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waterstaff2024-05-17 20:21:292024-05-17 20:21:29A Reflection from PatriceBecome a part of an inspiring community of feminists in religion.
WATER welcomes students from seminaries, universities, colleges, volunteer programs, and more.
Interns both national and international are welcome.
The WATER Internship Program offers an opportunity to learn how a small non-profit operates and see what it takes to nurture and maintain a wide network of feminists and activists across the country and worldwide. Of course, WATER interns learn about feminist studies in religion as if by osmosis!
Interns engage in a full range of activities from fundraising to planning programs, initiating independent projects to reviewing books and films. Those who wish to do their own research have a chance to utilize WATER’s extensive library of more than 6,000 books on feminist studies in religion, as well as consult with our experienced colleagues through monthly programs and periodic in-house seminars. Oh, and we also have fun!
Download Application here: WATER-Internship-Application
Here are just some of the opportunities WATER interns have:
- Program and event planning
- Assistance with writing and editing projects such as WATERtalks, WATERrituals, WATERmeditations, WATERteas, WATERcast, WATERwheel newsletters, journal and web articles, books, and presentations
- Non-profit fundraising
- WATER community outreach via phone, email, and listserv with our broad network of colleagues
- Welcoming Visiting Scholars and other guests
- Maintenance of social media platforms including the website, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and more
- Reading and reviewing the latest feminist books and films
- Attending social justice events and rallies in the DMV area
- Joining or initiating conversations with prominent feminist scholars, activists, religious leaders, and others
Interns must commit to a minimum of six weeks, but have the opportunity to stay for a year or more. Some interns come through established programs of their universities, seminaries, or religious organizations. All participants are encouraged to apply for academic credit from their home institutions for their work at WATER. We are delighted to work with programs which sponsor volunteers with expenses shared by WATER as the on-site placement.
Summer internships typically begin in late Spring and finish at the end of July. There is flexibility given the applicant’s schedule. The Summer Internship will run from May to July. Other internships usually start in September.
WATER is flexible in this regard. Give us a call if you have any questions about the program: (301) 589-2509, or email us at waterstaff@hers.com.
Download the 2024 Intern Application below. Send your completed application to waterstaff@hers.com.
Word Doc: WATER-Internship-Application
Application Deadlines:
- May 15 for Summer Internships
- July 15 for Fall Internships
- December 1 for Spring Internships (beginning January)
For more information about the program, contact the office at (301) 589-2509 or send an email to waterstaff@hers.com.
WATER INTERNS 1984 TO PRESENT
*Official launch of the Intern Program at WATER—January 1990 (according to the WATERwheel)
**All WATERwheel Entries a certain intern has are sorted in their introduction, their reflections, articles they wrote or if they were mentioned
| NAME | SCHOOL/PROGRAM | WATERwheel Entries** | |
| 1984 | Monica Maher | Williams College/American University | Mentioned: (Vol. 18, No. 2) (Vol. 26, No. 2) |
| 1988 (January) | Susan Phillips | Colgate University | Introduction: (Vol. 1, No. 1) Reflection: (Vol. 2, No. 1) |
| 1988-90 | Joan Scott | Howard University—Ford Foundation Fellow | Introduction: (Vol 1, No. 3) |
| 1989 | Sally Davis | Introduction: (Vol. 2, No. 4) | |
| 1989-1990 (Winter) | Barbara Cullom | Howard University | Introduction: (Vol. 2, No. 4) |
| 1991 | Ayana Beard | Blair High School | |
| 1991 (Fall) | Marie Therese Martin | CSJ Boston; Worcester Connection, MA | Introduction: (Vol. 4, No. 3) |
| 1991 (Fall) | Beth Wheeler | Colgate University | Introduction: (Vol. 3, No. 3) Reflection: (Vol. 4, No. 3) Mentioned: (Vol. 5, No. 1) |
| 1991 | Lucy Tatman | Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | Introduction: (Vol. 3, No. 3) Reflection: (Vol. 26, No. 2) Mentioned: (Vol. 4, No. 1) |
| 1991-1992 (Winter) | Kitty Stafford | Canadian Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario | Introduction: (Vol. 4, No. 4) Reflection: (Vol. 5, No. 1), (Vol. 26, No. 2) |
| 1991-1992 (Winter) | Cara Vincent | Wesley Theological Seminary | Introduction: (Vol. 4, No. 4) Mentioned: (Vol. 5, No. 1) |
| 1992 (Summer-Fall) | Susan O’Brien | Niece of Kitty Stafford; Irish; librarian, indexed the newsletter | Introduction: (Vol. 5, No. 2) Reflection: (Vol. 5, No. 3) |
| 1992 (Spring) | Dagmar Albert | German student, Council on International Education Exchange | Reflection: (Vol. 5, No. 1) |
| 1992 | Christine Stamper | ||
| 1993 (Spring) | Helena Johansson | Swedish Theological student | Introduction: (Vol. 6, No. 1) Mentioned: (Vol. 6, No. 2) |
| 1993 (Spring) | Tisa Anders | Iliff School of Theology | Introduction: (Vol. 5, No. 3) Reflection: (Vol. 6, No. 1) Mentioned: (Vol. 6, No. 2) |
| 1993 (Summer) | Kelly Cregan | High School, Rocky River OH | Introduction: (Vol. 6, No. 2) Reflection: (Vol. 6, No. 3) |
| 1993 (Summer) | Florencia Rivas | Uruguay, daughter of Christina Grela | |
| 1993 (Fall) | Ute Harle | Germany, Women-Chruch | Mentioned: (Vol. 7, No.1) |
| 1994 | Hetty Irmer | Susquehanna University | Mentioned: (Vol. 7, No. 3) |
| 1995 | Cynthia Lapp | Wesley Theological Seminary and later WATER staff 9 yrs. | Introduction: (Vol. 8, No. 1) Reflection: (Vol. 8, No. 2) (Vol. 14, No. 4) Article: (Vol. 11, No. 3) Mentioned: (Vol. 24, No. 2) |
| 1993-94 (Summer/Fall) | Lanell Dike | Santa Cruz College | Introduction: (Vol. 6, No. 3) Mentioned: (Vol. 8, No. 4), (Vol. 9, No. 2) |
| 1995 (Summer) | Monique Mariko Maier | Mount Holyoke College/Harvard Divinity School | Introduction: (Vol. 9, No. 2) Mentioned: (Vol. 8, No. 4) |
| 1996 (Summer) | Maria Scinto | Daughter of Carol and Joe Scinto | Mentioned: (Vol. 9, No. 2) |
| 1996 (Spring) | Marianna Rivas | Montevideo, Uruguay | Introduction: (Vol. 9, No. 1) |
| 1996 (Spring) | Eri Delorier | Georgetown University | Introduction: (Vol. 9, No. 1) Reflection: (Vol. 9, No. 2) |
| 1996 (Summer) | Richard Russell | Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge | Introduction: (Vol. 9, No. 2) |
| 1997 | Jean L. Hammond | Voices of Sophia | Mentioned: (Vol. 11, No. 3) |
| 1997 | Frances Reed | Smith College | Introduction: (Vol. 10, No. 2) |
| 1998 | Grace (Gade) Duerksen | Bethel College, and Pacific School of Religion | Reflection: (Vol. 26, No. 2) Article: (Vol. 11, No. 1) Mentioned: (Vol. 11, No. 2) |
| 1998 | Pauline Maheux | Ursuline, Chatham, Ontario, Canada | Introduction: (Vol. 11, No. 2) Reflection: (Vol. 11, No. 3) |
| 1999 (Summer) | Nina Boasdotter | Iceland, daughter of Solveig | |
| 1999 | Caprina Donaldson | Kennedy High School | |
| 1999 (Fall) | Kate Holbrook | Bates College, Mennonite | Introduction: (Vol. 12, No. 2) Mentioned: (Vol 12, No. 3) |
| 2001 (Fall) Mennonite |
Lora Nafziger | Goshen College, Voluntary Service Term with Mennonite Central Committee | Reflection: (Vol. 15, No. 2) Mentioned: (Vol. 14, No. 3) |
| 2002 | Erika Callaway Kleiner | Vanderbilt | Introduction: (Vol. 15, No. 3) |
| 2002 | Margaret Mary O’Gorman, osf | Franciscan Sister | |
| 2003 | Margaret Gonzales | ||
| 2003 (Summer) | Lauren Dunn | Tufts University | Mentioned: (Vol. 16, No. 2), (Vol. 16, No. 3) |
| 2004 | Michelle Mueller | Pacific School of Religion | Mentioned: (Vol. 22, No. 4) |
| 2006 (Summer) | Rachel Ingraham | Houghton College/Harvard Divinity School | Introduction: (Vol. 17, No. 4) Reflection: (Vol. 18, No. 1) |
| 2006 (Summer) | Sophie Kanter | Guilford College | Introduction: (Vol. 17, No. 4) Reflection: (Vol. 18, No. 1) |
| 2006 (Summer) | Kathryn “Katey” Zeh | Yale Divinity School | Introduction: (Vol. 17, No. 4) Reflection: (Vol. 18, No. 1) |
| 2006 (Summer) | Gretchen Zelle | Luther College | Introduction: (Vol. 17, No. 4) Reflection: (Vol. 18, No.1) Mentioned: (Vol. 18, No. 2) |
| 2006-2007 | Shelley Seyler | American University | Reflection: (Vol. 18, No. 3) Article: (Vol. 18, No. 3) Mentioned: (Vol. 18, No. 2) |
| 2007-2009 | Anna Beth Roeschley | Bluffton University via the Mennonite Voluntary Service | Introduction: (Vol. 18, No. 4) Reflection: (Vol. 26, No. 2) Article: (Vol. 19, No 3-4), (Vol. 21, No. 1) Mentioned: (Vol. 19, No. 2) |
| 2007 (Summer) | Eleanor Carey | Bryn Mawr College | Mentioned: (Vol. 18, No. 4) |
| 2007 (Summer) | Meg Cullom-Levine | University of Maryland | Mentioned: (Vol. 18, No. 4) |
| 2007 (Summer) | Julie Bir | Grinnell College | Mentioned: (Vol. 18, No. 4) |
| 2008 (Summer) | Megan Sullivan | Tufts University, White House | Reflection: (Vol. 19, No. 2) |
| 2008 (Summer) | Sophie Kanter | Mentioned: (Vol. 19, No. 3-4) | |
| 2009 (Fall) | Emily Derstine | Washington Community Scholars of Eastern Mennonite University | Article: (Vol. 19, No. 3-4), (Vol. 25, No. 1) |
| 2010 (Summer) | Elizabeth Speigle | Goshen College | Reflection: (Vol. 21, No. 2) |
| 2010 (Summer) | Cornelia “Nellie” Beckett | Smith College | Reflection: (Vol. 21, No. 2) |
| 2010 (Summer) | Ikhlas Saleem | Wellesley College & Harvard Divinity School | Reflection: (Vol. 21, No. 2), (Vol. 26, No. 2) |
| 2010 | Grace Lauver-Simmons | ||
| 2010-2011 | Emily Cohen | Seattle University, Loretto Volunteer Service | Introduction: (Vol. 21, No. 3) |
| 2011 (Summer) | Y. Joy Harris | Howard University | |
| 2011-2012 | Anne Lacher | College of St. Benedict, Loretto Volunteer Service | |
| 2012 (Summer) | Mary-Ann (Kaiser) Barclay | Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary | |
| 2012 | Heather Smith | Wesley Theological Seminary PMM | |
| 2012 | Clarafrancie Cromer | Wesley Theological Seminary PMM | Reflection: (Vol. 26, No. 2) |
| 2012-2013 | Wendy Mallette | Yale Divinity School, Loretto Volunteer | Introduction: (Vol. 22, No. 1) |
| 2013 | Elizabeth Lancaster | Introduction: (Vol. 22, No. 1) | |
| 2013 | Molly Bolton | Wake Forest University School of Divinity, NC | Introduction: (Vol. 22, No. 1) |
| 2013 | Rebekah Renfro | Smith College | Introduction: (Vol. 22, No. 1) |
| 2014 (Summer) | Melody Stanford | Boston University School of Theology | Mentioned: (Vol. 22, No. 4) |
| 2014 (Summer) | Jacqueline Small | Princeton Theological Seminary | Mentioned: (Vol. 22, No. 4) |
| 2014 (Summer) | Ciara Chivers | Tufts University | Mentioned: (Vol. 22, No. 4) |
| 2013-2015 | Cathy Jaskey | Dominican University, Loretto Volunteer Service, Vanderbuilt | Mentioned: (Vol. 22, No. 4), (Vol. 23, No. 1) Reflection: (Vol. 26, No. 2) |
| 2014-2015 | Kate Stoltzfus | Goshen College, Mennonite Voluntary Service | Introduction: (Vol. 23, No. 1) Mentioned: (Vol. 23, No. 3) |
| 2014 | Crystal West | Howard University | Introduction: (Vol. 23. No. 1) |
| 2015 (Summer) | Mary Grace Steigerwald | Southwestern University, Methodist | Introduction: (Vol. 23, No. 3) |
| 2015 (Summer) | Mara Lemesany | Tufts University | Introduction: (Vol. 23, No. 3) |
| 2015-16 | Elizabeth Hardt | Transylvania University, Loretto Volunteer Service | Introduction: (Vol. 23, No. 4) Article: (Vol. 23, No. 4) Mentioned: (Vol. 24, No. 2), (Vol. 25, No. 1) |
| 2015-16 | Emily Harder | Bethel College, Mennonite Voluntary Service | Introduction: (Vol. 23, No. 4) Mentioned: (Vol. 24, No. 2) |
| 2016 (Summer) | Melissa Feito | Tufts University, Loretto Volunteer Service | Introduction: (Vol. 24, No. 2) Reflection: (Vol. 26, No. 2) |
| 2016 (Summer) | Dana Tufariello | Catholic University of America | Introduction: (Vol. 24, No. 2) |
| 2015-17 | Mallory Naake | University of California, San Diego, Wesley Theological Seminary PMM | Introduction: (Vol. 23, No. 4) Article: (Vol. 23, No. 4) Mentioned: (Vol. 25, No. 2) |
| 2016-18 | Hannah Dorfman | Tufts University, Loretto Volunteer Service | Introduction: (Vol. 24, No. 3-4) Article: (Vol. 25, No. 2) Mentioned: (Vol. 25, No. 3) |
| 2017 (Summer) | Karis Slattery | Yale Divinity School | Mentioned: (Vol. 25, No. 3) |
| 2017 (Summer) | Susanna Stutler | Agnes Scott College | Mentioned: (Vol. 25, No. 3) |
| 2017-18 | Janaya Sachs | Mennonite Volunteer Service, Harrisburg | Introduction: (Vol. 25, No.3) |
| 2017-18 | Heureuse Kaj | Wesley PMM, Congo | Introduction: (Vol. 25, No.3) Reflection: (Vol. 26, No. 1) |
| 2018 | Rachel Beaver | Randolph College | Introduction: (Vol. 25, No. 4) Reflection: (Vol. 26, No. 1) |
| 2018 | Charlotte Lim | Yale, Singapore | Mentioned: (Vol. 26, No. 2) |
| 2018 (Fall) | Melissa Cedillo | Loretto Volunteer Service | |
| 2018-19 | Emily Neufeld | Mennonite Volunteer Service | Reflection: (Vol. 27, No. 3) |
| 2019 (Summer) | Kali Huiyan Lo-Ng | Beloit | Reflection: (Vol. 27, No. 3) |
| 2019 (Summer) | Kennedy Thedford | Agnes Scott | Reflection: (Vol. 27, No. 3) |
| 2019 (Summer) | Claire Coker | Wesley PMM | |
| 2019-20 | Techika Rhodes | Wesley PMM | Introduction: (Vol. 27, No. 3) Reflection: (Vol. 28, No. 2) |
| 2020 | Laura Carr-Pries | Mennonite Volunteer Service, Canada | Introduction: (Vol. 28, No. 1) Reflection: (Vol. 28, No. 2) |
| 2020-21 | Anali North Martin | Mennonite Volunteer Service | Introduction: (Vol. 28, No. 3) Reflection: (Vol. 29, No. 3) |
| 2021 (Summer) | Catherine Hunt-Neu | Summer Intern in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 | Mentioned: (Vol. 31, No. 1) |
| 2021 (Summer) | Liza Johnson | Lutheran Volunteer Service | Introduction: (Vol. 29, No. 3) |
| 2021 | Rowan Thistlethwaite | High School Student | |
| 2022-23 | Pamella A. Miller | Wesley PMM | Introduction: (Vol. 30, No. 3) Mentioned: (Vol.31, No. 1) |
| 2022-23 | Patrice Rupp | Eirene/Brethern Voluntary Service, Germany | Introduction: (Vol. 30, No. 3) Mentioned: (Vol. 31, No. 1) |
| 2023 (Summer) | Brooke Andrews | Summer Intern | Mentioned: (Vol. 31, No. 1) |
| 2023-24 | Lisa Lauterbach | Eirene/Brethren Volunteer Service, Germany | Introduction: (Special 40th Anniversary Edition) |
| 2024-25 | Wed Naji | Eirene/Brethren Volunteer Service, Germany | |
| 2024-25 | Magdalena Müller | Eirene/Brethren Volunteer Service, Germany |
2021 (Summer), Santa Clara University and University of San Francisco virtual students: Eva Kennar, Saachi Sikaria, Ally Jeffers, Tannaz Azimi, Emmett Moore, Hayley Burcher, Catherine Li, Marcella Hollero.
Others: Mia Scinto (daughter of Joe and Carol Scinto).
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