{"id":18408,"date":"2024-06-07T19:21:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T19:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2024studentsite\/?page_id=18408"},"modified":"2024-08-11T22:18:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T22:18:09","slug":"natseclilianakatz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2024studentsite\/natseclilianakatz\/","title":{"rendered":"NatsecLilianaKatz"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light home-banner\" style=\"min-height: 50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns home-banner-column is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column home-banner-left-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 60%;\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8322\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2021-security-logo.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h-student-name\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-montserrat-font-family has-custom-font\" style=\"color: #8b2927; font-size: 51px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; font-family: Montserrat;\">Liliana Katz<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns slider-1-block is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column slider-1-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"color: #445aa3; font-size: 31px; line-height: 1;\"><em>The Bullis School<\/em><br \/><em>Class of 2027<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 200;\">Developed counterterrorism measures with RAMAT PolyTech University in Northern Nigeria to protect the local community from Boko Haram.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 200;\">Received intelligence and security training from former top officials from the NSA, Pentagon, and U.S. Military.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 200;\">Received a grant from leading professionals at the Department of Defense, Air Force, and FBI to implement my security solution.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"learn-more-button has-text-color\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 200;\"><strong><em>Learn more about Liliana here.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns slider-block is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column slider-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 200;\">Liliana Katz is thankful to attend both the Leadership and National Security programs. She is thrilled to collaborate with like-minded peers who share her interests in business, national security, and intelligence. She also enjoys learning about international events and participating in Model UN, Math Olympiad, and national debate competitions. Through this incredible program, Liliana wants to explore business opportunities further and grow her learning experiences!  <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 200;\">Liliana is a rising sophomore at Bullis High School in Potomac, Maryland. She has won the Bullis School Science Award and participated in multiple math competitions. She enjoys STEM programs, particularly those rooted in coding and math, but she also gains new perspectives from her time in the Business Club. She has been placed in all honors classes, is a student ambassador, and embraces the challenges Model UN and the debate teams at and outside of school provide her. Furthermore, Liliana began film acting in national commercials and television shows at six years old. Her entrepreneurial and leadership activities continue to inspire Liliana to take further learning initiatives in these valuable programs and experiences.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 200;\">During this summer program, Liliana is excited to work on developing a business and learning more about our national intelligence program. Additionally, she is eager to cultivate her collaborative skills and grow her worldview in an educational environment. Liliana hopes to pursue business and law in a government setting one day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"learn-more-button-neuro has-text-color\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 200;\"><strong><em>Read more about Liliana&#8217;s achievements here.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column home-banner-right-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 40%;\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7887\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2024studentsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/NES5030-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light my-neuroscience-training public-health-training\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" id=\"h-my-security-intelligence-training\" style=\"color:#445aa3;font-size:51px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">My Security &amp; Intelligence Training<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns my-neuroscience-training-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column my-neuroscience-training-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full my-neuroscience-training-column-image\"><a href=\"#proposal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/security-highlight-3-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8262\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:29px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.21\"><a href=\"#proposal\">My Security<br> Proposal<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column my-neuroscience-training-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full my-neuroscience-training-column-image\"><a href=\"#presentation\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/security-highlight-1-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8263\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:29px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.21\"><a href=\"#presentation\">My Security<br>Presentation<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column my-neuroscience-training-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full my-neuroscience-training-column-image\"><a href=\"#consultation\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/security-highlight-4-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8264\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:29px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.21\"><a href=\"#consultation\">Security Firm<br>Consultation<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column my-neuroscience-training-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full my-neuroscience-training-column-image\"><a href=\"#highlights\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/security-highlight-2-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8266\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:29px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.21\"><a href=\"#highlights\">Expert &amp; Mentor<br>Collaboration<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light my-research-proposal\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"proposal\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns my-research-proposal-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column my-research-proposal-left-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-color\" id=\"h-my-securityproposal\" style=\"color:#3b5ea9;font-size:51px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">My Security<br>Proposal<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.3\">Our goals are to give the security team the skills and resources to be self-sufficient to protect the students, faculty, visitors, and facilities of Ramat Polytechnic University. This proposal will ensure that the university\u2019s security system and security team can adjust to the situations and struggles that may transpire.  <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.3\">The purpose of our proposal is to guarantee the safety of everyone at Ramat Polytechnic University by creating a secure and effective parking strategy. The university has few parking facilities, causing visitors and students to park all along the campus streets. This leaves vehicles vulnerable to attacks and theft resulting in students feeling unsafe. We propose using rope to section off specific areas for more parking lots and using a vehicle identification system composed of student and faculty ID stickers and a log book.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.3\">The new parking lots and vehicle identification will help address the students&#8217; security and protection more efficiently. With the high threats, the security team must have a total handle on the situation to ensure that Ramat Polytechnic University is a safer place for everyone. <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column my-research-proposal-right-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div class=\"wp-block-bplugins-custom-html\" id='bPluginsCustomHtml-1'>\n    <div class=\"my_research_proposal\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/19oIcLW9tqiJMQ3qGBSxEpLe5eFqdmtQN\/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allow=\"autoplay\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light my-research-proposal-presentation\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"presentation\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns my-research-proposal-presentation-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column my-research-proposal-presentation-left-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:579px\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2024 National Security &amp; 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Intelligence Internship, I worked directly with some of the world\u2019s leading counterintelligence and counterterrorism experts to learn about national security and intelligence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.3\">At the conclusion of the internship, I presented my security proposal to a distinguished panel of judges, which included Chris Fox, Lynn Clarke, and Umar Muhammad.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light business-partner-blocks borno-state\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"consultation\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">  \r\n    <div class=\"main\">\r\n  <div class=\"slider slider-for-business-partner\">\r\n          <div class=\"business_heading\">\r\n      <div class=\"business-partner-block\">\r\n            <div class=\"content_image_block\">\r\n                <div class=\"business-content\">\r\n                    <div class=\"business-logo\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sliders_images\" src=\"\" \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"business-heading\">\r\n                        <h3>Firm Statistics<\/h3>\r\n                        <h4>RAMAT PolyTech<\/h4>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"business-content-para\">\r\n                    <p>RAMAT Polytechnic University was established in 1973 and is located in Maiduguri, Nigeria.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>The security department consists of 82 security guards responsible for patrolling the entire campus to keep intruders out and act as a deterrent for illegal activity.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>RAMAT Polytechnic University has a total of six schools and roughly 54 departments, specializing in various fields of study.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>The university currently has little backing and emergency resources on campus making the security department reliant on military aid resulting in delayed reaction.<p>                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"business-image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sliders_images\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2024studentsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-28-at-1.10.45-PM.png\" \/>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n          \r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n             <div class=\"business_heading\">\r\n      <div class=\"business-partner-block\">\r\n            <div class=\"content_image_block\">\r\n                <div class=\"business-content\">\r\n                    <div class=\"business-logo\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sliders_images\" src=\"\" \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"business-heading\">\r\n                        <h3>About the Firm<\/h3>\r\n                        <h4>RAMAT PolyTech<\/h4>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"business-content-para\">\r\n                    <p>Boko Haram and education are intrinsically linked. In the local Hausa dialect, \u201cBoko Haram\u201d means \u201cWestern education is forbidden\u201d.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>As a government-sponsored entity, RAMAT Polytechnic University is a prime target for terror attacks. The school can be unsafe for students and employees, especially those who live on-site.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>The university\u2019s security department has become essential for ensuring the safety of the people who call RAMAT Polytechnic University home.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>Poverty and resentment of Western culture have driven many students, clerics, and unemployed professionals to join Boko Haram\u2019s cause.<p>                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"business-image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sliders_images\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2024studentsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-28-at-1.11.21-PM.png\" \/>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n          \r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n             <div class=\"business_heading\">\r\n      <div class=\"business-partner-block\">\r\n            <div class=\"content_image_block\">\r\n                <div class=\"business-content\">\r\n                    <div class=\"business-logo\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sliders_images\" src=\"\" \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"business-heading\">\r\n                        <h3>Community Impact<\/h3>\r\n                        <h4>RAMAT PolyTech<\/h4>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"business-content-para\">\r\n                    <p>RAMAT Polytechnic University is in the heart of the city of Maiduguri. The university serves just over 10,000 students.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>Due to COVID-19, the university has lost the income it generates through in-person sessions and has been forced to reduce its security department.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>The fiscal reduction of the department leaves the school vulnerable to Boko Haram and affects the livelihood of hundreds of people.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>Along with this financial hardship, the university has faced consistent problems of understaffing, a lack of security tools, and comprehensive training on counterterrorism.<p>                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"business-image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sliders_images\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2024studentsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-28-at-1.12.19-PM.png\" \/>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n          \r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n             <div class=\"business_heading\">\r\n      <div class=\"business-partner-block\">\r\n            <div class=\"content_image_block\">\r\n                <div class=\"business-content\">\r\n                    <div class=\"business-logo\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sliders_images\" src=\"\" \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"business-heading\">\r\n                        <h3>Current Threats<\/h3>\r\n                        <h4>RAMAT PolyTech<\/h4>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"business-content-para\">\r\n                    <p>Within the last few years, there has been a spike in insurgent activity in Maiduguri.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>In March of 2023, Boko Haram attacked the city of Maiduguri, where RAMAT Polytechnic is located, killing at least 33 people.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>In addition to this, the security department has to combat various forms of theft by disgruntled ex-employees and students who wish to cause the university damage.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>Boko Haram is taking advantage of this phenomenon and disguising themselves as a student to gain entrance to the university. A suspect was arrested for this very reason in April of 2021.<p>                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"business-image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sliders_images\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2024studentsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-28-at-1.13.07-PM.png\" \/>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n          \r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n             <div class=\"business_heading\">\r\n      <div class=\"business-partner-block\">\r\n            <div class=\"content_image_block\">\r\n                <div class=\"business-content\">\r\n                    <div class=\"business-logo\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sliders_images\" src=\"\" \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"business-heading\">\r\n                        <h3>Terrorism in Nigeria<\/h3>\r\n                        <h4>RAMAT PolyTech<\/h4>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"business-content-para\">\r\n                    <p>Boko Haram is a militant terrorist group that promotes anti-western education ideals and has been based in Northeastern Nigeria since 2002.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>The terrorist organization\u2019s main priority is establishing, spreading, and maintaining an Islamic State to oppose the Western values that threaten their ideology.<p>\r\n\r\n<p>Though they have been active for over twenty years, they have gained most of their notoriety within this last decade by demonstrating their ability to carry out major acts of terrorism. <p>\r\n\r\n<p>Most notably, in 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 Chibok school girls. 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We discovered the threats faced by RAMAT PolyTech University, asked dozens of questions about the security situation, and learned about the university in the context of a wider security crisis in Borno State, Nigeria.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Once we compiled all the information, our team outlined security protocols for the security company through a SWOT analysis, which stands for \u201cstrengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Throughout our protocol-development process, we worked with staff at Leadership Initiatives in Nigeria, mentors, and national security experts in order to polish our proposal and final presentation. <\/p>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-atbs-tab atbs__tab-panel\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"Security Mentors\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2024studentsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-Aidan_Hrenick_2024_IMG_0876.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8280 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Throughout the course of the week, we met with various experts in national security and intelligence, including Gina Bennett, Rohin Sharma, Ellie Constantine, Bill Stefan, and Chris Fox. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Our mentors offered us insights on our projects every step of the way. We gained valuable knowledge in various areas in intelligence and counterintelligence, which in turn helped us prepare the best security protocols possible. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Besides consultation, we had the opportunity to learn about each mentor\u2019s contribution to the safety of the nation and the field of national security itself. We asked them about the basics of the field, its future, and everything in between.<\/p>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-atbs-tab atbs__tab-panel\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"OPSEC\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2024studentsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_0263.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8283 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Throughout the internship we met with distinguished guest speakers including Gina Bennett, a respected Senior Anayst for the Central Intelligence Agency known for tracking Osama Bin Laden. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Ms. Bennett, as well as Rohin Sharma, a former military intelligence officer and instructor at Georgetown University, gave introductory lectures on intelligence. We also got to ask countless questions and learn about their paths into the world of national security. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">We learned about the State Department from none other than members of the Embassy of Taiwan including their cultural, diplomatic, and education attaches. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">We delved into the military side of national security with Ellie Constantine and Ariel Barredo where we learned about military operations and logistical planning. Through their mentorship and a panel representing various agencies of the government and military, we learned extensively about the role of the military in national security. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">Lynne Clark\u2019s lecture on the practical application of the operational security process built off of the rest of the information we had learned, and provided valuable insight when working on ou security protocols. <\/p>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-atbs-tab atbs__tab-panel\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"Security Tours\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lichangesummer.org\/2024studentsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Group-Photos_2024_IMG_7736.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8283 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p class=\"has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">We visited the Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s Reston Field Office. 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