2007 - 2008

Agnes Lee

Agnes, graduate of the University of Virginia and former resident of many communities in Northern Virginia, tells us that the best part about working at The Ivy Group is “working with wonderful people and learning so much from them”. When not flattering her bosses, Agnes provides vital website development services—a shift from her initial interest in print design. Her most recent assignment was working on the new site for the Vietnam Children’s Fund, gathering content and ensuring the site is well-indexed. “I’ve learned teamwork, professionalism, and critical thinking are important to website development, and my new knowledge in software and applications are essential to my future career goals.”

2006 - 2007

Minji Lim

Minji Lim was an intern for The Ivy Group from the fall of 2006 to the spring of 2007. She lived in northern Virginia until sixth grade. She then spent her junior high years on a US military base in Yokosuka, Japan. She moved to Seoul, Korea for high school. Minji was a studio art major who graduated from the University of Virginia in 2007. She is currently the territory sales manager for Philip Morris USA and lives in Germantown, Maryland. In the future she hopes to obtain an MBA while still working at Phillip Morris. She hopes to combine her interests in travel, helping people, business management, and creativity/innovation for her future career goals.

One of her favorite aspects of her internship was being able to meet so many interesting, well-rounded individuals. She quoted, how "everyone in the office is super cool!" All of the other employees were happy to entertain the multitude of questions that came their way from Minji.

Before working at The Ivy Group, she thought she wanted to work more on the design side of marketing, being that she was an art studio major. However, as an intern she learned that she preferred the business side of marketing instead. She completely altered her career path from a "fine arts hippie" to a future MBA candidate. The Ivy Group gave Minji the basics of business, marketing, and advertising to give her an edge when searching for future employment.

NEW! A letter from Minji: Dear friends and family (i.e. VERY cool people), I'm excited to be traveling to India as a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity's Global Village program this coming winter. I'll be working side-by-side with people who need a decent place to live, helping to build simple, affordable houses.

Nick Duke

Nick Duke interned at The Ivy Group during the summer of 2007. A native of Charlottesville, VA, he currently attends Elon University in North Carolina. Graduating in May 2008 with a BA in Corporate Communications, Nick plans to move to New York City or Denver, Colorado to work for the US Olympics.

While working at The Ivy Group, Nick was able to explore both marketing and communications; this helped him narrow down his future career goals. Nick enjoyed working on remapping and designing the new website for the Cavalier Inn. Afterwards, he proudly showed a future employer an example of the work he had done for The Ivy Group.

Sarah Morra

Sarah Morra interned for The Ivy Group in the summer of 2007. Sarah grew up in Basking Ridge, New Jersey and is currently a student at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. She is majoring in psychology and has a minor in marketing. After she graduates in May 2008, she plans to work for a marketing or consulting firm and then go to graduate school for psychology or an MBA.

Sarah’s best experience as an intern was working directly with clients. For Paul D. Camp Community College, she was in charge of reorganizing the structure of the college’s current website and designing a new navigation scheme. Sarah enjoyed meeting the client face-to-face and discussing the work she had done.

Working at The Ivy Group was the first time Sarah felt that her courses in college were directly related to helping her achieve her future career goals. This motivated her to continue her interest in the marketing field.