The Daily Bulletin

The Buffalo State internship coordinators and the Career and Professional Education Center staff are pleased to recognize 20 Department Intern of the Year Award recipients. Interns were selected by their academic departments because of their hard work, dedication, and performance. Additionally, they demonstrated a high level of learning and growth during their internship while maintaining exceptional professionalism. The students were recognized at the CAPE End-of-the-Year Celebration on May 9.

Intern of the Year Award

Jaylee Cabrera, Hospitality and Tourism
Internship Site: Buffalo State Campus House
Faculty Member: Rebecca Tate, Lecturer of Hospitality and Tourism

Gianna Cotto, Theater
Internship Site: Buffalo Public Schools
Faculty Member: Carol Beckley, Chair and Associate Professor of Theater

Hanna Crandall, Social Work
Internship Site: Western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center
Faculty Member: Jessica Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor of Social Work

Mia Cretacci, Computer Information Systems
Internship Site: National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
Faculty Member: Ramona Santa Maria, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems

Destiny Denz, Technical Writing Certificate Program
Internship Site: Academic Advising, SUNY Buffalo State University
Faculty Member: Michele Ninacs, Associate Professor of English

Abrar Fayaz, Physics
Internship Site: Physics Department, SUNY Buffalo State University
Faculty Member: Daniel MacIsaac, Chair and Professor of Physics

Emily Jarnot, History and Social Studies Education Department
Internship Site: Preservation Buffalo Niagara
Faculty Member: Andrew Nicholls, Chair and Professor of History and Social Studies Education

Dandre Johnson, Computer Information Systems
Internship Site: Residential Technology Department, SUNY Buffalo State University
Faculty Member: Ramona Santa Maria, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems

Jadyn Jones, Health and Wellness
Internship Site: Institute for Community Health Promotion, SUNY Buffalo State University
Faculty Member: Leah Panek-Shirley, Associate Professor of Heath, Dietetics and Nutrition

Carissa Kacko, Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
Internship Site: University at Buffalo Office of Micro-Credentials
Faculty Member: Amy Wilson, Chair and Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration

Victoria Kohler, Anthropology
Internship Site: Aurora Town Historian’s Office
Faculty Member: Susan Maguire, Associate Professor of Anthropology

Yar Mahmood, Computer Information Systems
Internship Site: Journey’s End Refugee Services
Faculty Member: Ramona Santa Maria, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems

Mikayla Manke, Music
Internship Site: Mammoth Recording Studios
Faculty Member: Tomas Henriques, Professor of Music

Alexander Maragliano, Computer Information Systems
Internship Site: IT Help Desk, SUNY Buffalo State University
Faculty Member: Ramona Santa Maria, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems

Emily Newell, Psychology
Internship Site: West Seneca Central School District
Faculty Member: Leah Panek-Shirley, Associate Professor of Heath, Dietetics and Nutrition

Corvier Perry, Computer Information Systems
Internship Site: Beyond Support Network
Faculty Member: Ramona Santa Maria, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems

Jacob Riedel, History and Social Studies Education Department
Internship Site: Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
Faculty Member: Andrew Nicholls, Chair and Professor of History and Social Studies Education

Alexis Roth, Fashion and Textile Technology
Internship Site: Spicy Creative
Faculty Member: Erin Habes, Lecturer of Fashion and Textile Technology

Alyssia Schwab, Psychology
Internship Site: Stanley G. Falk School 
Faculty Member: Kimberly Kamper-DeMarco, Assistant Professor of Psychology

Amal Teraif, Business
Internship Site: TGT Diagnostics, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Faculty Member: Lynne Scalia, Associate Professor of Business

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SUNY Internship Funding Award Recipients
This year, we also recognized four students for their outstanding on-campus internship experience.

Cole Conlin, Business Administration
Internship Site: Institutional Advancement, SUNY Buffalo State University
Internship On-Campus Supervisor: Elizabeth Grady, Staff Assistant, Institutional Advancement

Chelsea Connel, Public Relations and Advertising
Internship Site: Roar to Success, SUNY Buffalo State University
Internship On-Campus Supervisor: Shawnte Wilson, Director, Vice President for Enrollment Management Office

Anisa Parsons, Hospitality Administration
Internship Site: Institutional Advancement, SUNY Buffalo State University
Internship On-Campus Supervisor: Elizabeth Grady, Staff Assistant, Institutional Advancement

Jaliyah Simmons, Social Work
Internship Site: Roar to Success, SUNY Buffalo State University
Internship On-Campus Supervisor: Shawnte Wilson, Director, Vice President for Enrollment Management Office