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As a gallery intern, I helped to maintain the gallery spaces I worked in, which included installation and de-installation, as. well as general maintenance and cleaning. I also served as a representative for the gallery and regularly interacted with the general public. I help to make executive creative decisions when installing shows, and take into consideration the best presentation for a piece(s) dependent on the space, other pieces it is being displayed with, and possible reception from the public.

I was a Salt Company Intern. As an intern, I Ied as a student leader by setting the pace and culture within our leadership team and building meaningful relationships with new students, freshmen, and younger leaders. I helped with planning and executing The Commons Church events and the Salt Company gathering and events and assisted in other Salt Company activities.

At Zahra Media Group, I worked as an editorial intern for their content branch, easyFood. Throughout my internship, I wrote articles for the easyFood website, edited interviews, and wrote pieces for their magazine publication.

As a Political Intern, I was outsourced through the Sierra Club to work on Governor Whitmer's campaign this past fall. I helped schedule, plan, and execute political events such as rallies, meet-ups, and Q and A's. I also helped spread information about Whitmer's campaign and events.

As a Digital Literacy & Learning Intern with the Lansing Refugee Development Center, I assisted with the administrative organization of the DLL program, hands-on assistance in DLL classes, CASAS, and Northstar Admin certification. With this position, I learned a lot about how a non-profit runs both in the financial sense and the literal organizational sense.

I was a translation intern, so I translated documents between English and Spanish (mostly from Spanish to English). These documents included presentations about sustainability, diversity training, event communications, and social media posts. I got to work with a wide range of topics and different speech registers, which I found to be really fun because I got to experience a lot of different aspects of communication.

I was a Student Preparatory Assistant at the MSU Broad Art Museum. At my internship, I learned better modes of communication and teamwork. I also learned more about Adobe software and 3D modeling software. As an artist, I learned what not to do if I want my art to last or to be easily displayed.