Ms. Evans arrived from Ethiopia at 6 years old to join her U.S. family. She is currently an honor roll student at Price George's Community College, where she majors in social work. Ms. Evans has presented many workshops for adoption organizations on topics including transracial adoption, racial and ethnic identity issues and more recently, the story of her successful search and reunion with her Ethiopian family.

Ceci Yohannes

International Children's Services Intern

Email: ethiopia@jcics.org

Ms. Yohannes was born and raised in Northern Virginia.  She graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.A. in English.  As an undergraduate at Virginia Tech, she participated in many organizations and events to explore her career options.  During the summer of her undergraduate studies, she interned for the Superior Courts of the District of Columbia.  After graduating from Tech, she took a year off to gain additional work experience.  She continued to work with the courts upon graduation, and she was a Deputy Clerk at Loudoun County General District Court.  She is currently furthering her education, and attending T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.  She has just completed her first year of law school, and is currently participating in various activities to enhance her career.  Although she is interested in all aspects of the law, she is currently planning on pursuing a career in family law.

Alexa McGonigal

International Children's Services Intern

Email: intern@jcics.org

Ms. McGonigal just graduated with distinction from the University in Virginia this past May, with a B.A. in English and a B.A. in psychology, and a minor in astronomy.  During high school and college she worked and volunteered for several organizations that help children locally and internationally.  She spent a summer studying in London and loved living in a global environment.  She is taking a year off of school to work and finish law school applications, hoping to attend UVA's law school in the fall of 2010.