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and candidates in reaching their hemophilia and Silas Teasdale
fundraising needs, helping them have AIDS. I’ve since Madrid, Spain
the resources to win. gone on to apply 2021 Intern
My internship: My HFA internship was the lessons I Nowadays: I worked on a guest ranch
an amazing experience for me. The learned from the for a few months before moving from
program and the team helped me bleeding disorders Montana to Madrid. Here, I teach
grow my policy and communication community English and learn Spanish.
skills enormously. I really appreciate generally, and the HFA internship My internship: I remember the
the effort the staff puts in to make specifically, to a new context by learning, and I
the internship such a success and working for the National Psoriasis appreciate the
the flexibility they offered to fit each Foundation (NPF) as their grassroots youth experience
intern’s interests. and advocacy manager. my capstone and
Advice for HFA interns: Get involved My internship: The HFA internship local partnership
with projects from all the areas of the brought me into closer contact with gave me in my
nonprofit at some point to get a great the incredible advocacy team at HFA, current job as a
picture of the overall organization! who taught me just how rewarding primary school language educator.
it is to work in a field where you get Advice for HFA interns: Prepare
Tameelah Dawson to use your voice to speak up for the meetings with staff, map out your
Tallahassee, Florida needs of others. I don’t know that I work and use a planner. Make the
2020 Intern would have applied for (or been hired most of every week because it goes
Nowadays: I graduated from college in for) my current job at NPF without my quickly!
April 2021 and started the community time at HFA.
psychology Advice for HFA interns: Don’t be Makayla Dawkins
graduate program afraid to suggest new things, and Storrs, Connecticut
at Florida A&M always bring your own perspective 2021 Intern
University in and talents to the work you do! Nowadays: I am completing an
Tallahassee in individualized major in gender,
August 2021. I Ryan Bernstein sexuality
am working on Portland, Oregon and global
my thesis in hopes to graduate in May 2021 Intern reproductive
2023 with my master’s in community Nowadays: I am still a college health and
psychology. I am also a research student. I am working on a children’s anticipate
graduate assistant for one of the book about hemophilia that will be completing an
psychology professors. published next year, and I hope/plan accelerated
My internship: I enjoyed my time as to turn this into an advocacy project master of public health program in fall
an intern for HFA, even though I was with HFA. 2022. I am currently a sexual health
in the virtual world. It was all such an My internship: and education advocacy coordinator,
amazing experience. I really enjoyed while also working with my school’s
Advice for HFA interns: Keep on the internship LGBTQIA+ center.
pushing and stay positive! It’ll all be and plan to keep My internship: I enjoyed attending
worth in the end. contributing sessions and learning about history. I
to HFA and also liked getting to know my fellow
Will Hubbert community in a meaningful way. I interns during our weekly meeting.
Arlington, Virginia learned a lot about governance and Advice for HFA interns: Never
2020 Intern advocacy. I met some amazing people, be afraid to ask for help and to
Nowadays: I graduated from the and the HFA staff is incredible. collaborate with your peers; you don’t
College of William and Mary in 2021, Advice for HFA interns: Enjoy the have to do everything alone.
where I majored in history and wrote program and try to meet as many
my honors thesis on the history of people as possible!

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