Barnesville EDA – Lisa Hochhalter
Fridley HRA – Alexis Raverty
“Through the observation of others around me, I learned that there are countless aspects involved with running a city, and it was extremely interesting to see how different positions and considerations interacted to deliver services to the City’s residents and business owners.”
Development Corporation of Austin – Abel Salazar
“Interning at the DCA helped me understand how important development corporations are for towns and cities.”
Winona Port Authority – Hannah Hutchins
“Through this internship, I had so many opportunities to meet people who really care about Winona; everyone from business owners, to realtors, to people involved in local organizations that focus on improving the community.”
City of Hopkins – Addison Vang
“This opportunity with the City of Hopkins as an Economic Development Intern has been very beneficial to my development as a planner. I have greater understanding of how a city operates, business improvement strategies, placemaking concepts, greater planning principles, and have been exposed to other cities and organizations.”
Rice County – David Schlosser
“In addition to working with real-life data in Excel, I learned some things about the business/social side of Economic Development.”
Chisago County – Jamie Scheffer
“Through the internship I have developed skills and knowledge on topics such as grant writing, marketing strategies, and research and data collection tools.”
Hennepin County – Say Yang
“The internship experience allowed me an opportunity to enhance my professionalism and interpersonal communication.”
City of Minneapolis – Nicola Balram
City of Isanti – Holly Bowman
“I was able to learn in an environment that offered new ways of thinking and allowed creativity.”
City of Isanti – Ross Kramer
“Understanding how a development project comes to life from an undeveloped lot of land to a highly technical smart manufacturing plant was experience that can only be gained through real life exposure such as what this internship provided.”
St. Cloud Area Planning Organization – Marie Pflipsen
“Throughout my internship, I have been able to connect with many key players within the community and see positive effects.”