KCD Reconnect Alumni find opportunities through KCD Reconnect internship program
Last summer, twelve KCD alumni landed summer internships thanks to KCD Reconnect, a new alumni internship program launched by the KCD Alumni Association. The project was spearheaded by former Alumni Board President Jana Clanton Dowds ’80, who stated that KCD Reconnect was created in order to assist KCD alumni in two primary areas: helping college students find summer internships and helping college graduates find permanent job opportunities in Louisville. According to Ms. Dowds, her desire was to tap the great resources that KCD’s parent and alumni communities could offer to our graduates. In the inaugural year of KCD Reconnect, most of the available internships (see facing page) were offered by companies owned by KCD parents or in which a parent has significant involvement. This summer, the alumni who received placement in a summer internship included: Lindsey Jones ’05: Yum! marketing internship Ellen Snell ’07: Intern for Julie Adams, 18th District Metro Councilwoman Daniel Niswonger ’05: Senior Care internship Alison White ’06 and Parker Moore ’05: Stifel Nicolaus internships Rachel May ’06, Sunny Kemparajurs ’08, Raina Chandiramani ’08, Ross Hatton ’07, Will West ’06, Ryan Goode ’04, and Alex Weber ’07: Sypris Solutions interns The goal of the internship program is to provide meaningful summer employment opportunities for college-age alumni. As the program continues to develop, we hope to add an increasing number of full-time, postgraduate positions. According to the alumni who participated this summer, the program was successful in providing hands-on experience in a professional work environment. According to Alison White ’06, the real world experience provided by her internship proved to be the most valuable part of the program. Alison spent eight weeks at Stifel Nicolaus, where she worked with Pai Charasika ’94. “My KCD Reconnect internship was a great way for me to apply college classroom theory to the real world,” Alison stated. “Having an experience such as mine would have been nearly impossible without the Reconnect program. I am grateful to
Rachel May ’06, Sunny Kemparajurs ’08, Raina Chandiramani ’08, and Ross Hatton ’07 were interns at Sypris Solutions. Will West ’06, Ryan Goode ’04, and Alex Weber ’07 also worked as Sypris interns this summer.
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