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Congratulations to our 2024 Graduating Interns!

As the school year ends, we want to showcase our graduating interns and their remarkable accomplishments. Congratulations to our interns and thank you for choosing to work with us.

Grace Bremmer and Jessica Lee | Central Michigan University

As marketing interns at Central Michigan University, Grace Bremmer and Jessica Lee helped host events and tablings that educated their campus community on the benefits of the dining program.

Grace also shared her feedback and helped our teams shape campus dining through our IGNITE National Student Dining Advisory Board program. Jessica Lee’s talents will continue supporting CMU Dining as she joins us as our Marketing Specialist post-graduation.

Rahul Chagarlamudi | University of Texas at Dallas

Rahul brought his talents to the University of Texas at Dallas team as their functional analyst intern, where he exercised data analysis skills to help the team gain a clearer picture of their program’s impacts. Thanks to his hard work, he also won Associate of the Month.

Dana Hart | Buffalo State

Dana has been a vital part of the team at Buffalo State for the past three years, where she spearheaded the Wellness Wednesday social media campaign and helped raise awareness among her fellow students about Feel Good Foods. She will continue her interest in community nutrition by pursuing a master’s degree in nutrition and dietetics.

Eliot Duncan and Heaven Infinity | University of Pittsburgh

Marketing interns Heaven and Eliot supported the University of Pittsburgh’s social media marketing. Eliot starred as the face of the weekly What’s for Lunch Wednesday with Eliot feature, which showed Eliot visiting dining spots on campus and providing his perspective as a student diner. Behind the scenes, Heaven worked to film Eliot’s weekly segments and further her video editing and social media management skills.

Allie Stevenson | UNC Charlotte 

Allie Stevenson joined the team as a marketing intern and quickly proved herself with her infectious kindness, enthusiasm, and creativity. The team describes her as a delight to work with, and she sharpened her skills in social media and campaign ideation. Allie is embarking on the next step in her career journey as the marketing manager at UNC Asheville.

Renita Dsilva and Katya Ramos | San Jose State University

Renita Dsilva joined the San Jose State University dining team last fall as an IT intern while pursuing her master’s in data analytics. During her internship, she strengthened her skills in communication, data analysis, and troubleshooting various point-of-sale systems. Renita will be joining the Compass Group family as a senior analyst at E15 Group.

Also graduating is marketing intern Katya Ramos, who spearheaded the Spartan Eats TikTok campaigns and helped launch the in-house grab-and-go program to ensure faster, more convenient dining options for her peers. The team describes her as incredibly enthusiastic, creative, outgoing, and hardworking.


Congratulations to the many other talented interns graduating this year:

  • Taylor McCormack – Eastern Michigan University
  • Amber Never – University of Toledo
  • Keith Doke – University of Arkansas
  • Morgan Johnson – University of Arkansas
  • Shania Cogdill – University of Arkansas
  • Rhea Rania – University of Texas
  • Hannah Stoner – University of Memphis
  • Rachel Emerson Sheldon – Catholic University of America
  • Jamie Harris – Oklahoma City
  • Brielle Dupont – University of Houston
  • Trinity Flowers – Eastern Michigan University
  • Natalia Liberato – Quinnipiac
  • Megan Olson – University of Wisconsin
  • Ovidio De Leon – Missouri State University
  • April Kreikemeier – Missouri State University
  • Stephen Huffman – Oakland
  • Christopher Zinobile – Florida International
  • George Wilkinson – University of Wisconsin
  • Lindsey Pilker – California State University Fullerton
  • Kimberly Noriega – California State University Fullerton
  • Becca Rohe – University of Florida
  • Emily Warren – University of Florida
  • Noha Shahba – Colgate University
  • Shenice Mobley – Colgate University
  • Anna Tamez – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

It has been an honor to work alongside these gifted students as they navigate their career paths.