Comments from previous employers:

E ON U.S. - Paul Weis

Intern: Ira Baca

“Ira was the best summer intern that I had ever employed.  Her work attitude and aptitude was amazing.  She was a very focused individual and liked to challenge herself… At certain points of projects we were waiting on other departments and it was difficult to keep her busy... It was rewarding to spend time with Ira.  She was a very enjoyable person.   She was very impressed with the openness and hospitality of Kentuckians… We are going to stay in touch with Ira Baci.  Our CEO was very impressed with her.  She will submit her resume to me and I am going to forward it on to him.”

Bridgehaven – Angela Rogers

Intern: Liz Dunn

“We have never been disappointed in the intern we have been given.  This is our 5^th year of hosting a bulldog.  They have all been very positive in their approaches, outgoing, and motivated to learn as much about mental illness as they can.  Most always they are very willing to jump in and tackle challenging tasks.  It has always been a positive experience for us… She was able to bond with some of our clients and they were very sad to see her go.”

IMC Licensing – Kim Steadman

Inter: Rosanna Smith

“Rosanna is very talented and contributed to the successful outcome of some of our projects...we had a special project for General Mills on the Wheaties brand.  Rosanna contributed a great deal on this project utilizing her artistic abilities…It is a very rewarding program since you have the ability to help mold a student in the training of the real work environment.”

National Center for Family Literacy – Stacey Langan

Intern: Emily Stevens

“I thought the activities that you offered to the Bulldogs on the weekends were great. They were able to experience things that some Kentucky natives have yet to experience.  I know that most of them focused on the outdoors…Emily was usually eager to complete any task that was sent her way.  She was very flexible in meeting the demands and array of work within our team.  I was able to give her multiple tasks that required different techniques.  She was very inquisitive about our organization’s work and enjoyed learning about the research…I truly enjoyed speaking with Emily about her future and her career choices. My age was advantageous in relating to her.  I also think that I learned different people skills during this experience.”

Humana Foundation – Virginia Judd

Intern: Courtney Long

“Courtney did a wonderful job this summer and was very involved in the Foundation’s new Wellness Information Zone and Humana Volunteerism projects.  She was enthusiastic and focused. She also volunteered with Kentucky Refugee Ministries... We have participated in the Bulldogs program since the beginning and believe that it is making a positive and tangible impact in the lives of the participants.”

The C.E. & S. Foundation – Diana Church

Intern: Steve Kryger

“The breadth of activities provides exciting opportunities for Bulldogs to engage with community leaders and learn about the Kentuckiana region.  Steven had only positive things to say about the scheduled activities.  He even took the initiative to email the Mayor with additional questions regarding the city’s “green policies” – and was pleased that the Mayor took the time to respond… We are very pleased with Steven’s performance.  He enthusiastically embraced the opportunity to learn everything he could about philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.  While Steven has not yet settled on a career path, his interests in law and social justice emerged early in the internship.  When the Supreme Court decision regarding racially-based student enrollment in Jefferson County Public Schools was announced, Steven’s careful reading and close analysis of the Justices’ opinions provided a level of insight into the core issues that we have found invaluable… The most challenging part of being a Bulldog supervisor remains learning to gauge how much work to give our intern without either boring him with necessary but mundane tasks, or overwhelming him with too much information in too short an amount of time.  Much of our work takes place in front of a computer, at a desk, inside the office, and this summer we were pleased to offer a joint internship with the Blackacre Conservancy.  The joint internship successfully exposed our intern to a variety of organization types and management and governance issues found within the nonprofit sector, but presented some challenges in day-to-day time and workflow management.”

National Safe Place – Susan Harmon

Intern: Nathan Mejias

“Nate was a pleasure to have around this summer.  He immediately jumped in as an addition to our staff and was quite helpful.  Some of the adjectives that describe Nate are: calm, pleasant, thoughtful, courteous, and insightful.  He was fun-loving and well-rounded, being able to join in and relate to everything that we needed and wanted to do as a staff.  He also took initiative and worked until his tasks were completed.  He offered ideas and suggestions which we allowed him to implement.   We have thoroughly enjoyed having the opportunity to employ and get to know Yale students over the past several summers…It is a pleasure to keep up with them as they have continued their education and started their careers.  They have provided us with quality work and refreshing energy…We are just so fortunate to have had the great young people come to be with us here at National Safe Place.  Even tomorrow we will get to see Chris Young, our 2006 Bulldog.  We really have developed good relationships with these Bulldogs and miss them when they leave us.”

Brooklawn - Kate Jones

Intern: Angela Parker

“Angela did an excellent job.  She entered our workforce and was willing to do any job she was asked to do.  Of course, many new employees go through a shock with the reality of our youth served, but Angela did not hesitate to ask questions and to get to know the job that we do each day…This has been a great opportunity for our company to provide support to existing staff, as well as share an experience and potentially influence the path that Bulldog interns take in their education and career.”

Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Sharon Bensinger

Intern: Bradley Milam

“Brad is a great young man, smart, responsible, with a great work ethic…Brad took responsibility for various aspects of the major fundraising event that we held toward the end of his time here.  He was always positive about his work, any requests that we made of him, and his suggestions for changes and improvements were always right on!... Do not hesitate to give them big challenges and responsibilities – they are up for it and they thrive on it!... This is a great opportunity for a non profit agency to get bright and talented intern at a very reasonable salary for the entire summer.  This is the third Bulldog that we have had at VIPS and each one did an outstanding job for the agency during their 10 week stay.  They all were individual that I would want to hire fulltime. Do not hesitate to challenge your Bulldog intern and give them significant responsibilities during their summer with your company – they are up for it and they thrive on it!”