San Rafael, CA – The Marin County Board of Supervisors has recognized 134 outstanding volunteers and student interns who completed their service with Marin Shares (formerly known as Civic Center Volunteers) and Marinterns programs in 2019.
The group included 97 interns and 37 volunteers, among them several volunteers who had served more than 20 years.
Jennifer Flores served as a victim/witness intern in the District Attorney’s Office. She was one of 97 interns officially thanked by the Marin County Board of Supervisors on January 14.
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Marin County Department of Human Resources, which oversees the programs, said honorees made significant impacts. They advocated for people to stop tobacco use, led tours of the Marin Civic Center, consulted on equal employment issues, served on the Sheriff Office’s Search and Rescue Team, performed legal research, tutored at County libraries, patrolled open space trails, ushered patrons to their seats at Marin Center shows, counseled elders dealing with challenges of aging, provided clerical support, wrote articles, and much more.
Honorees earned the endorsements of their staff supervisors for formal resolutions of commendation, which were approved by the Board at its January 14 meeting.
Student Internships Coordinator Joy Fossett said honorees were among the students who participated in a new program feature called Marinterns Career Day, held in summer 2019. The educational day was designed by interns and will become an annual event. Honorees also applied their classroom knowledge in County roles allowing hands-on learning.
“These interns contributed fresh perspectives to the County,” Fossett said. “They also gained experience to help them with career decisions.”
Anne Starr, the County’s coordinator of volunteers, said volunteer honorees contributed a wide range of skills and expertise to extend the work of paid staff.
“Thanks to volunteers, the County can do more for residents than would otherwise be possible. They make Marin a better place for all.”
In fiscal year 2018-2019, the program had 8,662 volunteers and interns serving a total of 210,049 hours across the County organization. Fifteen interns were hired by the County.
Among the volunteer roles currently available are: Marin Civic Center tour docent, legal intern, Library Beyond Walls liaison, clerical volunteer, Adopt-A-Spot beautification team leader, social media intern, senior peer counselor, open space trail maintenance volunteer, law library aide, ecosystem restoration team member, and more. Sometimes a role can be designed to meet an individual’s skills and interests.
Read about the opportunities and application process on the Human Resources website. To get questions answered, contact Anne Starr at 415-473-7167 about volunteering or Joy Fossett at 415-473-7447 about student internships.
MARINSHARES AND MARINTERNSHIPS 2019 HONOREES
Belvedere
Karen Eaton, patient advocate, Health & Human Services;
Corte Madera
Francesca McLaughlin, Marin Teen Girl ambassador, Human Resources;
Claire Karner, Pre-Law intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Lucas Peck, Law School intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Cecilia Wolf, Communicable Disease Team intern, Health & Human Services;
Fairfax
Noah Clark, Marin Search & Rescue youth volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
BJ Haugh, Marin Center usher, Cultural Services;
Rita Swenson, Marin Center usher, Cultural Services;
Greenbrae
Brennan Angel, Marin Search & Rescue volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
Broden Farazmand, long-range planning intern, Community Development Agency;
Ryan Green, Tobacco Prevention and Education intern, Health & Human Services;
Molly Kehoe, District 2 intern, Board of Supervisors;
Francesca Padilla, pre-law intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Achinthya Poduval, software coding instructor intern, Marin County Free Library;
Nina Segedin, legal support intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Inverness
Karole Calvin, English as a Second Language tutor, Marin County Free Library;
Ellen Shehadeh, English as a Second Language tutor, Marin County Free Library;
Kentfield
Vanessa Comins, School to Career high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Austin Patel, software coding instructor intern, Marin County Free Library;
Larkspur
Carol Svetcov, administrative aide, Health & Human Services;
Mill Valley
Blake Arana, Adult Offender Work Program intern, Probation Department;
Kate Clancy, Nutrition Wellness Program intern, Health & Human Services;
Claire Ferguson, legal support intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Colleen Horowitz, Maternal Child Health Program intern, Health & Human Services;
Khadija Nakhuda, Marin Teen Girl ambassador, Human Resources;
Lucy Ndungu, social work intern, Health & Human Services;
Maddie O’Keefe, Marin Teen Girl ambassador, Human Resources;
Caroline Schurz, sustainability intern, Community Development Agency;
Nicole Tiger, post-bar intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Christopher Cullinane, law school intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Arlene Heitner, ombudsman, Health & Human Services;
Janet Mercer, Library Beyond Walls liaison, Marin County Free Library;
Novato
Gabriellah Agar, RxSafe Marin social media intern, Health & Human Services;
Ana Camara Flores, criminal support intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Edna Hickok, Library Beyond Walls liaison, Marin County Free Library;
William Litzenberger, legal support intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Brant Miller, Air Patrol volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
Lacy Nave, coroner intern and volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
Kertice Poon, Marin Center usher, Cultural Services;
Elizabeth Posylkin, Marin Women’s Commission intern and Marin Teen Girl ambassador, Human Resources;
Ani Serebrakian, substance use prevention intern, Health & Human Services;
Jesse Alvarez, Equal Employment consultant, Human Resources, and patrol volunteer, Marin County Parks;
Meredith Burrell, ombudsman, Health & Human Services;
John Griffin, high school intern, County Counsel’s Office;
Tiara Mead, pre-law intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Zoe Null, high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Sawyer Rasmussen, pre-law intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Vanessa Sibrian, law school intern, District Attorney’s Office;
William Steiger, Marin Search & Rescue volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
Kristina Tobin, pre-law intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Charlotte Urban, Library Beyond Walls liaison, Marin County Free Library;
Athena Yap, high school intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Point Reyes Station
The Board gave posthumous recognition to the late Janice Langdon of Point Reyes, a senior peer counselor for the Department of Health & Human Services;
San Anselmo
Kate Dodge, District 2 intern, Board of Supervisors;
Xinran Wu, high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Katie Yanow, senior peer counselor, Health & Human Services;
Colby Alonzo, high school intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Kaianne Segura, high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
San Geronimo
Delos Putz, patrol volunteer, Marin County Parks;
San Rafael
Mark Adams, Marin Search & Rescue volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
Daniela Alvarado, School to Career high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Gia Asher-Lagleva, Tobacco Prevention & Education intern, Health & Human Services;
David Ball, consumer mediator, District Attorney’s Office;
Ursuline Carpetta, Marin Center usher, Cultural Services;
Natalia Davidson, School to Career high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Holly Graves, certified law intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Gail Jarach, Marin Center usher, Cultural Services;
Linda Krause, tutor, Probation Department;
Bill Lee, shelver, Marin County Free Library;
Georgia Lee, Marin Teen Girl ambassador, Human Resources;
Kelsey Mazariegos, high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Lynn Merlo, children’s library aide, Marin County Free Library;
Samantha Oliver De Leon, School to Career high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Liza Panfilova, Clean Marin intern, Department of Public Works;
Lorena Paredes, legal support intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Stephen Sarhad, database consultant, Human Resources;
Ashley Winslow, legal support intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Gloria Amirehsani, senior peer counselor, Health & Human Services;
Elliot Blum, School to Career high school intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Carolyn Carothers, pre-law intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Samantha Cox-Parra, post-college intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Andrea Davis, communications & marketing intern, Cultural Services;
Nura Heydari, law school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Rebecca Hurwitz, Nutrition Wellness Program intern, Health & Human Services;
Natalie Jakiemiec, pre-law intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Rebecca Meshel, high school intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Rebecca Munoz Oliveira, School to Career high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Ginny Nelson, Marin Center usher, Cultural Services;
Katya Palacios, District 2 intern, Board of Supervisors;
Reis Revai, high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Audrey Tuck, Marin Teen Girl ambassador, Human Resources;
Annie Ward, pre-law intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Blossom Young, aide, Marin County Free Library;
Sausalito
Susanna Narvaez, senior peer counselor, Health & Human Services;
Tiburon
Gillian Bell, housing intern, Community Development Agency;
Cameron Ehsan, elections intern, Elections Department;
Tomales
Don Armstrong of Tomales, volunteer firefighter, Marin County Fire;
Woodacre
Sarah Brewster, senior peer counselor, Health & Human Services;
John Channell, Marin Search & Rescue volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
Makena Cusick, Marin Teen Girl ambassador, Human Resources;
Nancy Roen, aide, Marin County Free Library;
Sonoma County
Alondra Martin of Petaluma, legal support intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Maddie Thomas of Petaluma, pre-law intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Henry Winter of Petaluma, high school intern, County Counsel’s Office;
Jennifer Flores of Rohnert Park, victim/witness intern, District Attorney’s Office;
Korina Vigil of Santa Rosa, child welfare intern, Health & Human Services;
Isabela Cohen of Sonoma, high school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Other Bay Area Locations
Benjamin Russi of Alameda, law school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
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Olivia Amezcua of Berkeley, pre-law intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Kadiatou Barry of Berkeley, pre-law intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Crissy Pickett of Berkeley, sea level rise adaptation intern, Community Development Agency;
Garrett Coleman of Diablo, pre-law intern, County Counsel’s Office;
Sarina Silva of Hayward, adult probation intern, Probation Department;
Kathy Le of Livermore, Nutrition Wellness Program intern, Health & Human Services;
Lauren Telfer of Martinez, law school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Erin Gurewitz of Mission Viejo, law school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Mikael Boyer of Moss Beach, certified law student, District Attorney’s Office;
Garrett Hall of Richmond, substance use prevention intern, Health & Human Services;
Coral Vargas of Richmond, Behavioral Health Recovery Services ethnic services program assistant, Health & Human Services;
Tramanh Bui of Santa Ana, Nutrition Wellness Program intern, Health & Human Services;
Karen Atkinson of San Carlos, Marin Search & Rescue volunteer, Marin County Sheriff’s Office;
Joseph Attwell of Santa Clara, post-bar intern, District Attorney’s Office;
James Berg of San Francisco, post-bar intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Matthew Dalton of San Francisco, law school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Dylan Fukai of San Francisco, law school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Matthew Hyman of San Francisco, certified law student, District Attorney’s Office;
Gregory Humphreville of San Francisco, law school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Christopher Johnson of San Francisco, law school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Joseph Loiacono of San Francisco, law school intern, County Counsel’s Office;
Ashley O’Neill of San Francisco, law school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Daniel Stefanic of San Francisco, law school intern, Public Defender’s Office;
Brittney Dominguez of Suisun City, adult probation aide, Probation Department;
Outside California
Krishna Menon of Palm Harbor, FLA, tobacco prevention and education intern, Health & Human Services;
Mikayla Phillips of Washington, D.C., pre-law intern, District Attorney’s Office