Month: August 2023

August 2023 Newsletter

Congratulations Summer 2023 Interns!!!

On August 4th we came together to celebrate the successful completion of our D.C. Summer 2023 Internship Program. Each of our twenty-two participants presented to employer partners, BroadFutures staff, and supportive family and friends with brief remarks detailing what they learned this summer and what they look forward to achieving in the future. 

This class made impressive strides in terms of cultivating workplace confidence, growing team building skills, and strengthening peer-to-peer connections. We congratulate them on this well-earned accomplishment and look forward to hearing about their future successes!

We also extend gratitude to our employer partners who made this summer possible by hosting our interns! And to our supportive parents, donors, and staff: we appreciate you and your dedication!!!

Enjoy the photos from our End-of-Program Celebration captured by photographer and BroadFutures parent, Angela Goodhart. 

Another Thank You to All of Our

Summer 2023 Employer Partners!!!

We are so grateful to our amazing employer partners for helping us enjoy a successful summer full of growth and learning. It wouldn’t have been possible without your commitment to our mission. Thank you!

Thank you AES Corporation, American Institutes for Research (AIR), Arc of NOVA, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Brookings Institution, CBRE, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Concord Hospitality at The District Wharf, Cormac Group, The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB), Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Eagle Bank, ExPat 2000, Hank’s Oyster Bar, InterContinental Hotel, National Council for Adoption, Office of Senator Duckworth, Pendry, Special Olympics DC, United Bank, U.S. Department of State., and Warner Bros. Discovery. We appreciate your partnership and look forward to your continued support!!!  

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Our 10th Year Anniversary Celebration

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Intern Spotlight – Anelle Genfi

This month we are shining the spotlight on Anelle Genfi! Anelle currently attends Montgomery College where she is majoring in General Studies in Social Science. Anelle is originally from Ghana and currently lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

This summer Anelle interned at Eagle Bank where she was most excited about “attending the relationship team meetings and the management loan committee meetings to learn […] whether the bank should grant a loan to a potential client.” When asked to reflect on the highlights of BroadFutures programming, Anelle shared, “My favorite part of the BroadFutures program has been the mock interviews and the yoga and mindfulness sessions.”

Anelle is a thoughtful and compassionate person who brought such an insightful perspective to her peers and colleagues this summer. Though the Summer 2023 Program ended, we are thrilled to have her as part of our BroadFutures alumni community.

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July 2023 Newsletter

Summer 2023 Program Sails Onward!!!

Our Summer 2023 Program is in full swing! Over the course of the past six weeks we have witnessed tremendous growth from this cohort. Each Friday we’ve come together as a community to participate in training and engage in peer-to-peer learning by discussing our previous week of work and developing professional skills based on perspective-taking, self-advocacy, and networking.

In addition to professional growth, our interns have also built a sense of long-lasting friendship and community. From baseball games at Nationals Park to boat rides on the Potomac, this cohort is making the most of their summer together.

We are so impressed with everyone and can’t wait to see them cross the finish line!

Thank You to All of Our

Summer 2023 Employer Partners!

We are so grateful to our amazing employer partners. We are celebrating a successful summer full of growth and learning. It would not be possible without your commitment to our mission. Thank you!

Save the Date!

Please Join us as a Sponsor for

Our 10th Year Anniversary Celebration

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Intern Spotlight – Sean Carmichael

We are shining the spotlight on Sean Carmichael this month!!! Sean is a recent graduate from Mercyhurst University, where he studied Music and Communications. He is originally from Montclair, NJ, and is an accomplished pianist. 

This summer Sean is interning at The Willard InterContinental Hotel. He feels that being a BroadFutures participant has “[built his] confidence in the workplace” and that BroadFutures has given him “a good reminder that I’m not the only one that struggles. We are all good at different things and we all struggle with different things which [makes us] unique.” Sean is a kind and compassionate person who brightens every environment he is in. We are thrilled to have him as part of our BroadFutures community.

Employer Spotlight – ExPat

This month, our employer spotlight is ExPat. ExPat Hospitality is one of our newest employer partners. ExPat serves the D.C. metropolitan area by building community through food, camaraderie and sports appreciation!! 

When asked to reflect on their partnership with BroadFutures thus far, ExPat Partner, Tim Ma, shared, “We have enjoyed partnering with BroadFutures this summer. [Our intern] Anne has been delightful and a pleasure to have on our team. She was adept to the ever changing situation that is restaurants and handled it with purpose and grace. Thank you Anne and BroadFutures!”

We look forward to a continued partnership with ExPat. Visit their website here. 

BroadFutures Participant Recognized by the Fairfax City Council

We are excited to announce that earlier this month our very own BroadFutures participant, Nicholas Goodhart, was recognized at a Fairfax City Council meeting. Mayor Read officially proclaimed July as Disability Pride Month and Nicholas formally accepted this proclamation on behalf of the City of Fairfax. 

Nicholas is from Sterling, Virginia. He graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science. This summer Nicholas is interning at The Arc of Northern Virginia. His exemplary work and great character made him the perfect candidate to receive such an honor.

Watch Mayor Read give her proclamation and hear Nicholas deliver his beautiful remarks here. 

Winter ’23 Alumna Writes Article on her BroadFutures Experience! 

This July, Winter ’23 alumna, Vanessa Bliss, wrote an amazing article published by the Organization for Autism Research. Vanessa’s article, “Autism in the Workplace: What I Learned as an Intern” reflects on the trials and triumphs of navigating the workplace as an autistic person as well as her experience with BroadFutures.

She writes, “I was incredibly discouraged by the prospect of not just finding a job, but finding a place that was supportive of me and would allow me to grow […] that all changed for me when I got into BroadFutures.”

We are amazed by you Vanessa!!! Read her full article here. 

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