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External Internships

The Presley Center leverages its connections with regional criminal justice agencies and community-based organizations that serve justice-involved populations to create enriching professionalization opportunities for UCR students. We are pleased to currently offer two programs offering external internships: an 8-week summer placement in partnership with the San Bernardino County Superior Court and a 6-month placement (June – December) in partnership with Riverside and San Bernardino County’s Office of the District Attorney, Office of the Public Defender, and Probation Department and the Riverside Police Department.

The call for applications is typically issued during Winter Quarter with a deadline in early-Spring. Please check back in January for updates.

2025-2026 Cohort

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Pascale Gibbs,
Riverside County District Attorney
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Lincoln Yang,
Riverside County Public Defender
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Ximena De La Torre Ramirez,
Riverside County Probation
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Emily De Leon,
Riverside Police Department
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Osiris Benitez,
San Bernardino County District Attorney
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Ana Hooshyari Far,
San Bernardino County Public Defender

 

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Jessica Betanzo,
Riverside County District Attorney
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Katie Chau,
Riverside County Public Defender
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Ishita Maddineni,
Riverside County Probation
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Sai Kotapati,
San Bernardino County District Attorney
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Esmeralda Morales,
San Bernardino County Public Defender
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Samantha Burgess,
San Bernardino County Probation

2024-2025 Cohort

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Sasha Singh,
Riverside County District Attorney
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Samantha Lucero,
Riverside County Public Defender
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Daisy Pena,
Riverside County Probation Department
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Alexandra Kimko,
San Bernardino County District Attorney
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Stephanie Vasquez,
San Bernardino County Public Defender

 

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Trisha Le,
Riverside County District Attorney
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Haley McCann,
Riverside Police Department
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Divya Bharadwaj,
San Bernardino County District Attorney
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Noelle Bermudez,
San Bernardino County Public Defender

2023-2024 Cohort

Kimberly Banuelos
Kimberly Banuelos,
Riverside County Probation Department

 

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Sean Barker,
Riverside County Probation Department

 

Ruhi Barman
Ruhi Barman,
Riverside County Public Defender

 

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Ishan Bhatka,
Riverside County District Attorney

 

Estera Boca
Estera Boca,
Riverside County District Attorney

 

Faustine Brieu
Faustine Brieu,
San Bernardino County Public Defender

 

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Chirayu Kohl,
San Bernardino County District Attorney

 

Zeno Marganian
Zeno Marganian,
Riverside County Public Defender

 

Yessella Moreno
Yessella Moreno,
San Bernardino County Probation Department

 

Jeanine Nassar
Jeanine Nassar,
Riverside County Public Defender

 

Kessie Ng
Kessie Ng,
San Bernardino County Public Defender

 

Nikolay Shikunov
Nikolay Shikunov,
Riverside Police Department

2022-2023 Cohort

Gustavo Arredondo
Gustavo Arredondo,
Riverside County District Attorney

 

Sammie Ayoub
Sammie Ayoub,
Riverside Police Department

 

Citlali Equivel
Citlali Equivel,
San Bernardino County District Attorney

 

Ricardo Gonzalez
Ricardo Gonzalez,
San Bernardino County Public Defender

 

Rachel Moore
Rachel Moore,
Riverside County Probation Department

Katie Polanco
Katie Polanco,
Riverside County Public Defender

 

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Alexandra Ramos,
San Bernardino County
Probation Department

 

America Rivera
America Rivera,
San Bernardino County Public Defender

 

Brianna Ross
Brianna Ross,
San Bernardino County District Attorney