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Intern Highlight Profile: Samantha Applewhaite
Posted in: News & Updates by Andre Lau on August 19, 2010
Hamilton, ON—As one of our Communication Assistants, Samantha’s responsibilities include writing content for the Empowerment Squared website, expanding the social network reach of the organization through various social media tools, and assisting with brand control. Samantha was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario and is a recent graduate from Brock University with a Business Communications Major. She will be continuing her studies at Niagara College for Public Relations in September.
Samantha is an expert instant communicator, using social media to educate others about global development projects. She wanted to become more involved with local initiatives and stay up to date with current affairs, so joining the Empowerment Squared team was a natural fit. Samantha’s thirst to put her theoretical knowledge from university into real world practice is the driving force behind her social media communicative efforts and her motivation to create change.
In her spare time, Samantha dances and does yoga and pilates. She enjoys sitting back and watching reality TV shows and HBO. She likes reading romantic novels and magazines. If she had to describe herself using three words, they would be: outgoing, reliable, and creative. In the kitchen, Ms. Applewhaite would be a spoon, because she is so well rounded. With $1 million, she would pay off her student debt, give some money to her family and friends, travel, and donate to charity. She has traveled to Jamaica, Cuba, Bermuda, and Texas but if she could be anywhere in the world it would be England or Paris.
Samantha hopes to help local networks, continuously advocate for youth, and gain more experience in the non-profit communications PR field through her internship with Empowerment Squared. Using social media and her writing, she hopes to raise awareness and become more involved in developmental issues.
Empowerment Squared is constantly looking for enthusiastic interns who want to make a difference and join our team. For more information, please visit our Job Opportunities section for future employment and volunteer opportunities.
