Internship Reports

Field of Study

Genesee Institute

Rebekah VanWieren interned with the Genesee Institute. 

Global Alliance of Artists

Catherine Game worked on a number of programs and activities throughout the summer with the Global Alliance of Artists

Greenbelt Alliance

As an intern for Greenbelt Alliance, Kristen Johnson facilitated the Green Vision Group’s efforts to conserve open space in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

Growing Hope

Lauren Lesch
Lauren Lesch

As the Growing Hope Community Outreach and Education Fellow, Lauren Lesch was responsible for the creation and design of educational and outreach materials.

Honest Tea

Liz Abbett
Liz Abbett

At Honest Tea, Liz Abbett spearheaded a variety of initiatives to improve operational efficiency and standardize procedures. One major project was the development of the company's first-ever bottler scorecard, which provides feedback to bottlers based on nine key performance indicators. In addition, Liz also supported cross-functional projects connected to Honest Tea's sustainability mission, such as the launch of an eco-friendly loyalty program and the nomination of Honest Tea's lightweight plastic bottle for a packaging award.

Huron River Watershed Council

Elizabeth Nellums
Elizabeth Nellums

Elizabeth Nellums organized the volunteer teams for the Bioreserve Assessments. She also spent time in the field conducting assessments herself. She organized the data that was collected.

 

Huron River Watershed Council

Lynn Kalfsbeek
Lynn Kalfsbeek

Lynn Kalfsbeek co-managed the Bioreserve Program.

Huron River Watershed Council

Dieter Bouma worked on the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Watershed Management Plan, organized a Creek Group, performed water sampling, and managed a rain barrel distribution project.

 

Huron-Clinton Metroparks

Becky doing some planting with a volunteer from the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Becky doing some planting with a volunteer from the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

Becky Gajewski worked for the Huron-Clinton Metroparks as a natural resources aide. The main focus of her job was to implement habitat restoration strategies within most of the 13 Metroparks throughout southeast Michigan.

Institute for Fisheries Research

Kensuke Mori interned with the Institute for Fisheries Research.

International Center for Corporate Accountability

In this internship Eric Kravitz analyzed and evaluated existing practices for reporting environmental data in corporate sustainability/responsibility reports.  He also gained expertise measuring various indicators of environmental performance, and managing this data within an existing database.  Eric Kravitz also worked on a case study of electronic waste and corporate disposal practices.

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

SNRE student worked with team of planners to develop integrated regional water management plans for regionally organized client agencies. 

Land Architects

Danielle Kahn provided support for creation of garden designs / residential master plans for high end residential clients. 

League of Conservation Voters

Mike Sintetos was given a wide variety of tasks during his internship with LCV, including: 1) making calls and distributing materials to congressional offices; 2) writing a policy memo advising LCV on an issue; 3) contributing to LCV's blog; 4) attending strategy meetings with the greater environmental community; and 5) working on LCV's Envrionmental Scorecard. He also made valuable contacts with members of other national environmental organizations.

Living Steel

Julia Koslow performed life cycle assessment of new building in Wuhan, China.