2021 Interns

Asia Clark

School: UNC Greensboro class of 2023

Hometown: Rocky Mount, NC

Major: Communication Studies

Internship: Coker Wimberly Elementary

I had a great time meeting new people and working with some great professionals. The kids at my internship were wonderful. My intern supervisor was amazing. I made some long-lasting connections as a result of my experience with ENCIP.

Be’Asia Tulloch

School: UNC-Greensboro

Hometown: Tarboro, NC

Internship: Southwest Edgecombe High School

Cambell Lindquist

School: UNC-Chapel Hill class of 2025

Hometown: Morganton, NC

Major: Philosophy and Women's and Gender Studies

Internship: Michael’s Angels Girls Club

If you're reading these quotes, you're probably getting tired of reading that summer experiences through ENCIP are "life changing" and "like no other." While I'd love to add something new and jazzy—life altering and undeniably special are the best ways to describe ENCIP summer experiences. While I came to Tarboro to teach children about community building, the people of Tarboro taught me more about what it means to belong to a community than I ever thought possible. Every moment I spent in Tarboro shaped me into a better leader and a better human.

Felipe Yanaga

School: UNC-Chapel Hill class of 2024

Hometown: Maringá, Paraná, Brazi

Major: Computer Science

Internship: Michael's Angels Re-Entry Services

This summer really changed my view of the world. Living in Tarboro completely redefined my views of the world, the lessons I have learned from the time that I have spent there will forever have an impact in the way I live my life.

Jessee Steele

School: Duke University class of 2023

Hometown: Bryson City, NC

Major: B.S. Environmental Sciences

Internship: Rural Opportunity Institute

Working with the Rural Opportunity Institute allowed me to see solidarity between my hometown and Tarboro in both the struggles that they face and the assets they hold. Moving forward, I feel like my personal philosophy of service has been irrevocably changed for the better, and I am confident that I will enter a life of service.

Karen Gonzalez-Palomo

School: UNC Chapel Hill class of 2024

Hometown: Durham, NC

Majors: Computer Science; Psychology

Internship: Michael's Angels Re-Entry Services

Through ENCIP I was able to experience what it was like to live in rural North Carolina. I've lived in NC my entire life, but never interacted with rural neighboring towns. If it weren't for ENCIP, I don't think I would have ever experienced the sense of being part of a tight-knit, rural community.

Dionejala Muhammad

School: UNC Chapel Hill class of 2023

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Major(s): History and Political Science. Korean minor.

Internship: History intern at Freedom Organization

“It was a great summer put simply. I helped and was helped. I found great people and I found myself. I learned to grow and how to teach others to!”