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2019 Summer Cohort

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Annjelika Slate

Office of the County Executive - Privacy Office

The Fellowship has had a tremendous impact on my career aspirations and academic interests.

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Christopher Song

Office of the County Executive - Office of Supportive Housing - Housing and Community Development Division

If I was given the opportunity to work for the County of Santa Clara, I would gladly take it as I believe that working in the public sector really emphasizes your role in helping others, rather than private companies that really emphasize profit and maximizing their revenue.

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Darius K. Johnson

Valley Medical Center

While working on some of the projects within my placement at VMC, I truly feel as though I have made an impact on the system which has ultimately impacted the residents of the County.

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Emily Rosas

Office of the County Executive - Office of Supportive Housing - Rapid Rehousing

This experience has definitely inspired me to work for the County of Santa Clara in the future.

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Javeria Idris

Public Health Department

This experience has definitely inspired me to want to work for the County because it opened my eyes to the effort the Public Health Department puts into keeping our County healthy and safe at all times.

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Kristopher Olarte

Registrar of Voters

I initially thought that this [fellowship] would only have me doing basic tasks using Microsoft Word or Excel while participating in some duties revolving outreach, but it exceeded my expectations.

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Michaela Fogarty

Office of the County Executive - Office of Supportive Housing - Crisis Response

I'm still not totally sure what I want to do after college, but I think that this fellowship has definitely strengthened my drive to want to work with other vulnerable communities and work with people to better their situations.

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Nora S. Ramírez

Office of Supervisor Dave Cortese, Board of Supervisors - District 3

My fellowship has taught me to push myself in an unfamiliar work environment, to believe in myself.

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2019 Summer Cohort Testimonials