Kaila is a Senior Financial Services Consultant working in New York City. She joined the Vacorps program in January 2020 and participated in a business internship at an organization that empowers and supports women entrepreneurs.
“I think that VACorps provides great in-country support, and the orientation was great. I am very grateful to VACorps for connecting me with my internship site. I had the opportunity to work with such an inspiring group of people throughout the past few months. They welcomed me as part of the team and I feel like I was able to make a strong contribution to the organization. I had the absolute best time exploring Cape Town – it is truly a one of a kind city. I will miss the hikes, sunsets, markets, and the list goes on.”
Meet our most recent VACorps program alumni:
Teddy Mitchel, Colorado, USA (2021)
Teddy, pictured on the far right, joined the VACorps program in February 2021 as part of his gap year and participated in a manufacturing internship at a furniture factory in Cape Town. He is [...]
Pedro Assumpcao, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2021)
Pedro, pictured on the right, is studying engineering at Universidade Estadual de Campinas in Sao Paulo. He joined the VACorps program in February as an in-person intern at an NGO that supports refugees in [...]
Gabrielle Kaplinsky, Chicago, USA (2021)
Gabbie, pictured on the left, joined the VACorps program in January 2021 and participated in a hospitality and interior design internship. She will attend SMU in the fall of 2021. "I chose Cape Town [...]
Katherine Pulaski, Michigan, USA (2021)
Katherine joined the VACorps program as a remote intern in January 2021 where she participated in the VACorps Human Rights Program. "I chose this internship because I was excited at the prospect of engaging [...]
Sofia Cagliero, Milan, Italy (2021)
Sofia (pictured far right) joined the VACorps program in January 2021 and participated in a business start-up internship as part of her gap year. She will begin her studies at Harvard in September 2021. [...]
Luke B, New York, USA (2021)
Luke (pictured on the right) joined the VACorps program as part of his GAP year where he participated in an internship at a small tourism company in Cape Town. Luke will begin his studies [...]
