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waterstaff2023-01-18 16:49:062023-01-18 16:49:06A Reflection from AnaliBecome a part of an inspiring community of feminists in religion.
WATER welcomes students from seminaries, universities, and colleges. 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. 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 theology and its related fields, as well as consult with our experienced colleagues through monthly programs and periodic in-house seminars. Oh, and they also have fun!
Download Application here: WATER-Intern-App-2023
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 to our broad network of colleagues
- Hosting of Visiting Scholars, ministers and guests (as Covid conditions permit)
- Maintenance of social media platforms including the website, Twitter, 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 more
Interns must commit to a minimum of six weeks, but have the opportunity to stay for a year or more. Internships are unpaid. Some interns are placed 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.
Summer internships typically begin in late Spring and finish at the end of July. There is flexibility given the applicant’s schedule. The 2023 Summer Internship will run from May 23rd to July 22nd, 2023.
Applications are accepted throughout the year, and interns are invited to come at any time, with usual start dates of September and May. 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 2023 Intern Application below. Send your completed application to waterstaff@hers.com.
Word Doc: WATER-Intern-App-2023
Application Deadlines:
- April 1 for Summer Internships
- July 1 for Fall Internships
- December 1 for Spring Internships (beginning January 2023), if applicable.
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
| YEAR | 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 Wesley |
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 | Episcopal | 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 | Eva Kennar | Santa Clara University Student | Reflection: (Vol. 29, No. 2) |
| 2021 | Saachi Sikaria | Santa Clara University Student | Reflection: (Vol. 29, No. 2) |
| 2021 | Ally Jeffers | Santa Clara University Student | Reflection: (Vol. 29, No. 2) |
| 2021 | Tannaz Azimi | Santa Clara University Student | Reflection: (Vol. 29, No. 2) |
| 2021 | Emmett Moore | Santa Clara University Student | Reflection: (Vol. 29, No. 2) |
| 2021 | Hayley Burcher | Santa Clara University Student | Reflection: (Vol. 29, No. 2) |
| 2021 | Catherine Li | Santa Clara University Student | Reflection: (Vol. 29, No. 2) |
| 2021 | Marcella Hollero | University of San Francisco | |
| 2021 (Fall) | Liza Johnson | Lutheran Volunteer Service | Introduction: (Vol. 29, No. 3) |
| 2022-23 | Pamella A. Miller | Wesley PMM | |
| 2022-23 | Patrice Rupp | Eirene/Brethern Voluntary Service, Germany |
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