Name: DHA-RA and InternXL Interns Oral Presentation
Start: 2025-03-12T10:15:00-0400
End: 2025-03-12T12:15:00-0400

Welcome, interns, to the Career and Leadership Workshop!
This workshop is a key component of your internship program, offering a week-long opportunity to expand your knowledge of various career fields while honing your leadership skills. Throughout the week, you will join fellow interns in showcasing the outcomes of your summer projects through presentations.
You’ll also have the chance to connect with industry professionals through engaging panel discussions, skill-building sessions, and interactive activities. This workshop is designed to enrich your experience and evaluate the program’s impact—celebrating successes and identifying opportunities for future improvement.
We hope you make the most of your time in Washington, DC. Take advantage of this incredible networking opportunity, and don’t forget to have fun!

Click to meet the interns: HBCUI Mosaics internXL LHIP GOGA

You can see recorded Livestream Events via Microsoft Teams Links -
August 5, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST - NPS Internship Career and Leadership Workshop

August 6, 2:00-4:30 p.m. EST- Art Culture Presentations: LHIP/HBCUI

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Wednesday March 12, 2025 10:15am - 12:15pm EDT

Yates Auditorium

Join us for a compelling session with eight DHA-RA and InternXL interns. Each presenter will have 12 minutes to share their research and program achievements, followed by a 3-minute Q&A session. It's going to be an inspiring exchange of ideas!

Carmen Artiles, LHIP Park Planning Fellow, Midwest Regional Office/Planning and Compliance/Planning
Kai Guevara, LHIP Interdisciplinary Community Planner, Death Valley National Park/Division of Maintenance/Project Management Branch
Pranneil Thankavel, MIS Science Communication Assistant, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Tonya Messam, MIS Visitor Use Management Assistant, Rocky Mountain National Park
Antonio Hill, InternXL Interpretation, Education, and Visitor Services, and Research and Exhibit Enhancement Intern, Camp Nelson National Monument
Christian Harvey, InternXL Digital Interpretation and Exhibit Enhancement Intern, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Ruqiyyah Muhammad, InternXL Interpretation and Cultural Resource Intern, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
Braxton Broady, HBCUI Public History Fellow, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Moderators

Chloe Q Leaverton

Special Assistant, Moderator, US Fish and Wildlife

Chloe Leaverton, a Special Assistant with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is supporting PMB and the Department’s Youth and Partnerships initiatives. She is passionate on achieving conservation in an equitable and inclusive way by working towards environmental justice and diversifying... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2025 10:15am - 12:15pm EDT
Yates Auditorium U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C St NW, Washington, DC 20240

Plenary Session

Host Organization NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Youth Programs Division

Internship Career and Leadership Workshop 2025

Chloe Q Leaverton