KVHA began in internship program in 2001 for college students, recent graduates, and those considering a career change in environment-related fields. This 2005 article describes the program.
KVHA began in internship program in 2001 for college students, recent graduates, and those considering a career change in environment-related fields. This 2005 article describes the program.
KVHA began in internship program in 2001 for college students, recent graduates, and those considering a career change in environment-related fields. This 2005 article describes the program.
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