Honoring o ur i nterns

HigHligHting a few of our graduating interns and tHeir iMPressive accoMPlisHMents

Catherine Thompson

Sustainability Intern, University of Minnesota

Waste

As the sustainability intern at the University of Minnesota, Catherine helped educate and inform her fellow students about environmental best practices. She led a plate waste study over three months that was projected to decrease food waste in the dining halls by 15%. She exceeded her goals by decreasing plate waste by 18% instead.

Jose Perez Vela

Sustainability Intern, University of Texas at Arlington

Portfolio-wortHY Projects

During his internship, Jose expanded his sustainability and marketing skillset and developed several portfolio-worthy projects. He is grateful for his team, who pushed him out of his comfort zone and encouraged his growth. Chartwells’ associates are excited to work with him again at the University of Pittsburgh as the sustainability and community partnership coordinator!

Samantha Rodriguez

Marketing Intern, Radford University rising star

Samantha used her internship to hone her hands-on marketing experience and connect with university leaders. She is an innovative, forward-thinking marketer with a lot of big ideas for her campus dining program. The team at Radford University is excited to welcome Samantha as their new marketing manager!

Deepakshi Choudhary

Marketing Intern, University of Illinois at Chicago

Masterful Marketer

Deepakshi built many valuable career connections during her internship. She focused on learning, growing, and exchanging information with her peers. Deepakshi expressed thanks to her fellow associates, saying they were a much-needed guidance system. She impressed her team by succeeding in her internship while also studying for her second master’s degree.

Kameron Ladia

Marketing Intern, Lamar University

HigHlY skilled intern creative genius

Kameron learned many hard and soft skills, including how to develop and implement a marketing plan, navigate Canva to create social media posts, and work with Sprout Social. He also expanded his network by connecting with our senior director, catering director, and chefs. Thanks also to Kameron for impressive work on his meal plan brochure, which he submitted to Chartwells’ meal plan contest.

Adam Cooper

Marketing Intern, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

During his internship, Adam Cooper explored his campus community and connected with fellow students, teachers, and associates. He also tapped into his creative side by handling marketing and communications tasks for his team, who deeply appreciated all his hard work. His favorite thing about his internship was being able to work comfortably and creatively.