Past Interns
Past Intern
Matt Finck obtained a BA in History and a BAin Sustainable Development from Appalachian State University in 2008. Matt enjoys gardening, reading, biking, and generally being outside. Matt wrote the Coal River 101 theme, contributed a lot of hard...
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Past Intern
Emily received her B.S. in Journalism with Honors from West Virginia University and is currently pursuing her masters in Geography focusing on Space, Place and Development. Emily hopes to begin her thesis research in medical geography with a focus...
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Past Intern
Bill Faria was a junior at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, when he did his internship. Majoring in Behavioral Biology, he was interested in studying the effects of synthetic hormone mimics from agricultural pollution on human and...
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Past Intern
A former English instructor at Virginia Tech, Jen Barton is now working on a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies through Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is working with Aurora Lights to develop multi-disciplinary college-level curricula...
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Past Intern
Danielle Weiss graduated from the Environmental Studies program at the University of Waterloo in Canada. After traveling to the United States, the Middle East, and to Costa Rica, Danielle went on a one year study abroad program in Ecuador. Danielle...
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Current Intern
Will is a young man who wound up in the Coal River Valley by accident and decided to stay. Will grew up in Vermont where he graduated high school last year. He spent last fall and winter in Ladakh, India organizing for the 350 campaign (www.350.org...
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Current Interns
Folklife and Culture Intern
Becky is in her senior year at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia working on a BA in Theatre and English. Since she has been there she founded an Appalachian Music and Dance Club, served as co-editor of Aurora Literary Magazine and...
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