The Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region would like to acknowledge and thank the three interns who are dedicating their time, energy and creativity this summer to assisting with ADL activities and projects.

Isabelle Aboaf is thrilled to be working with ADL this summer. Born and raised in Colorado, Isabelle will be attending Cornell University in Ithaca, NY this fall to study public policy and inequality. Isabelle is interested in a public service or nonprofit career, and is excited to collaborate on ADL’s advocacy and social justice-related programming, including No Place for Hate® and the annual review of the civil rights decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Isabelle shares that most of all, “I am excited to engage with our community on behalf of ADL as an advocate for kindness and respect.” In her free time, you can find Isabelle hiking Colorado’s 14ers, reading, or playing the violin.

 

Tessa Schmit grew up in Broomfield, Colorado, but attended high school in Israel at the Walworth Barbour American International School in Even Yehuda, near Netayna. Tessa shares, “The school’s international environment completely blew my mind—it was a million times more immersive than my old school. I found myself trying to be more conscientious of those around me and those in the world who are being affected by horrific situations whom I can’t see.” Tessa attends the University of Colorado at Boulder, and her internship is through a partnership between Hillel of Colorado and several local Jewish institutions, including ADL. Tessa is working with ADL’s development team.  Among other things, she is currently working on a large-scale ADL regional history project, analyzing articles from the past in which she reports finding evidence of discrimination then as now.

 

Cami Shigaya is a proud Colorado native who is honored to be an intern at the Anti-Defamation League this summer. She currently attends the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is pursuing a double major in Community Studies and Legal Studies. Cami believes, “especially in today’s political and social climate, the protection of civil rights is crucial. The Anti-Defamation League is an exceptional non-profit because of its focus on integrity, equality, courage, respect, accountability, and all the other characteristics that make us human.” After completing her undergraduate work, she hopes to return to Colorado to help the Japanese-American community in the Rocky Mountain area and possibly give a TED Talk about how to become a social justice activist.