Capitol Hill Intern Summit

The Network of enlightened Women will host the Spring Capitol Hill Intern Summit on Friday, March 20, 2025, at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, DC.

This biannual event is open to all female interns, students, and young professionals in the Washington, DC, area. Interns can work in the morning and attend over lunch before returning for the last couple of hours of the day. This event is free, but seats are limited. Attendees receive a FREE lunch and the opportunity to have a professional headshot taken.

Meet the Speakers

Meaghan Mobbs
Director, Center for American Safety and Security

Meaghan Mobbs, PhD, is an experienced nongovernmental, policy and political leader. She’s a graduate of West Point, holds a masters in forensic psychology from George Washington University and a doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University. A Tillman Scholar and George W. Bush Veteran Leadership Scholar, she was a Presidential appointee to the United States Military Academy- West Point Board of Visitors and is a current Gubernatorial appointee to the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors.

As a former Army officer, small business owner, and the leader of a multimillion-dollar private operating foundation, she’s led significant security and humanitarian efforts around the world. In various capacities, she’s chartered relationships with the US Government, multi-national governments, nongovernmental organizations, and donors and has advised numerous business leaders and government officials on defense, national security, and public safety.

Having testified before Congress on myriad topics to include the military recruitment crisis and religious freedom, her insights on national security, foreign policy, and defense are informed by her eclectic background and expertise in psychology. Her published, peer-reviewed research into the unique psychosocial stressors experienced during wartime service pioneered the concept of ‘transition stress.’ As a former paratrooper and combat veteran, she continues to advocate for service members through her board memberships and volunteer activities.

Madi Willis
Director of State and Federal Relations for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds

Karin Lips, Founder and President of NeW

Karin Lips is the Founder and President of the Network of enlightened Women (NeW), author of You’re Not Alone: The Conservative Woman’s Guide to College, and Editor of She’s Conservative: Stories of Trials and Triumphs on America’s College Campuses. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia School of Law and practiced law at Wiley Rein LLP. She was a Spring 2016 Resident Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics.

She speaks frequently on conservative public policy solutions, feminism, and equal pay. She is a contributor to the Washington Examiner and has been published in The Washington Post, Time Ideas, Politico, National Review Online, Fox News, The Atlantic, The Boston Herald, and The News & Observer, among other outlets. She has appeared on Fox, CNN, and C-SPAN. In 2019, she testified before the Utah Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on equal pay.

In October 2014, Karin was selected as one of Fortune’s 55 most influential women on Twitter. In August 2013, she was also named to Red Alert Politics 30 under 30 list. In 2012, Karin was selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Law and Policy. In 2010, she was awarded a William F. Buckley Award from the Young Conservatives Coalition for her work in leading NeW.