Intern and Supervisor Stories

Embracing All of the Opportunities

Cheng

STEP-UP Achieve Intern at CenterPoint Energy

Cheng is a poised young man, mature far beyond his years. His CenterPoint Energy supervisors were thrilled with his impeccable punctuality, consistently positive attitude, and high quality of work that far exceeded expectations.

Opening New Doors

Mariam

STEP-UP Achieve Intern in Minneapolis Mayor's Office

'Working with Mayor Rybak was a once in a lifetime opportunity,' says Mariam. 'My bosses were the citizens. My job was to give them a voice.'

Immense Opportunities

Eros

STEP-UP Achieve intern at Agosto

Eros gained great hands-on experience in computer science and business in his intership at the Minneapolis high-tech firm.

From STEP-UP to Google

Evan

Google Elections and Issue Advocacy, Analytical Lead

Evan now works at technology giant Google and credits his internship at GMAC ResCap with helping him get there.

Summer Intern to Permanent Employee

Maruf

STEP-UP Achieve Alumnus and Hennepin County Employee

Back in 2006, as a new STEP-UP Achieve intern at Hennepin County, Maruf never imagined that one day he’d have a permanent job there.

Coming Full Circle

Thomas Monjeau

STEP-UP Achieve Supervisor at Hennepin County

Three of Tom’s former STEP-UP Achieve interns are now employed by his office, including two permanent full-time employees. Tom has been supervising STEP-UP Achieve interns since 2005.

A Huge Win For Our Department

Deb Greising

STEP-UP Achieve Supervisor at Thrivent Financial

Experienced STEP-UP Achieve Supervisor Deb always requests interns interested in technology. She makes sure they get exposure to the whole field of IT during the summer.

More Than Just a Summer Job

Terron

STEP-UP Achieve intern at U.S. Bank

Terron credits his three summers as a STEP-UP Achieve intern at U.S. Bank headquarters for helping him take the next steps in his education and career plans.

STEP-UP Achieve intern May and Regions employees

Not Afraid to Jump In

May

STEP-UP Achieve intern at Regions Hospital

As a STEP-UP Achieve intern at Regions Hospital, May visited with patients and even helped with a hand-washing audit for medical staff.

Connections and Camaraderie

Nancy

STEP-UP Achieve Intern at U of MN Medical Center, Fairview

STEP-UP Achieve helped Nancy take her first steps toward a nursing career.

Education Is Something No One Can Take From You

Hashim Yonis

STEP-UP Achieve Alumnus

“My family left everything behind when we left Somalia. But education is something no one can take away from you.”

Small But Crucial Steps

Nakrumah

STEP-UP Achieve Intern at Boston Scientific

During his STEP-UP Achieve summer internship, Nakrumah woke up early each day to take the long bus ride from Minneapolis to the Boston Scientific campus in Arden Hills.