Internship experience with the City of Vestavia Hills, AL
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The internship opportunity with the city of Vestavia Hills was a great platform for learning about the functionalities of a local government. This internship experience helped me realize the value and importance of serving the citizens of the community and the responsibilities that is attached to it.This opportunity from the City of Vestavia Hills also made me connect and apply the ideas, knowledge and skills that I have learned through my coursework into the real world of work. In addition, it has expanded my practical and professional vision and assisted me to look up to the courses that I will be taking in the future, from a practical perspective. Please click here to view in detail about my internship experience.
Research Coordinator for the ELGL Diversity dashboard project
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The ELGL Diversity dashboard project focuses on collecting quality data on the upper executive class of individuals who lead the organization in every local government organization in the country.
The information collected will be used to create an open source dashboard for citizens to view the demographic makeup of local government around the country.The diversity dashboard will also provide as a platform for communities to set strategic goals for improving accountability, diversity and representation in their governments. Serving as a research coordinator along with nine other students selected across the country, helped me experience the value of team work and innovation in local government. To know about the project , please click on the ELGL logo below.
