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New Interns for Spring 2012 Print E-mail
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 09:35

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Make sure to welcome our new interns: Sarah Estes and Johnny Kraps!
If you have any questions regarding the site or just want to share a cool article that you've read, contact them at gwcintern@gmail.com

 

photo_1_.JPG Sarah Estes is a senior Marketing major at Eastern Illinois University.  She holds a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature, focusing in Spanish, from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

 

Since the age of 12, she has been involved in a variety of volunteer service and nonprofit groups. This position is an exciting opportunity for her to learn more about professional nonprofits, and she hopes to develop a career in the local nonprofit community.
 

Sarah and her fiancé, Justin, reside in Charleston; They live with their terrier, just a short jaunt from her hometown of Mattoon.  She presently serves the community as a 9-1-1 dispatcher.  Travel is her greatest passion, and her free time is most often spent reading, sewing, and spending time with friends and family.

 

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photo.JPGJohnny Kraps is a senior at Eastern Illinois University, majoring

in Communication Studies with an option in Public Relations.  He is the Marketing and Public Relations intern for The Lumpkin Family Foundation and also works with goodWORKSconnect.org to help foster discussion through social media. 

 

Inspired by his childhood experiences with UNICEF, Johnny plans to one day work as an External Communications Consultant for them.

At Eastern Johnny is the Vice President of the Public Relations Student Society of America.  Johnny grew up in San Jose, California but moved his senior year of high school to Harrisburg, Illinois.  He enjoys reading Repairman Jack novels, playing music, fishing, and traveling. 

Written by :
Annie Hernandez
 
 

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