2008-2009 New Research Assistants
From left: Peter Richman, Jonathan Khil, Ann Kaiser, Rishabh Parekh, Chloe Cotton, Jeremy Cheung, Paul Jeffrey, Elena Davert, Emily McNab, Brendan McDonald, Heather Siegel and David Meyer.
Jeremy Cheung is from Hong Kong. Born in Pasadena, Jeremy graduated from the Hong Kong International School, where he served as a class officer and in the student senate, in addition to captaining the volleyball team and playing varsity basketball. Jeremy also participated in the Model United Nations club and attended the Presidential Classroom program in Washington D.C. Jeremy spent his summer in Hong Kong working at the Civic Exchange, an independent public-policy think tank, and was selected to the Hong Kong U-18 Volleyball Team. Jeremy plans to double-major in History and Economics at CMC.
Chloe E. Cotton is from Anchorage, Alaska. She was first in her class and captain of her school's state champion tennis team. She spent last spring interning for Mayor Mark Begich of Anchorage and has worked extensively with Anchorage Youth Court, serving on the Board of Directors her senior year. Chloe is currently working on the Kosmont -Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey at the Institute. She plans to major in Government with a focus in constitutional law.
Elena M. Davert is from Sacramento, California. During high school, she sang and played flute in the music program, played varsity soccer all four years, and was a National Merit Scholar. Outside of school Elena was captain of her club soccer team for three years, during which they won the US Club Regionals three times and US Club Nationals twice. During the past three summers Elena has worked for Bender Rosenthal, Inc, a commercial real estate appraisal firm, in addition to traveling to China for a music exchange program and traveling to Argentina and Uruguay for a month. At CMC, she hopes to major in Economics or PPE and study abroad for an entire year.
Paul M. Jeffrey is from Orange County, California. He graduated the valedictorian of Mission Viejo High where he was Secretary General of MVHS Model UN, a Varsity tennis player, and an IB full diploma recipient. As a dual citizen with the UK, Paul is extremely interested in international affairs as well as political life in his home state of California. He loves to travel and recently spent two weeks working at a school for handicapped children in Marbella, Spain. He plans to pursue a degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics with a Leadership Sequence and is excited to be attending CMC.
Ann E. Kaiser is a sophomore transfer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended Lawrence University her freshman year where she was a member of the Lawrence University Community Council’s Finance Committee, The Lawrence Fund, and a competitor on the basketball and soccer teams. In high school, Ann was the president of her student government, Badger Girl’s State participant, Scholastic ARTS gold key winner, and a three-sport athlete. This past summer, Ann worked as an instructor in her high school’s strength and conditioning program and managed a business at the Wisconsin State Fair. She plans to major in Economics.
Jonathan U. Khil comes to CMC as a transfer from Macalester College in Minnesota. He graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jon is on the Varsity Golf team at CMC. He spent the past summer working at Carlsmith Ball Law Firm under the Tax and Pension department and creating "We Will Ride" -- a youth grassroots campaign, and on the "Tournament Committee" for the Lanikila Pacific "Meals on Wheels" golf tournament which raised $80K. Currently, Jon is in the process of creating 808 Hawaii Youth Sports and "Golf for Economics Majors" program at CMC. Jon will pursue a degree in Econ-Accounting.
Brendan D. McDonald hails from Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, New York where he received the Mentor/Leadership Community Service Award and the Swimming and Diving Team's Dedication Award. Brendan spent this past summer interning at the NAACP New York City ACT-SO, an academic enrichment program for minority high school students. En route to a career in real estate development, Brendan intends to major in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics or Environment, Economics, and Politics.
Emily K. McNab is from Santa Rosa in northern California. She graduated from Sonoma Academy and is now a sophomore at CMC. In high school Emily played basketball and lacrosse all four years, while also serving as a student admissions representative and a teacher's assistant for a freshman seminar. Here at CMC, while she currently a research assistant at the Institute, she is also a Student Career Consultant in the Career Services Office. This past summer Emily had a Kravis-sponsored summer internship working at the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County helping plan community volunteer events. Emily is planning to major in Economics.
David W. Meyer joins the CMC community from the west suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. During high school, Dave was a varsity soccer and volleyball player, as well as an editor of the school newspaper. He placed 3rd in Illinois in debate, was a national qualifier in extemporaneous speaking, and was an Economics Challenge State Champion. Over the summer, Dave interned at PADS Inc., a non-profit charity committed to ending homelessness in Chicago, where he helped the homeless find jobs and write resumés. At CMC, he hopes to dual major in PPE and Religious Studies.
Rishabh R. Parekh is a local student from Anaheim Hills, California. He graduated from the International Baccalaureate program and the nationally ranked tech program at Troy High School in Fullerton, California. During his senior year, he was the president of his temple’s youth committee and an assistant at a private optometrist practice. He also interned at Raytheon where he worked with a programming team on a government project. Though for the most part he is undecided, Rishabh is considering pursuing the Environment, Economics, and Politics major.
Peter F. Richman is from New Rochelle, NY and attended the Horace Mann School where he competed on the Varsity Water Polo and Swimming teams, both of which he captained in his senior year. He was president and creator of a school breakfast club that donated profits to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. During the last four years, Peter worked on numerous local city and county campaigns, and taught tennis to children aged six to ten. This past summer he was the coach of a swim team in Westchester, NY. Peter plays Varsity Water Polo for CMS and will likely pursue a major in Government.
Heather A. Siegel comes to Claremont McKenna from Huntington Beach, California. She graduated first in her class from Sage Hill School, where she served as Secretary-General of Model United Nations and Captain of the Academic Decathlon team. Heather also organized the annual used textbook sale her junior and senior years, and was named a "Cool Kid" by ABC 7 Eyewitness News in recognition of her efforts. This past summer, Heather interned at Arch Bay Capital, an investment firm, and taught the Mock Trial and Debate classes at UC Irvine's Gifted Students Academy. At CMC, Heather plans to major in International Relations and is interested in the Finance Sequence.
