- Jonathan Jank | Seward County Chamber & Development Partnership
The Seward County Chamber & Development Partnership has hosted two sets of Rural Fellows interns who moved the needle forward for current and future county residents.
Jonathan Jank, president and CEO of the partnership, said the interns in 2013 created an entrepreneurial program for high school students that was implemented in Seward County school districts.
In 2018, Jank said the interns focused on recruitment and retention, addressing the question ‘How can we make Seward sticky?’.
He said each community-identified project helped Seward County think differently about education, entrepreneurship and community development. In addition, he said the student interns ‘planted some really critical seeds’ for bringing young leaders to local communities.