Asbarez: My Summer Internship with Senator Anthony Portantino

This past summer, I was able to enjoy one such extraordinary experience in the Office of California State Senator Anthony Portantino, along a fellow Pilibos Scholar, Kami Arabian. After putting together my resume and cover letter, and later being interviewed by the District Director, Talin Mangioglu and Intern Coordinator, Kim Evette, I was offered a summer internship in the Office of Senator Portantino. The internship program began with a welcoming and well-coordinated orientation, where we met the rest of the staff and interns. We were all given our schedules and were appointed a district representative who would be our mentor for the summer. In other words, we would be staff members of the State Senator’s office! Exciting right?

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