These are examples -

they are not perfect - just

to give you an idea! This
was from a different
school years ago!
 Dr. Wynn has been a Dr. Wynn is a general Her duties mainly
MD for 24 years but neurologist but her specialty compose of both
has worked at Capital is memory disorder and her clinical and
Neurology for 2 years sub-specialty is dementia administrative tasks
She mentioned that only
Skills that she has come She encourages incoming
challenge with have
to develop are good classes to intern because
interns right now is the
communication, ability to there is range of skills
pandemic and having to
teach, and organization. sets to learn even if you're
have restrictions.
not going into the
Dr. Wynn majored in chemistry in healthcare field.
undergrad. While in undergrad she
did research and volunteering to
fulfill clinicals. Then she went to Dr. Wynn decided to be a
medical school right after. During university professor after her
medical school she did 1 internship. medical training. She was a
She then went on to residency for 4 professor at Howard then went
years and 2 years fellowship. back into medicine after her
time teaching.
Some of the amazing Dr. Wynn speaks french,
staff that I and Dr. spanish and chinese
Dr. Wynn does ballroom
Wynn get to work because she wanted to be
dance outside of work and
able to communicate with
with! her patients efficiently
has 2 kittens
Jessica Payne - Early Childhood Specialist/Therapist
How long have you worked at Kentlands psychotherapy and the psychology field in general?
- “I have worked at Kentlands Psychotherapy for 2 years, in the psychology field for 5 years.”
What are your duties, and how did they evolve over your career?
- “I provide individual and family therapy for primary children but in certain situations adults as well. I am responsible for the
intake process (getting ppl started, diagnosing, creating a treatment plan and then implementing it)”
What skills have you learned from your current position that allows you to be successful?
- “I have strengthened my skills in advocating for children in schools and become better identifying and helping those with
eating disorders. I also have a better understanding of the 504 plan and how it helps children in school. This allows me to be
successful because I can help my clients to the best of my ability.”
What challenges are there with having high school interns at their work?
- “Finding the time to assist them.”
Why would they encourage students to consider interning at their office/location?
- “I think although we are small there are many different specialists in the practice, we are able to operate as a
multidisciplinary team that isnt commonly seen. We are small so the work is more personalized and fun. Way more one on
one time with the therapist.”
What do they look for in an intern?
- “Someone who is eager to learn, a self-starter, self advocate (confident), someone who is flexible, and someone who is
interested in the psychology field”
If you could be either a vampire or a werewolf - which one would you be and why?
- I would be a vampire because they “prettier” (laughing)
What is your favorite color?
- Periwinkle
Which of your past jobs gave you the best experience to thrive at kentlands psychotherapy?
- After getting my degree in political science I moved back to Maryland and worked at a reproductive support system called
Interview by Jillian Roth
 Shipping Intern: High School Interns
Amy
Mancia-Mazariego Challenges with having High School Interns: Some
disappear or hide after given a task and not being
Shipping Manager: consistent with coming in or they dropping out.
Blaise Strandquist
Why Intern at Comfort Cases?: Work is different everyday
and rarely stagnant. Learn to appreciate how nonprofit
organizations work and be able to realize that all the hard
Information about Blaise Strandquist: work done helps many children across the nation.
● Worked at Comfort Cases and this field of work
for 3 years Qualities that Comfort Cases looks for in an Intern:
● Previous Duties: Helping volunteers and create Someone who is hard working, reliable, doesn’t hesitate to
shipping labels ask questions and gets work done in a timely fashion.
● Current Duties: Receiving shipping orders and
coordinating activities for the volunteers such as
making orders, cases and kits
● Skills Learned on the Job: Communication with
people of all ages and flexibility with sudden
changes in the production suite or volunteers
● Best Purchase : 1965 Mustang Convertible that
he had for 25 years
● Worse Purchase: A 2001 computer that he had to
replace within a year due to it being outdated
 Meet Mrs.Barber!
Meet my supervisor Mrs. Therese Barber!

Title: First Grade MCPS Teacher

● Has been a teacher for 28 years

● Worked at Matsunaga for 15 years Above is Tiana Nguyen and Mrs. Therese Barber
● Has been a kindergarten teacher for 13 years after one of their class lessons

● Has been a first grade teacher for 9 years

● Currently for the 2020-2021 school year
Mrs.Barber made a switch and is now teaching
first grade!
 What is worth spending a lot on?
Traveling or an experience.
What never fails to make you laugh?
Her kids.
What is your biggest pet peeve?
When people play the victim or are over-apologetic.
What’s the best kind of compliment?
When someone compliments her teaching.
What is something you are passionate about?
Trying to spend time with kids and connecting with them.
Which celebrity annoys you the most?
The Kardashians, they are whiny but have everything. Kelly Bennett (First Grade Teacher) & Malayka Ghauri
Which fictional town would you choose to live in?
A small village in Britain from the books.
Matsunaga Elementary School
How long have you been at Matsunaga?
Who do you look up to the most?
Since 2004, 17 years.
Her dad.
What are your duties?
Who was your first celebrity crush?
Secretary: collects forms, organizes permission slips, and handles money.
Tom cruise in Top Gun.
Counselor: fixes kids disagreements and problems.
Who is your celebrity crush now?
Teacher: Math, reading, writing, social studies, science.
John Krasinski from The Office.
How did you evolve over your career?
Have you ever traveled abroad? She did her bachelors in History. Then got her masters in teaching. Was a long
Yes, she lived in France for College. term sub at Matsunaga and later got hired as a full time teacher.
What skills have you learned from this job that make you successful?
How to be flexible, patience, and multitasking.
What are some challenges about having a high school intern?
Hard to find things for them to do.
Why would encourage students to intern at Matsunaga?
Gives an honest perspective.
What do you look for in an intern?
Someone who takes initiative and follows directions.
 Kate is responsible for developing and implementing IEPs. When
developing the IEP, she determines the student’s present levels
of achievement in the goal areas. Their levels are compared with
grade-level curriculum indicators and the IEP goals and objective
are adjusted accordingly. She also drafts appropriate testing
accommodations and supplemental aids that are needed to help
students access the grade-level curriculum. Her team looks at
Katharine “Kate” Steinwandel her draft and they collaborate to make changes. Over the years,
Special Education Resource Teacher Kate’s duties have evolved into teaching other teachers various
9 Years of Experience interventions and providing advice to other teachers on
interventions and assessments.
Kate looks for people like me when
she looks for an intern! When asked ● Challenges with having a high
this question, Kate cheerfully school intern include:
replied, “Kaylee! She is the best. ○ COVID
It is wonderful to find an intern ○ Zoom
who is truly passionate about ○ Trying to be 100%
special education. She arrived at prepared before Tuesdays
Diamond with a lot of experience. and Fridays
A good intern is receptive to new
Kaylee Dembroski ideas and willing to take risk.”
 Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Tidbit
Why intern at HRSA? s about
Favorite wo
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challenges in communities Rock oversig ct impact to
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Dream port.
● To have the opportunity to destination
contribute to one of HRSA’s ?
Bali,
programs Indonesia
Hiring qualities…
About Hank
Favorite quote? ● Intellectual Curiosity
● Served at the Department of Health and “I am the master of my fate, I ● Someone who has a nose for
Human Services (DHHS) for over 7 years am the captain of my soul” data
○ Worked at the FDA (2015-2017) Serving as a Deputy ● Not being afraid of an excel
○ Joined HRSA in 2017 Division Director, Hank Favorite spreadsheet, always being
○ Been serving as Deputy Division has picked up some movie? ready to search something up
Inception and learning something new
Director for a little over a year skills on building team
● Fun Facts: morale (finding a way to
Biggest challenge about hiring a
○ Hank was raised on the west coast, butget the team to click —
its not easy!), and just high school intern… the temporality.
enjoys the snow
checking in how people
○ Big PC Builder — Prefers NVIDIA
are doing.
○ Prefers very early morning (4 AM)
workouts
What is the title of the person and how long

E-Industries
have they been at this company and
how long have they worked in this field? Why would they encourage students to
“CEO of E Industries, Chief solutions architect, consider interning at their
Started 2017 (been in it for 4 years), In the field office/location?
for 25 years” Company is based upon integrity value and
service, community service.
What are their duties, and how did they Everything they do is to help students become
evolve over their career? more successful in future.”
“President, running and managing the
company” What do they look for in an intern?
“Someone who wants to develop themselves.”
What skills have they learned from your
current position that allows them to be Where did you attend college?
successful? “University of Maryland, College Park,
“Time management, very big piece” Bachelors in electrical engineering”

What challenges are there with having high Has this been your only occupation?
school interns at their work? “Many jobs over the years:
“Making sure everyone's schedule is aligned, Interned at IBM over college
Normal work starts at 8am but interns have Motorola after college
school, Consultant for 2 years
Ensuring that learning curve is there, everyone is Started my own IT company”
different.”
Do you feel that being a CEO gives you more
What are your favorite hobbies? freedom?
Photography, videography, traveling “It does in some aspects, you can choose your
clients and what work you do, and schedule,
What's better, chicken and beef, or chicken design your own business model.”
and shrimp?
Chicken and shrimp
Interview with.. 01 What is your job title, and how
long have you been working in
02 What are your day-to-day duties and
responsibilities, and how did they
this field? evolve over your career?
Petra is the Director of Her responsibilities include
Administrative Hospitality (4 answering employee and client calls
Petra Desmond Years) and has had a multitude of and emails, running payrolls,
Director of jobs in business management, scheduling appointments, ordering
Administrative administration, and operations. supplies, billing clients and
Hospitality

03
scheduling.

04
What skills have you learned from
What are some challenges you face
your job that allow you to be
Brought to you having high school interns at work?
successful?
The time it takes, as it takes work to
by… Petra has learned skills such as
teach the interns to complete a
running payroll, and asking polite
Fiona Persaud project and have them get used to
questions about sensitive
Senior Clinical the way the place is run as well as
Intern information.

05
their day to day tasks.

06
What are some reasons you
encourage students to consider What do you look for in an intern?
interning at Kentlands She looks for good work ethic, ability
Psychotherapy? to follow instructions, refined resume,
Skill and resume building, volunteer work and a “go-getter”
learning about the lives of personality.
therapists
Her hobbies include traveling, Her favourite cuisines of food
Petra Desmond is trilingual! hiking, skiing and being are French and Italian!
outdoors!
 FUN!
FUN! FUN!
Trish has worked at FUN FACT!

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Comfort Cases for FUN! - Prior to working at Comfort
FUN! Cases, Trish was a stay at home
mom a few years after high school
- Everything she does at Comfort
Cases, she's learnt on her own
- Her favorite song is “the girl from
Months ipanema”

Duties What are they looking

Placing projects that allow
●
- Willingness for?
the company to use their
to work and
data base better do what is
● Creates thank you notes asked.
An Interview with Trish Blake!
for the company “The donation relation specialist” “EVERYONE SHOULD VOLUNTEER AT COMFORT CASES !” says Trish.
● Work on companies tracking She encourages high schoolers to come and volunteer because there are
- Team Work different things to help with, like packing and inventory, and working
information - Learning New Skills
with the public, it allows them to explore different things and gain a lot
of experiences while working for the company.
● Works on retail - Small and Friendly
Environment
Teenage Problems?!
Trish says, “Working with high school interns can be problematic because of fitting the high
Why She Chose Comfort Cases! schoolers schedule into the companies can be complicated and time consuming.”
 Soon Ei Sweeny
What are your duties, and how did ~Senior associate~ What challenges are there with having
they evolve over your career:Initially How long have you been at this high school interns at your work:
for the first 5 years I was mostly familiarizing
myself with the different areas of practice
company: I have worked for the
Probably the most challenging thing is I think many
because that was not something I was sure company since 2009 and have been lawyers take it for granted that we just know all of
about when I graduated law school. exclusively doing family law for the these things and I think for interns you’re not quite
My duties currently are handling the past 10 years. sure especially aspects in a new career path.
administrative work in the Maryland office and For me it’s trying to not be too jaded about a job
also being the primary attorney on most of the What do you look for in an that is stressful and trying to show them the more
family law cases that come through the firm. intern:In an intern it’s important to find exciting things about it. The things they might best
someone who can just go with the flow. relate to like an actual court trial you'll see in
In practice there's so many different movies or on tv as opposed to the tedious work.
What skills have you learned from your things going on and moving parts.
Someone who can understand that every
current position that allows you to be day is different and the different
successful:The most important is learning how personalities in a law firm
to communicate with people and in many ways
council them.
Helping them navigate probably the most difficult Why would you encourage students to consider
time in their life; when their family is breaking interning at your office:I would encourage students
up. Learning how to communicate with clients in a because we are a general practice firm. We do criminal which
way that they understand you are helping them incompeses something as small as disturbing the peace to
even though you aren't telling them what they felony charges. We also have immigration which are a whole
want to hear. different set of laws and jurisdiction. You get an idea of
different paths you can take as a lawyer.
 He has been working at Holy
Cross Germantown for around 7
years, since it first opened up Mihika
Panicker
Interviewed Mr. Tony Kiroga
(Pre-op and OR Tech)
Checks the patient's’ vitals, prepares
stretchers, stocks medical supplies, There are lots of opportunities to get
prepares patient documents, collects hands on experience in the field (learn how
labs, and assists doctors with any to use medical equipments and may have
patient check up prior to a surgery Most Used Emoji: the opportunity to shadow nurses) Holy Cross

No work related challenge but has to

Due to the first covid spike, the pre-op
take his lunch break a bit later to
department was shut down so he had
wait for my arrival and hand off work
to work in the ED for some time. Favorite Food: Plantain

Someone
passionate about
healthcare and
I found innovative ways to
eager to learn
prepare patient documents and
stock supplies which are more
organized and efficient