Each summer, the Bonner Foundation welcomes four to eight motivated, passionate, and talented Bonner summer interns from our network of 65+ Bonner programs. During this eleven-week internship, these young professionals bring their Bonner Program experience and share it by developing new resources and strategies for the national network. This year, we are delighted to welcome five exceptional Bonner summer interns:
• Aly Bonilla, University of Lynchburg ‘22
• Grace Fischer, Widener University ‘21
• Robert Green, Macalester College ‘23
• Raj Toor, The College of New Jersey ‘21
• Sunny Toreihi, Rollins College ‘20
You can read each intern’s bio on our Bonner Foundation staff page.
Summer interns responsibilities already shift in focus from year to year. Given the global pandemic situation, we are adjusting to meet current challenges, such as anticipating moving the internship online and focusing on resource development for capacity building projects and capstones (which can be conducted online). The interns will also be involved in supporting the 2020 Virtual Summer Leadership Institute and several other Foundation initiatives, such as Bonner Alumni Network development. We will provide a community cohort experience through regular Zoom calls and other online platforms.
We are delighted to work alongside (even virtually) such talented young professionals this summer, and we know that their work will have a long-lasting impact on the Bonner network.