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One of the original interns, Cody Szuwalski

KVHA’s Commitment to Interns


By Alison Reber,
KVHA Executive Director
List of Past and
The interns are a
Present Interns:
critical part of
StreamLink’s unique
nature. They have Jeff Severin
abundant enthusiasm
and allow us to
maintain a creative
team that blends
veteran talent with
new talent. Isabel Anheier

KDWP was the initial Jeremy Frazell


internship funder,
helping us hire Jeff Cody Szuwalski
Severin in 1999. It
Galen Worthington
was with their
assistance that the Mandi Chace Meg Givens-Sage works with girl scouts at
framework for the Hidden Valley Girl Scout Camp, June 2005
program was Carey Maynard-Moody
established. In 2000, the City of
Sherri Fernkopf
Lawrence funded an additional
intern, followed by intern includes fieldwork in diverse
funding through EPA and the stream settings, public relations,
Kansas Department of Health Mandy teaching/public presentations,
and Environment. Rasmussen data basing, website
maintenance, web research, and
Now after seven years we can writing for a variety of purposes.
look back and see the By representing the organization
cumulative effect of this initially at various meetings, interns
practical endeavor. Eighteen Rachael Sudlow establish professional
people have been a part of the relationships and develop a
program as either paid or Kate Glanville proficient operating knowledge of
volunteer interns. current environmental pressures
Orrin Smith affecting stream health &/or the
The initial intention of the Meg Givens-Sage interlacing environmental
internship opportunity remains education processes in Kansas.
the same - to help build the Prashant Patel We work very hard with our
experience and knowledge base interns so that they leave the
Sara Holmberg
of those considering relevant program with the confidence and
careers. Coming to the program Adam Dixon skills necessary to succeed in
with diverse academic and stream ecology or environmental
practical backgrounds, the Patty Graves education professions.
majority of our interns begin
the program having completed Each intern to date has
bachelors degrees in the continued along a career or
process of making graduate academic path that directly
school decisions or are non- ties to his or her KVHA
traditional students working experiences. We are very
through mid-life career proud of our interns and are
changes. pleased that we have been
Typically interns are here for six able to maintain this
(6) to 18 months and are a part opportunity as an ongoing
of at least one field sampling part of the StreamLink
season. They work along side program.
full-time staff members and are
assigned tasks based on their
(from left) Sarah Holmberg, Alison
interests and abilities. This Reber, Meg Givens, Adam Dixon

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