Natalie Colaneri '12 interned at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) during the summer of 2011. She helped prepare for events related to the release of the 2011 National Drug Control Strategy. Colaneri also assisted in organizing a meeting on pharmacy robberies. Through her experience, she gained skills in event planning, research, and communication. Colaneri is now interested in pursuing independent study on the abuse of prescription drug Adderall at Dartmouth.

1. [ROSENWALD PUBLIC POLICY INTERN PROFILE]
Natalie Colaneri '12 is from Jericho, NY and attended
Jericho High School. In high school, she was involved with
science research and volunteered with an equine therapy
program for children with physical and emotional
disabilities. At Dartmouth, Colaneri is majoring in
Biological Sciences and minoring in Government. On
campus, she is a member of the Varsity Equestrian Team,
an opinion columnist for The Dartmouth newspaper, and a
Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor. Colaneri has also worked
in the Department of Psychiatry at DHMC as both a
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow and a James O.
Freedman Presidential Scholar. During her junior winter,
Colaneri interned in the Special Victims Bureau of the
Nassau County District Attorney's Office. Colaneri plans to
take a few years off after graduating from Dartmouth, before obtaining a M.D. /Ph.D.
Natalie was funded by The Rockefeller Center for a Summer 2011 Internship, with generous
support from E. John Rosenwald, Jr. 1952 Public Affairs Internship Fund.
Executive Summary from Natalie’s final report:
This summer, I had an internship at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, or
ONDCP. ONDCP is a component of the Executive Office of the President, and works to create
policy that will help reduce drug abuse and its devastating consequences in our nation. One
large project I worked on was helping to prepare for the events related to the release of the
2011 National Drug Control Strategy, which took place in Ohio in early July. In addition, I helped
to organize a meeting on pharmacy robberies that took place at ONDCP.
I know that my experience at ONDCP will help me in my
“In addition to the skills gained from
planning events and researching for future academic pursuits. As a Biology major with an
reports, I came to understand how interest in addiction, I became more interested in the
good communication and sociological causes of drug abuse after my time at
cooperation was essential for the ONDCP. My internship specifically inspired my interest
office to run effectively.” in the widespread abuse of prescription drugs, and I am

2. now looking to pursue an independent study of the abuse of the prescription drug Adderall at
Dartmouth this year.
In addition to the skills I gained from planning events and aiding in research for policy reports, I
also learned from the many meetings that took place at ONDCP. Over time, I came to
understand how good communication and cooperation was essential for the office to run
effectively. I am so grateful for the funding I received as a Rockefeller Public Policy Intern
because I would not have been able to afford the experience otherwise.
Natalie Colaneri with Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy, at her internship in
the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in Washington, D.C.