Author Archives: fa2mata

As this internship comes to an end, I would like to use this opportunity to reflect on what I have done well and what I should improve on. Except for every other Monday meeting, our team worked from home. Working … Continue reading →

The stress is beginning to pile on as I work towards a finalized form of my draft, but for some reason, it feels as if it can never be completed. I know that in order for a draft to be … Continue reading →

Most of us were not taught the importance of taking care of our mental health growing up. It usually isn’t until we hit a roadblock in our lives or go through a loss of some sort that we begin to … Continue reading →

It’s been a very exciting week here at the Siemer institute. We have a new employee! Her role is the Director of Impact & Partnerships. It’s nice to hear a different voice during meetings and have a new perspective at … Continue reading →

This week in our biweekly fellows meeting we spoke about power. Dr. Lomax defined power as the ability to control someone else’s or your own reality and to make people believe that they choose this reality for themselves. He also … Continue reading →

We have reached the end of the 5th week in this 10-week internship and while I’m on track for some tasks, I have a long way to go for others. I have really immersed myself in my work for the … Continue reading →

It has been a busy week. I have been reading research articles nonstop, interviewing partner organizations, and yesterday I was able to test out a new workplace meeting platform. I feel that my internship at the Siemer Institute has already … Continue reading →

As children, when we began school our teachers and instructors made it very clear what was expected of us. Sometimes these expectations were on a wall or repeated to us on a weekly basis. When we weren’t meeting these standards, … Continue reading →

Last week, I came up with a list of search terms commonly used in reports by the Siemer Institute and other social service organizations. This week, I began the preliminary work for my best practices research using those terms. I … Continue reading →

I have completed my first week at the Siemer Institute and I am already eager for what is to come. I have spent the past few days meeting my co-workers and getting to know the values of the organization while also … Continue reading →