{"id":30290,"date":"2023-06-23T08:51:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=30290"},"modified":"2024-07-09T08:50:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T12:50:15","slug":"future-sustainability-leaders-internship-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/future-sustainability-leaders-internship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Sustainability Leaders Internship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GabbyFSL Internships relate to the overarching challenge of sustainability, which requires a dual focus on the well-being of people and the natural world. Such challenges arise in a wide range of contexts<\/a>, and include issues involving the environment, conservation, climate change, One Health, energy transitions, etc.<\/p>\n

2024 Internship Teams<\/h3>\n

Penobscot Indian Nation Water Resources Program Internship<\/em><\/h4>\n

Undergraduate Intern: Zahra Farahmand<\/a>
UMaine Mentor: Holland Haverkamp (UMaine)
Partner Mentors: Angie Reed, Dan Kusnierz, and Jan Paul, Penobscot Nation<\/p>\n

Social Science on Summits: An investigation into effective management strategies to protect summit vegetation<\/em><\/h4>\n

Undergraduate Intern: Erin Ciampa
UMaine Mentors: Anup KC, and Molly Bogner
Partner Mentor: Becca Stanley, Friends of Acadia<\/p>\n

Economic Development: More Fun Than It Sounds (Seriously!)<\/em><\/h4>\n

Undergraduate Intern: Miles Jones<\/a>
UMaine Mentor: Sharon Klein<\/a>
Partner Mentor: Michael Burgess, Penobscot Nation<\/p>\n

Discovering Downeast Salt Marsh Connections<\/em><\/h4>\n

Undergraduate Intern: Edge Venuti<\/a>
UMaine Mentor: Jessica Jansujwicz<\/a>
Partner Mentor: Chris Feurt, Wells Estuarine Research Reserve<\/p>\n

Penobscot Nation Energy Initiatives<\/em><\/h4>\n

Undergraduate Intern: Katie Simmons<\/a>
UMaine Mentor: Sharon Klein<\/a>
Partner Mentor: Gary Fearon, Penobscot Nation<\/p>\n

Maine Community Power Cooperative<\/em><\/h4>\n

Undergraduate Intern: Katie Simmons<\/a>
UMaine Mentor: Sharon Klein<\/a>, Solomon Agbesi
Partner Mentors: Tyler Adkins, Maine Community Power Cooperative and Scott Vlaun, Center for an
Ecology-Based Economy<\/p>\n

Creating the Maine Community Resilience Workbook 2024 Edition<\/em><\/h4>\n

Undergraduate Intern: Nicole LeBlanc<\/a>
UMaine Mentor: Katie Swacha
Partner Mentors: Nathan Robbins, Maine DEP; Parker Gassett<\/a>, Maine Climate Science Information
Exchange; Judy East, Maine Bureau of Resource Information and Land Use Planning, DACF<\/p>\n

2023 Internship Teams<\/h3>\n

Improving DEP Services on Nature-Based Solutions for Resilient Infrastructure<\/strong><\/em>
Graduate Intern: Karina Cortijo-Robles<\/a>
Faculty mentors: Jessica Jansujwicz<\/a>, Lauren Ross<\/a>, Parker Gassett<\/a>
Partner mentor: Nathan Robbins, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection<\/a><\/p>\n

Historical Uses of the Proposed Area for the Maine Offshore Wind<\/strong><\/em>
Graduate Intern: Katrina Webster<\/a>
Undergraduate Intern: Ariana Edwards<\/a>
Faculty mentor: Christine Beitl<\/a>
Partner mentors: Carl Wilson and Casey Yanos, Maine Dept. of Marine Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

Empowering Community Resilience and Economic Development in Washington County<\/strong><\/em>
Graduate Intern: Gray Jones<\/a>
Undergraduate Intern: Dawson Pillow<\/a>
Faculty mentor: Tora Johnson, University of Maine at Machias
Partner mentor: Jennifer Peters, Sunrise County Economic Council<\/a><\/p>\n

Bear Outreach and Education Program<\/strong><\/em>
Graduate Intern: Carrie Loomis<\/a>
Faculty mentor: Emily Uhrig, Collaborative Project Coordinator, UMaine
Partner mentor: Amanda DeMusz, Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife<\/a><\/p>\n

Disaster Dollars \u2013 Strengthening Hazard Mitigation Planning Services in Maine<\/strong><\/em>
Undergraduate Intern: Jorja Hooper<\/a>
Faculty mentor: Adam Daigneault<\/a>
Partner mentor: Sam Roy<\/a>, Maine Emergency Management Agency<\/a><\/p>\n

Barriers to outdoor recreation faced by Underrepresented Minority groups in MaineGraduate Intern: Gray Jones
<\/strong><\/em>Graduate Intern: Gabrielle Venne<\/a>
Undergraduate Intern: Erin Ciampa<\/a>
Faculty mentor: Sandra De Urioste-Stone<\/a>
Partner mentor: Rex Turner, Maine DACF, Bureau of Parks and Lands<\/a><\/p>\n

Seeking Solutions to Food Waste in Maine<\/strong><\/em>
Undergraduate Interns: Colin Smith, Estephanie Baez-Vazquez<\/a>, Jessica Cleary-Reuning<\/a>
Faculty mentors: Susanne Lee<\/a> and Travis Blackmer<\/a><\/p>\n

Maine Local Energy & Climate Network<\/strong><\/em>
Undergraduate Intern: Mads Howorth
Faculty mentor: Sharon Klein<\/a><\/p>\n

2022 Internship Teams<\/h3>\n

Tackling an Unsustainable Waste Stream to Protect a National Treasure\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>
Graduate Intern: Jared Entwistle
Undergraduate Intern: Rachel Pellis<\/a>
Faculty mentor: Cindy Isenhour<\/a>
Partner mentors: Kevin Sutherland and Valerie Peacock, Town of Bar Harbor<\/a><\/p>\n

Harnessing GIS tools for Community Resilience and Prosperity in the Sunrise County <\/strong><\/em>
Graduate Intern: Amy Dowley<\/a>
Undergraduate Intern: Austin Simmons
Faculty mentor: Tora Johnson, University of Maine at Machias
Partner mentors: Jen Peters and Charles Rudelitch, Sunrise County Economic Council<\/a><\/p>\n

Educational and workforce development priorities for training the next generation of Maine\u2019s fishermen and aquaculture farmers <\/strong><\/em>
Graduate Intern: Gabriella Gurney<\/a>
Undergraduate Intern: Emma Brusie<\/a>
Faculty mentor: Jessica Jansujwicz<\/a>
Partner mentor: Keri Kaczor, Maine Sea Grant<\/p>\n

COVID-19 Impacts on Outdoor Recreation Trends and Management Issues<\/strong><\/em>
Graduate Interns: Lucy Martin<\/a>, MacKenzie Conant, Gabrielle Venne<\/a>
Undergraduate Intern: Molly Bogner
Faculty mentor: Sandra De Urioste-Stone<\/a>
Partner mentor: Rex Turner, Maine DACF, Bureau of Parks and Lands<\/a><\/p>\n

Rapid, field deployable method for the detection of fecal contamination of water<\/strong><\/em>
Graduate Intern: Casey Schatzabel<\/a>
Faculty mentor: Jean MacRae<\/a>
Partner mentor: Hannah Horecka, Maine Dept. of Marine Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

Improving Dept. of Environmental Protection Services on Climate Resilient Infrastructure<\/strong><\/em>
Undergraduate Intern: Melissa Genoter
Faculty mentor: Jessica Jansujwicz<\/a>, Lauren Ross<\/a>, Parker Gassett<\/a>
Partner mentor: Nathan Robbins, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection<\/a><\/p>\n

Resources<\/h3>\n

Mitchell Center Article<\/strong>
New internship program empowers the next generation of sustainability leaders<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Mitchell Center Talk (October 2022)
<\/strong>Training the next generation of leaders to solve complex societal problems: The important role of internships<\/a>
<\/em>Jessica Jansujwicz<\/a>, Assistant Director for Research, Maine Sea Grant and Student Interns
<\/em>
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