, Julia has taken over primary responsibility for revamping and expanding Indego Africa's core Business Management and Entrepreneurship curriculum. Prior to attending law school, Julia worked as a journalist at the Miami Herald, Newsday, and the South Florida Business Journal. Julia was born in the Ukraine, but grew up outside of Washington, D.C.

Check back in next week (and prepare yourself for a second rousing standing ovation) for introductions to our dynamic fall Rwanda intern class as well as to one key late, stretch-run U.S. intern addition. 

-Conor French and Ben Stone