Former SECU Public Fellowship Interns

Video: Hear from former interns and site supervisors



2023 Interns

Alayna Boyer

Arts of the Pamlico

Ashton Burgess

Greenville Museum of Art

Hayden Clark

City of Goldsboro


Sydney Cook

NC Stop Human Trafficking

Katie Council

Beaufort County Economic Development

Dietrich Downing

NC Coastal Federation


Emily Findling

Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce

DaNisha Harris

Sound Rivers

Tanner Hayslette

Hope Restorations


Jennifer Heath

Ronald McDonald House of Eastern North Carolina

Jasmine Johnson

One Place

Braxton Kilby

Washington County Government


Victoria Koors

A Time for Science

Stephanie Lizardo

East Carolina Vocational Center

Brenna Miller

NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher


Madison Perzel

Town of Grifton

Markell Rawls

Restoration Weldon

Alexandria Simpson

Choanoke Area Development Association


Tamia Slye

NC CIVIL

Emily Walden

NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island


2022 Interns

Cameron Brown

Cameron Brown

City of Goldsboro

Lindsay Cobb

Lindsay Cobb

Choanoke Area Development Association

Alex Edwards

Alex Edwards

Weldon in Action


Maddie Garrison

Maddie Garrison

Sound Rivers – Washington

Taylor Gower

Taylor Gower

Project Momentum

Charlotte Grimes

Charlotte Grimes

NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island


Logan Harrison

Logan Harrison

Windsor-Bertie Chamber of Commerce

Emanuel Isaak

Emanuel Isaak

NC CIVIL

Riley Jakob

Riley Jakob

Town of Hertford


Ian Jethro

Ian Jethro

Lenoir County

Samuel Kesler

Samuel Kesler

East Carolina Vocational Center

Kelly Lewis

Kelly Lewis

Wayne County Public Library


Megan Long

Megan Long

Sound Rivers – New Bern

Abigail Martinez

Abigail Martinez

Pocosin School of Fine Craft

Ivan Martinez-Santoyo

Ivan Martinez-Santoyo

A Time for Science


Charlotte Mesmer

Charlotte Mesmer

NC Coastal Federation

Jordan Smith

Jordan Smith

Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce

Constance Williams

Constance Williams

The Blind Center

 


2021 Interns

Due to the novel coronavirus, students were not able to participate in in-person orientation.

  • Tonishka Adams, Hope Restorations
  • Marcus Alston, Windsor Bertie
  • Darian Battle, Project Momentum
  • Curtisia Canady, Blind Center
  • Alessia Corsi, Interfaith Refugee
  • Trysten Culler, NC Coastal Federation
  • Noah Dove, Jones County
  • Steven Hollingsworth, Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce
  • Ronicia James, Village of Simpson
  • Emma Kemp, NC Civil
  • Collin Malpass, City of Goldsboro
  • Breanna McKnight, Pitt County Council on Aging
  • Dacia Ormond, ECVC
  • Amanda Parker, AMEXCAN
  • Anna Schulz, CADA
  • Will Shingleton, Sound Rivers
  • Maximilian Smith, Pocosin
  • Brittany Turner, LAST
  • Amy Turner, Wayne County Library
  • Kaylee Warren, Beaufort County Economic Development

2020 Interns

Due to the novel coronavirus, students were not able to participate in in-person orientation.

  • Francisco Solano, AMEXCAN
  • Darius Alexander, Ayden Chamber of Commerce
  • Mina Chanakira, NC Civil
  • Meredith Ferreri, Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce
  • Makayla Harris, Love a Sea Turtle
  • Desteney Hopkins Edwards, Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft
  • Danielle Jackson, NC Coastal Federation
  • Emma La Rocca, Interfaith Refugee Ministry
  • Daniel McCoy, Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce
  • Dejah McManus, Wayne County Public Library
  • Vedika Modi, Martin Pitt Partnership for Children
  • Jack Pendergraph, BCED
  • Hatcher Price, Windsor Bertie Chamber of Commerce
  • Dana Shefet, Hope Restorations
  • Nathaniel Smith, ECVC Marketing
  • Emily Soeken, Arts of the Pamlico
  • Julie Vincent, Heart for ENC
  • Tiana Washington, READ ENC
  • Aaron Watson, ECVC Engineering

2019 Interns

Rachel Breitinger

Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft

Alexis Brooks

NC CIVIL

Jourdan Carr

Pitt County Council on Aging


Jon Cockerham

Uptown Greenville

Spencer Crawford

AMEXCAN

Christina Dixon

Community Council for the Arts


Hunter English

Tyrrell County Soil and Water Conservation District

Breonna Fain

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Carleigh Flynn

Arts of the Pamlico


Fabian Hector

READ ENC

George Hendrix

Concerned Citizens of Tillery

Anna Kundis

Aces for Autism


Sasha McKnight

Darden Enlightenment Center

Nicholas Mork

N.C. Coastal Federation

Heather Mosesso

Town of Simpson


Nilam Patel

Interfaith Refugee Ministry

Emma Plyler

READ ENC

Caroline Rammacher

N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island


Bailey Stamper

Hope Restorations

Emily Whaley

N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher

Peri Wheeler

Windsor/Bertie Chamber of Commerce


Hunter Whittington

Beaufort County Economic Development


2018 Interns

Davis Basden

Hope Restorations
Internship Profile

Jenny Basil

AMEXCAN
Internship Profile

Charlie Carcich

Rebuilding Together

Jynx Coleman

NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island
Internship Profile

Liz Garrett

Pocosin Arts Marketing
Internship Profile

Shamin Jamadar

ACES for Autism, INC.
Internship Profile

Simone Johnson

Kinston Arts Council
Internship Profile

Cassie Meyer

City of Greenville
Internship Profile

Allen Mills

Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Internship Profile

Jalyn Mills

Pitt County Health Department
Internship Profile

Aleix Murphy

Pocosin Arts Fab Lab
Internship Profile

Tristen Newell

Town of Windsor
Internship Profile

Raquel Nicholson

Boys and Girls Club
Internship Profile

Nathan Rowe

Tyrrell County Soil and Water
Conservation District
Internship Profile

Jessica Schulte

Council on Aging
Internship Profile

Emily Scott

N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Internship Profile

William Stanton

Uptown Greenville
Internship Profile

Hannah Tripp

Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament
Internship Profile

Madeline Tripp

N.C. Coastal Federation

Tyler Whitely

Arts of Pamlico


2017 Interns

Elizabeth Andrews

Elizabeth Andrews

Pitt Co. Schools-Athletic Training

Breyah Atkinson

Breyah Atkinson

Martin-Tyrrell-Washington (MTW)
District Health Department

Lily Bagwell

Lily Bagwell

Pirate’s Cove Fishing Tournaments, INC.

Carrie Brickhouse

Carrie Brickhouse

The Pocosin Arts School of Fine Arts

Jessica Brush

Jessica Brush

Rebuilding Together Pitt Co.

Michael Denning

Michael Denning

Pitt Co. Health Department

Todd Gabriel

Todd Gabriel

JH Sampson Community
Development Corporation, INC.

Sarah Goski

Sarah Goski

Pitt County Arts at Emerge

Alexander Hill

Alexander Hill

Tyrell Co. Soil and Water
Conservation District

Emily Hurdle

Emily Hurdle

AMEXCAN

Rachel Isaac

Rachel Isaac

Arts of the Pamlico
and Historic Turnage Theatre

Rhyan McDowell

Rhyan McDowell

ACES for Autism, INC.

Lucero Roa

Lucero Roa

Building Hope

Kenneth Staton

Kenneth Staton

Windsor/Bertie County
Chamber of Commerce

Holly Tabor

Holly (Bell) Tabor

Eastern Carolina Vocational Center

Chase Taylor

Chase Taylor

Pamlico Rose
Institute of Sustainable Communities

William Zahran

Sylvan Heights Bird Park


2016 Interns

Toni Abernathy

Toni Abernathy

Sylvan Heights Bird Park

Lauren Barkand

Lauren Barkand

Building Hope Community Life Center

Matthew Barrier

Matthew Barrier

North Pitt High School

Ashley Cromie

Ashley Cromie

Windsor/Bertie County
Chamber of Commerce

Andrew DiMeglio

Andrew DiMeglio

Rebuilding Together Pitt Co.

Alexis Everette

Alexis Everette

PORT Human Services

Eva Gallardo

Eva Gallardo

Tyrell County Soil and Water Conservation District

Lee Hodges

Lee Hodges

The East Group/Pitt County
Arts Council at Emerge

Connor Hoffman

Connor (John) Hoffman

Farmville Central High School

James Kidd

James Kidd

Mother Earth Brewery

Altavia Lowery

Altavia Lowery

Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament

Nelson Martinez Borja

Nelson Martinez-Borja

Tyrrell County Senior Adult
Activity Center

Elizabeth McAlister

Elizabeth McAlister

Pocosin Arts

Lucas Merriam

Lucas Merriam

Friends of Kinston and
Kinston Parks & Rec

Stephanie Minor

Stephanie Minor

DH Conley High School

Taylor Nelson

Taylor Nelson

Wilson County Health Department

Damiere Powell

Damiere Powell

Greene County Economic
Development Commission

Andrew Strong

Andrew Strong

Uptown Greenville

Hope Stuart

Hope Stuart

DH Conley High School