The Public Interest Fellowship Program acts as a \u201cmatchmaker\u201d between Colorado College students who have an interest in the social sector and nonprofit organizations that are doing innovative work in the public interest.<\/p>\n
PIFP offers paid summer and yearlong fellowships, which give CC students and graduates meaningful opportunities to explore possible career directions, gain practical work experience, and have an impact on the social issues of their state and communities. At the same time, PIFP partner organizations gain access to bright, highly competent, and energetic CC students, who enable the organizations to increase their capacity to improve the lives of others.<\/p>\n
PIFP sponsored its first cohort of fellows in 2004, and over the years has placed 346 fellows with 76 organizations. Through its yearlong program alone, PIFP has employed close to 5 percent\u00a0of CC\u2019s graduating class during the past several years.\u00a0Approximately 23 percent\u00a0of the PIFP fellows are hired to stay on with their organizations after their fellowship terms are complete.\u00a0Congratulations to the latest class of PIFP fellows!<\/p>\n
2017-18 Yearlong Fellowships<\/strong><\/p>\n Emilia Delgado Heinz, ACLU of Colorado<\/p>\n Samantha Saccomanno, Bell Policy Center<\/p>\n Katasha Nail Dasilva, Caring for Colorado<\/p>\n Terrell Blei, CO Consumer Health Initiative<\/p>\n Zoe Gibson, CO Education Initiative<\/p>\n Zijing (Michael) Wu, CO Fiscal Institute<\/p>\n Emelie Frojen, Conservation Colorado<\/p>\n Emma Kepes, Denver Scholarship Foundation<\/p>\n Livia Abuls, DSST Public Schools<\/p>\n Natasha Riveron, Innovations in Aging Collaborative<\/p>\n Robin Berk, ICAST<\/p>\n Cassandra Cohen, Mental Health Colorado<\/p>\n Karolina Szymanska, OMNI Institute<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2017 Summer Fellowships<\/strong><\/p>\n Morgen Seim, ACLU of Colorado<\/p>\n Mary Rose Donahue, The Arc Pikes Peak Region<\/p>\n Lindsey Salhus, Atlas Preparatory School<\/p>\n Julia Gledhill , Bayaud Enterprises<\/p>\n Siqi Wei, Catamount Institute<\/p>\n Marcela Onate-Trules, Chinook Fund<\/p>\n Elena\u00a0 Perez, City of Colorado Springs (Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services)<\/p>\n Carina Rodriguez Jaimes, CO Dept of Health Care Policy and Financing<\/p>\n Elianna Clayton, CO Department of Health Care Policy and Financing<\/p>\n Jared\u00a0 Russell, CO Department of Health Care Policy and Financing<\/p>\n Manuel Meraz, CO League of Charter Schools<\/p>\n Catherine Braza, Greenway Fund\/Fountain Creek Watershed District<\/p>\n Emma Kerr, The Gill Foundation<\/p>\n Olivia Berlin, *NCSL Communications Division<\/p>\n Ethan Greenberg, *NCSL Education Program<\/p>\n Jack Gurr, OMNI Institute<\/p>\n Willa Rentel, One Colorado Education Fund<\/p>\n Lily Weissgold, Palmer Land Trust<\/p>\n Valeria Peralta, ProgressNow Colorado Education<\/p>\n Marlee Akerson, Volunteers for Outdoor CO<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *National Conference of State Legislators<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Public Interest Fellowship Program acts as a \u201cmatchmaker\u201d between Colorado College students who have an interest in the social sector and nonprofit organizations that are doing innovative work in the public interest. PIFP offers paid summer and yearlong fellowships, which give CC students and graduates meaningful opportunities to explore possible career directions, gain practical … <\/p>\n