Nathaniel Ponvert wants you to follow your passion, but realize that you never know where it may take you. Nathaniel entered the University of Arizona with a love of photography, especially with an interest in the desert plants he was photographing. He followed that interest into selecting related general education classes in the field of science, which led to working closely with faculty who study plants in a lab setting. By continuously following his passion, it eventually led him to be a PhD student at Brown University.

Courtney Slanaker is the Executive Director of World Care, a Tucson, AZ-based humanitarian organization. In this episode you will hear about her amazing internship experience in Guatemala where a chance encounter with a young man with a rare genetic condition, Rufino, changed her life, his health, and caused her to start her own non-profit while still a college student.

Molly Mahoney is from Scottsdale, Arizona. She attended the University of Arizona and graduated cum laude with a bachelors degree in Public Health and a minor in Spanish in May of 2014. It was in her last semester at the University of Arizona where she completed a semester long internship with LeadLocal, an organization that partnered with Tu Nidito Children and Family Services to complete a community expansion plan for their Memory Beads program. Molly was able to work on a team of interns on this expansion project, which then turned into a job at Tu Nidito. She currently serves as Tu Nidito's Community Impact Coordinator, where she coordinates the Memory Beads program as well as grief support groups for children and families in Southern Arizona.

Brooke McDonald is the co-founder of LeadLocal, a think, learn, and do tank, based in Tucson, AZ. LeadLocal has the Leading for Good program, which provides experiential learning for undergraduate students and real solutions for local organizations. Brooke gives examples of the types of internship experiences students can have with LeadLocal and the projects they worked on for the agencies. Robin Breault discussed the history of LeadLocal and how they structure their internship experiences in Episode 1.

Dr. Robin Breault is the co-founder of LeadLocal, a think, learn, and do tank, based in Tucson, AZ. LeadLocal has the Leading for Good program, which provides experiential learning for undergraduate students and real solutions for local organizations. Additionally, she has over 20 years experience in teaching, training and coaching.