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ZSR Welcomes 2019 Non-Profit Internship Program Participants

June 17, 2019

The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is pleased to welcome 36 college students to the Non-Profit Internship Program. These students have received paid summer internships with nonprofit organizations across the state in order to explore a future career in the sector.

In an effort to diversify the pool of aspiring, young nonprofit professionals, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation established the Non-Profit Internship Program (NPIP) in 2011. NPIP awards college students paid summer internships and matches them with organizations that participating foundations have funded across the state. NPIP addresses inequities in the pipeline of future nonprofit professionals by removing barriers for talented young people, who otherwise could not take an unpaid position.

In 2016, the Foundation expanded NPIP by partnering with five additional funders and is continually looking to build upon the collaborative in order to increase the number of total internships offered each summer. In 2019, the Foundation is joined by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, Foundation for a Healthy High Point, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, Weaver Foundation, Democracy Fund, and the Reidsville Area Foundation to support 36 paid internship opportunities.

Students are selected through a highly competitive application process. Eligible students must be: 1) enrolled full time in a four-year college or university; 2) a resident of North Carolina or an out-of-state resident attending an institution in North Carolina; and 3) meet the financial eligible qualifications for a federal Pell-grant during the academic year in which they submit the application. Host organizations, all of which are based in North Carolina, must also meet a set of criteria to participate. Internships offer a range of exposure and skill-building opportunities in the areas of research, community outreach, public policy, communications, fundraising, and social media.

This year, more than 270 students applied for NPIP, of which 36 students were matched with an organization. Below are the 2019 summer interns who were selected, the schools they attend and the organization where they are interning:

• Amanda Monroe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, PTA NC Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
• Liana Kostak, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC Community Health Center Association
• Tibaria Alnouri, Guilford College, North Carolina Institute of Medicine
• Tyler Haugle, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC Child
• Aditi Kharod, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC Justice Center
• Christian Villacres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, EducationNC
• ZaKira Rogers, North Carolina A&T State University, UNC-Center for Public Television
• Brittany D. Cowan, North Carolina Central University, ARC-High Point
• Diana Selena Robles, Greensboro College, Ready for School, Ready for Life
• Johanna Silva, Wake Forest University, YWCA of High Point, Inc.
• Janasia Jones, Winston-Salem State University, Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC
• Lenesha Northington, Chowan University, A Better Chance A Better Community
• Makayla Johnson, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Halifax Regional Medical Center Inc
• Angelica Lynn, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Rockingham County Champions for Education/NC-100
• Brooklynn Chacon, Appalachian State University, Simple Gesture Greensboro Inc
• Destiny Houghtalen, Appalachian State University, YMCA-Greensboro
• Irene Knoepfel, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Out of the Garden Project
• Ahna Robbins, North Carolina State University, Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
• April Lauren Turner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sound Rivers, Inc.
• Ashton Cloer, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, NC Coastal Federation, Inc.
• Bethany Hewett, Duke University, Carolina Common Enterprise
• Carly Zaccaria, Elon University, Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.
• Christian Carter, North Carolina State University, NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Inc.
• Collin Huske, Warren Wilson College, Mountain BizCapital, Inc.
• Elias Everitt, Wingate University, Sustainable Sandhills
• Emily Yacuzzo, High Point University, YWCA of High Point, Inc.
• Fahiima Mohamed, Appalachian State University, MDC, Inc.
• Jaire Clarida, North Carolina A&T State University, Sustain Charlotte, Inc.
• Jewel Tillman, Elon University, NC Center for Non-Profit Organizations, Inc.
• Jonathan Gonzalez, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carolina Common Enterprise
• Joshua Melton, North Carolina A&T University, A Better Chance A Better Community
• Marium Konsouh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Yadkin Riverkeeper, Inc.
• Masiel Bautista, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center for Responsible Lending
• Megan Rankins, Davidson College, Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy, Inc.
• Samanta Noyola-Luviano, North Carolina State University, Jonesboro United Methodist Church
• Sunny Calhoun, Wake Forest University, Equality NC Foundation
• Tyesha Pickard, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Rockingham County Champions for Education/NC-100

The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation hosted an orientation session for host organizations and their summer interns on May 22, 2019 at the Lusk Center in Greensboro, NC.