Introducing Our Interns!

Not solely is it a novel year, but it is also a novel semester!  As many of yous know, our programme is run past times amazing interns who direct maintain a passion for families, wellness in addition to education.  These wonderful ladies are the cream of the crop in addition to total of life!  It takes simply a few weeks to acquire into the routine of things, but thus we'll all live on off in addition to running.  We direct maintain many novel ideas, thus proceed your optic out for changes.  And equally usual, if yous ever direct maintain whatsoever questions, delight permit us know!

Here is a piffling chip close each i of our interns, hopefully yous tin acquire to know these ladies!

Tessa Nelson

I am a senior at UVU studying Behavioral Science amongst an emphasis inwards Family Studies. I am originally from Montana in addition to I honey going dorsum at that topographic point to watch my extended family! My household unit of measurement moved to Lehi close xiv years ago. I graduated from Lehi High School inwards 2006. I direct maintain been married for over 2 years in addition to my hubby in addition to I are expecting our get-go kid inwards April. I volition live on graduating in addition to having a infant close a calendar week apart from each other! I am excited to commence my internship amongst ! I am looking forrard to working amongst the volunteers in addition to amongst the families in addition to helping families have the resources they demand to strengthen their family.

Ally Gordon

Hey I’m Ally! This coming Apr I am graduating inwards Public Health amongst a Health Promotion emphasis from Brigham Young University. I experience strongly close prevention, which is i of the original reasons I decided to become into Public Health. I direct maintain many areas of involvement inside populace health, i of them beingness maternal/child health.  I believe that the get-go few years of a child’s life, including the prenatal fourth dimension period, greatly touching on the residual of that child’s life. I was born inwards Payson, UT in addition to raised inwards Castilian Fork, UT. I honey doing things outdoors, particularly when the conditions is warm. I of late took upward snowboarding, which has made winters a lot to a greater extent than enjoyable! I also relish camping, reading, dancing, singing, shopping, and  spending fourth dimension amongst household unit of measurement in addition to friends.

 Susannah Naillon

 I volition live on receiving my undergraduate score inwards Public Health inwards Apr '12 from BYU. I decided to pursue this champaign because I actually relish helping others, in addition to direct maintain ever felt that "health" is i of the biggest aspect inwards our lives that influences who nosotros are.  I am thrilled to live on working amongst United Way's programme because it allows me to assist others, connect amongst the community, in addition to strengthen the wellness of the community. I am a proud woman parent to a sweetness infant boy, who was born inwards March of 2011. Although he has solely been inwards my life for such a brusque amount of time, he has made me realize how life is thus precious. As a mother, I sympathise how rewarding it is to live on a parent, in addition to promise that I tin acquire from parents inwards the community.  I also utter Japanese fluently in addition to Standard Mandarin Chinese semi-fluently. It is my promise that I tin ambit out to a diversity of people using my linguistic communication skills. 

Andrea Lamb

I grew upward inwards Pleasant Grove, Utah, in addition to although it's been awhile since I graduation, I yet direct maintain enough of PGHS Viking pride. I'm currently a senior at BYU, in addition to I volition live on receiving my BS inwards Public Health--Health Promotion rail this April. When I started college in addition to began looking at a major, I simply couldn't intend of anything to a greater extent than of import inwards life than beingness healthy, in addition to I wanted to live on able assist others detect right wellness information, modify harmful behaviors, in addition to make optimal health. I believe wellness is essential to enjoying the other delights of life! I got engaged to my high schoolhouse sweetheart inwards December, in addition to nosotros volition live on married afterwards this semester. I direct maintain lived inwards China, in addition to I'm headed to Thailand this summertime to produce humanitarian work. I honey running in addition to anything that involves beingness outside, in addition to the promise of summertime pulls me through every Utah winter. I direct maintain nine nieces in addition to nephews in addition to I honey spending fourth dimension amongst them. I'm excited to live on working equally an intern amongst United Way helping families improve their health!

Stacey Mitchell

Some of yous powerfulness cry back me, but I direct maintain a novel name! I of late got married in addition to honey it!  I've been an intern amongst since Apr in addition to direct maintain loved it thus much I decided to stay.  I volition similar a shot live on a Vista for the side past times side year.   H5N1 Vista is similar the PeaceCorp, but stateside service.  I volition live on focusing on volunteer recruitment, community playgroups, in addition to household unit of measurement education.  My favorite move of this labor is helping families connect to resources that inwards plough assist them live on ameliorate parents.  I honey seeing novel mothers fit their infant infant in addition to realize what a sweetness chance they direct maintain to live on parents, teachers, in addition to motivators!  I facial expression forrard to a peachy novel twelvemonth amongst .

Stephanie Anderson

My cry is Stephanie Anderson in addition to I am the Coordinator.  I direct maintain been at United Way for a twelvemonth in addition to the fourth dimension has flown by.  We direct maintain such dedicated volunteers in addition to interns that produce thus much to brand the programme successful.  My passion in addition to honey is  working amongst parents in addition to caregivers.   I believe that nosotros acquire from each other in addition to shared experience tin assist each of us.  I previously worked for BYU Broadcasting equally the Ready To Learn Coordinator in addition to instruct for Child Care Resource in addition to Referral in addition to UVU equally an adjunct professor inwards the Early Education Department.  My hubby in addition to I direct maintain 8 children in addition to are lucky to direct maintain iv wonderful grandchildren.