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Diversity Internship Program

Interior Participates in
1996 Diversity Internship Program

Interns Angel Colon-Rios (HACU), Rafael Herrera (HACU), Carmen Sofia Rivera (HACU) and Gina Harjo (HINU)

MMS Director Cynthia Quarterman visits with interns Sofia Rivera and Angel Colon-Rios.

MMS Director Cynthia Quarterman visits with interns Sofia Rivera and Angel Colon-Rios

The 10-week Diversity Internship Program is made possible through a cooperative agreement between the DOI and various educational organizations, including: the Minority Access Inc. (MAI), Student Conservation Association (SCA), National Association of Equal Opportunity for Higher Education (NAFEO), the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU).

Interns obtain hands-on experience in many aspects of their jobs, such as computer repair and maintenance, during the 10-week program.
Seabird Study

Interns survey the beach with MMS scientists collecting data on seabird activity.

Exxon's Platform Heritage

 Summer interns learn about the many aspects of the MMS mission to develop offshore oil and gas resources in an envriornmentally sound manner.
Harjo and Rivera look on as Vasquez explains activities on the production deck. MMS Inspection
California sea lion rests on lower deck of platform Heritage. Intern Angel Colon-Rios accompanies MMS Inspector Raph Vasquez on flight to Platform Heritage.
Interns investigate equipment at the onshore processing facility.
Las Flores Canyon Gas and Oil Processing Facility
Port Hueneme Naval Battalion Construction Center
NCBC Public Affairs Officer Lori Lee explains the renovations to the CB base.

Navy's underwater tank
International Harmony Day

Biologist Mary Elaine Dunaway and others watch as Herrera, Harjo and Bobbie Hall prepare for the relay race.

MMS Petroleum Engineer Eddie Lee Lim takes the award for his yodeling talents at the Augustofest Pacific Region picnic.
Interns develop communications skills in a local Toastmasters meeting held in the MMS conference room. Toastmasters

Santa Monica Mountain National Recreational Area

Interns travel by horseback to the wilderness areas in the Santa Monica Mountains.

 

 MMS interns and sponsors attend the Youth Motivational Task Force Awards Dinner in Los Angeles. YMTF supports at-risk inner-city students through career awareness, mentoring and partnerships with sponsoring organizations.

Annual Youth Motivational Task Force Awards Banquet
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Interns visited this National Park Service area to learn about the mission of other Interior Department agencies.

The National Park Service Logo

 University of Southern California

The interns, on campus at the University of Souther California (USC,) visited several university campuses and museums during their visit.
Jurassic Park Ride

 On another weekend outing, interns Colon-Rios and Rivera blast off at Six Flags Magic Mountain in nearby Valencia.

Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia
Las Vegas
Hoover Dam in Nevada Activities on this trip included a visit to the Hoover Dam.

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