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Nevins Fellows program plants the seeds for creating a healthier democracy
May 06, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Mikayla Townsend came into college thinking she wanted to pursue a career working for political campaigns or on Capitol Hill, but an internship taken as part of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Nevins Fellows program changed her career trajectory and landed her a full-time job outside the realm of partisan politics.
Penn State alumna Mikayla Townsend is a public engagement associate at Public Agenda, the New York City-based organization where she completed an internship as part of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy s Nevins Fellows program. Townsend graduated in 2020 with degrees in political science and public relations.