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2008

Nicholas Sanchez
University of New Mexico

A native New Mexican from Las Cruces, Nick Sánchez is a Master’s candidate in American Studies at the University of New Mexico. Interested in a myriad of topics from Pachuco music to urban revitalization, Nick’s current research focuses on the influence of Gay Chicano Life Narratives and the formation of identity. At the OSH, Nick draws from his experience in marketing and non-profit fund development to establish a comprehensive plan to solidify OSH’s image as the authority of New Mexico History. In addition to his graduate studies, Nick enjoys traveling, playing the oboe, and recording the anecdotes of his family in print.


Sophie Perry
College of Santa Fe

Sophie’s life trail runs from Toronto to New York City to Santa Cruz, CA to Santa Fe, NM. While in Santa Cruz, Sophie earned a B.A. in Community Studies and History of Art and Visual Culture at UCSC. Curious about how the college community could integrate more with the Santa Cruz community, Sophie created Blind Mind Arts, an arts education program that enabled college-aged youth to teach pre-college at-risk youth. Seeking to learn more about arts organizing, Sophie joined the Public Art Committee, an advisory body to the Santa Cruz City Council. Once living in Santa Fe, Sophie worked at the Center for Contemporary Arts as the Outreach Coordinator. She is currently enrolled at the College of Santa Fe, where she is earning a Masters in Education with a focus on At-Risk Youth Community Counseling.


Steve Santos
College of Santa Fe

Steve Santos, a first generation Santa Fean takes pride in his heritage as well as his hometown. He is the product of the local education system and views this internship as an opportunity to give back. As a photographer and graphic designer he uses his skills to record life experiences and communicates them through fresh and attractive venues. His documentation has covered his time volunteering in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina as well as his stay in Sudan. He hopes to bring a sense of contemporary design to any project he is asked to work on through the Office of the State Historian. As a freshman at the College of Santa Fe, he plans to graduate with a BFA in Photography, start a business and hopefully use the finances to promote awareness, make higher education accessible, and develop sustainable communities.


2007

Chris Lauer Aranda
College of Santa Fe

Chris Lauer Aranda is an ecstatic senior with a concentration in International Business. As he prepares to graduate with a BA in Business Administration in December of 2007, Cris is gaining hands-on experience as the public relations, business, and marketing intern for OSH. By employing native fluency in English and Spanish, this intern assists in official communication and interaction between OSH and all those it serves. When you meet him, expect a smile and 110% effort.


Clare Daniel
University of New Mexico

In 2004, Clare Daniel received her BA in German Studies and English, with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. After working as a job counselor for two years in Minnesota’s welfare system, she relocated to Albuquerque to pursue a graduate education in American Studies at the University of New Mexico. Interested in studying the effects of neoliberal policy reform on welfare provision, Clare is grateful for the opportunity to be an OSH intern and build her research skills in the state archives. In addition to playing cello in the Albuquerque Symphony Orchestra and tutoring Lobo athletes in her spare time, Clare forwards her agenda of instigating dance parties all over Albuquerque.


David Teot
College of Santa Fe

Hailing from the frozen heights of Breckenridge, Colorado, David Teot is the last of the Cilver (sil-ver) Bounty Hunters! Delving in sonic rich environments, he is one of the few students at the College of Santa Fe’s Moving Image Arts department interested in sound design. David has been under the tutelage of audio masters David Stout, Jack Loeffler, and Peter Blackman. Personally, he is completely obsessed with the autumn season, but it is a healthy fascination. A passtime immensely enjoyed by this intern is the vigorous exercise of hiking which David feels is the best way to experience the vast outdoors and its expanses of mountains and deserts.


Giovanni Carranza
College of Santa Fe

A native Texan, Giovanni Carranza moved to Santa Fe in 2004 to study film at the College of Santa Fe. He will graduate in May of 2008 with a BA in Moving Image Arts and a minor in Business Management. Giovanni brings a cinematographic concentration to the OSH’s Moving Image Creation Team, in which he aims to create engaging content for the Digital History Project. This intern most recently worked on five of the six films produced by the New Mexico Film Intensive. Giovanni views his position as a chance to refine trade skills and learn about the rich history of this beautiful land that has inspired him over the past three years.


Jason Jaacks
College of Santa Fe

Jason Jaacks studied photography and videography throughout high school. Upon graduating in 2005, he worked as a Camera Operator for CBS4 News in Denver, Colorado. During his two years at the station Jason worked on large scale remote productions and took time to travel. His achievements include shooting a 16 millimeter film, being a ski bum, shooting with a National Geographic photographer, going to film school, working in South Africa, and driving twice across the United States. He is currently an undergraduate student in the Documentary Studies/Environmental Documentation and Sustainable Enterprise Management programs.


Javier Aguilera
College of Santa Fe

Undergrad intern Javier "Jay" Aguilera was born in El Paso, Texas. Growing up, Jay was introduced to New Mexico through much travel and exploration and, since, has always been drawn to the stories of Texas' sister state. He is currently a Moving Image Arts major and one day hopes to be a professor of film history and theory. Jay hopes to use his time with OSH as an opportunity to gain the experience necessary to move into the world of film history. Jay's beloved passtimes are pipe and cigar smoking, as well as listening a wide array of music.


Jennifer Stehling
College of Santa Fe

Jennifer Stehling is a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is currently a senior and will receive a BA in Humanities, with a concentration in Southwest Studies. In 2003, Jennifer earned an AA from Santa Fe Community College . This intern's future educational plan includes graduate studies in History, with an end goal of teaching at the college level and writing professionally. Jennifer and her husband have two young daughters. In addition to being a full-time student, she is also the founder of Sharon’s Hope, an organization started in honor of Jennifer's late mother, a cancer patient. Jennifer regards her work with OSH as an appreciated opportunity in which to employ academic experience. She intends to hone her research and writing skills, while being submersed in her heritage.


Lauren E. Gray
College of Santa Fe

Lauren Gray is a research and editing assistant at OSH. As an undergraduate student in Creative Writing, Lauren plans to graduate in 2008. Deeply interested in History and Political Science, this intern views her position as an opportunity to learn more about New Mexico history, with its diverse and captivating cultural heritage, while contributing her talents to the achievement of OSH's founding mission.




 Rosa Weiss
College of Santa Fe

Rosa Weiss eagerly began her OSH internship in the fall of 2007, following her life-long interest in history. As a younger woman, this intern touched history by participating in several archeological digs in Mexico and Central America. Motherhood further cultivated Rosa's passion for history, particularly in the public education sector. By employing professional knowledge of Restoration and Colonial period oil paintings, as well as illuminated manuscripts, Rosa served for seven years as the Executive Director of a non-profit arts education program. Under Rosa's direction, this program provided the Santa Fe Public School System with a model for integrated arts and led the campaign for reintroduction of the arts into mainstream curriculum. During this time, Rosa decided to return to college to pursue an MA in Policy and Ethics, with a focus on Public Education. As a College of Santa Fe senior, Rosa's educational degree is concentrated in Social Studies and History. With her zeal for history, knowledge of non-profit grant writing, thorough education, and educational system experience, this intern is an invaluable member of the OSH team.


Sarah McGlothlin
University of New Mexico

My name is Sarah McGlothlin. I served as the undergraduate intern from the University of New Mexico during spring of 2007. I am a native New Mexican and have grown to really appreciate the culture and history of New Mexico, which are very colorful. I am a recent graduate of the American Studies Program at the University of New Mexico with a concentration in Cultural Studies through New Mexican art. I believe that New Mexico has often been looked over as a unique and very important piece of American culture, not just an exotic vacation spot or haven for art colonies. Through my internship at the Office of the State Historian, I had the opportunity to develop skills and enrich my knowledge of media technology and of course, New Mexico, my favorite research topic. The website project helps us not only learn the history of New Mexico, but it also helps us discern the present and have a grasp on the future because of its diverse perspectives of New Mexico and its people. As a mother, I believe that this website is a great educational tool and I am excited to see it grow so that it will help adults and children alike not just in New Mexico but all over the world! I am fortunate and proud to have been a part of this project.


Shaun Jesse Jake Kastelic
College of Santa Fe

Shaun Kastelic was born and raised in California's Hawaiian culture. He is currently a graduate student, pursuing a MA in Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling, with an emphasis in At-Risk Youth. For the last three years he has worked for the State of Oregon as an independent contractor, providing foster families and children with mental health and educational services needed to assist in the healthy development of abused children. Shaun has worked extensively with teachers to fashion individual curriculum that meet each child's needs in overcoming disability. Shaun has mainly taught Special Education in California. He takes on an internship focused on writing an educational curriculum module for New Mexico's 9th through 12th graders which incorporates the many ways adolescents learn. As the curriculum's primary informational resource, Shaun has selected the New Mexico Digital History Project. Post-graduation, Shaun plans to live somewhere very warm and work in a private practice with at-risk children and youth who have mental health and learning disabilities. He enjoys surfing, biking, hiking, camping, and recreational cooking with green chile! HKILY!


Tita Berger
University of New Mexico

Intern Tita Berger is pursuing a PhD in American Studies at the University of New Mexico. Her interests range from politics and Southwest Studies to historic preservation and architecture. A third generation Aggie, she received her BA and MA from New Mexico State University. She would like to quit smoking, loves to dance and is learning to play the banjo. Tita can be reached at tberger@unm.edu.


2006

Annette M. Rodríguez
University of New Mexico

Annette M. Rodríguez, born and raised in southern New Mexico, is a Master’s candidate in the Department of American Studies at the University of New Mexico. Annette’s work focuses on the history and culture of the Mexico-U.S. borderlands, and she hopes to contribute to the rich field of southwest history by continued research and teaching. Annette’s current projects include a social history of the Grant County copper mining region and work on indigenous, African, and Mexican intersections at the turn of the century. Many of Annette’s scholarly interests stem from her history in New Mexico. Her family’s story is located on the border, and their story (like that of so many New Mexicans) has been a story of shifting borders, resistance, assimilation, transcommunal exchange, and transculturation. Annette has worked with the Blacks in the West Historical Project, the Center for Southwest Studies, the Institute for American Indian Research, the Office of the State Historian, and the Southwestern Polytechnic Indian Institute. She has published pieces on New Mexico history and culture in the Lonely Planet Travel Guides and in 2006 was awarded the Hispanic Writer Award at the Taos Writers’ Conference.