Francesca Lepore joins PAA as a part-time Intern on the International Trade team in Ottawa. She is currently a student in the Master of Political Management (MPM) program at Carleton University and holds a Bachelor of Global and International Studies specializing in Global Politics, Minor in Human Rights and Social Justice from Carleton University. Francesca worked at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in the Asylum Programs and Policies Branch as a Student Program Office while completing her studies. She was a volunteer intern at the Office of the Honourable Dr. Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre and served as President of the Carleton Academic Student Government. Francesca will also complete her MPM practicum with PAA.