Meet PHEFA Interns and Fellows
2022 Interns



Tess Brown, she/her
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
University: Southern University A&M
Internship: Arboviral Diseases Branch, Fort Collins, CO
Favorite insect: Forficula auricularia (European earwig)
Kaitlyn Gorby, they/them
Hometown: Uvalde, TX
University: Sul Ross State University, Southwest Texas Junior College
Internship: Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Atlanta, GA
Favorite insect: Dynastes hercules (Hercules beetle)
Aaleyah Kelso, she/her
Hometown: McDonough, GA
University: Tennessee State University
Internship: Dengue Branch, San Juan, PR
Favorite insect: Butterfly



Kelsey Lewis, she/her
Hometown: Durham, NC
University: North Carolina Central University, East Carolina University, Durham Technical Community College
Internship: Dengue Branch – San Juan, PR
Favorite insect: Dragonfly
Ryan Noah, they/them
Hometown: King, NC
University: Fayetteville State University
Internship: Arboviral Diseases Branch, Fort Collins, CO
Favorite insect: Butterfly
Carolina Yara Cespedes, she/her
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
University: Antillean Adventist University
Internship: Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Atlanta, GA
Favorite insect: Peruphasma schultei (stick insect)
2022 Fellows


Jacoby Clark, he/him
Hometown: Lumberton, NC
University: San Francisco State University, North Carolina State University, Robeson Community College
Fellowship: Bacterial Diseases Branch, Fort Collins, CO
Favorite insect: Parasitoid wasps
Juan de Leon Rivera, he/him
Hometown: Mayaguez, PR
University: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Fellowship: Arboviral Diseases Branch, Fort Collins, CO
Favorite insect: Papilio demoleus (lime butterfly)
2022 ORISE Trainee

Elliot Fetchin, he/him
Hometown: Stratford, CT
University: University of Connecticut
Internship: Office of the Director, Fort Collins, CO
Favorite insect: Mosquito