Internship Program

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Northern Policy Institute is committed to creating opportunities for young people and new graduates. We believe in creating opportunities right here in Northern Ontario. Opportunities to gain experience in the fields of policy research, community engagement, and not for profit operation. Thanks to our active and ongoing partnerships with both the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) NPI has hosted almost 40 post-graduation interns since we started our program in 2016.*

NPI's Internship Program is separate from, but complementary to, our Experience North* program. Experience North provides paid summer and coop placements for students while studying. Our internship program is for graduates only.

Let's see where they are now:

		Rachel Rizzuto (Beals) Interned in Sudbury from 2017–01 to 2017–12 Rachel is the Rural and Northern Policy Officer for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. About Rachel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelrizzuto/		Projects/Publications: Measurement Month 2022: Experience with Racism Survey Findings Building a Home: Strengthening the Pathways for Newcomer Economic Integration

		Patrick Berube Interned in Thunder Bay from 2023–07 to 2024–06 Patrick has joined NPI full-time and remains our Community Engagement Officer ensuring our work is directly distributed to key decision makers. About Patrick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-berube-1a5922177/		Projects/Publications: Due North (NPI newsletter)

		Lalit Bhojwani Interned in Sudbury from 2021-10 to 2022-04 Lalit is a Territory Manager with BAT for in Thunder Bay, Ontario. About Lalit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhojwanilalit/		Projects/Publications: Due North Newsletter

		Julien Bonin Interned in Sudbury from 2015–05 to 2015–08 Julien is a Drafter for the Ontario Ministry of Mines in the Earth Resources and Geoscience Mapping Section in Sudbury, Ontario. About Julien: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-bonin-508a6167/		Projects/Publications: From Here to There (series) Diversify, Innovate, Invest, and Grow: Population Change by Northern Ontario District 2001-2013

		Tammy Borgen-Flood Interned in North Bay from 2023–07 to 2024–04 Tammy is working on completing her MA in Applied Health Sciences (Recreation, Sport and Community) at Brock University. About Tammy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammy-borgen-flood-3b6629274/		Projects/Publications: Provincial Wetland Policy Dries up Northern Economic Opportunities Webinar: Helping You Fill Jobs: The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

		Yunjie (Irina) Chen Interned in Timmins from 2019–05 to 2019–08 Yunjie is a Senior Analyst, Securities Modeling and Research, Risk Management at AIMCo in Toronto, Ontario. About Yunjie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yunjiechen/		Projects/Publications: A Glimpse of Northwestern Ontario Visitors To Immigrate to Northern Ontario, or not to Immigrate Life as We North It

		Cristina Cromeyer-Salaverria Interned in Thunder Bay from 2019–09 to 2020–08 Cristina is a Brand Development Officer for Northern College in Timmins, Ontario. About Cristina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-cromeyer-salaverria-3a9011187/		Projects/Publications: Cristina was NPI's Graphic Designer.

		Melanie Davis Interned in Thunder Bay from 2020–11 to 2021–04 Melanie is the Manager, Office of the CAO & Board at Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority in Welland, Ontario. About Melanie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-davis-0a2879153/		Projects/Publications: Carefree, fare-free: pandemic policies to promote public transportation

		Holly Dillabough Interned in Sudbury from 2015–08 to 2015–10 Holly is currently a Senior Lecturer (Practice) at the Monash Sustainable Development Institute in Clayton, Australia. About Holly: https://www.monash.edu/msdi/about/people/research/holly-dillabough		Projects/Publications: Food For Thought: Access to Food in Canada's Remote North

		William Dunstan Interned in Kirkland Lake from 2022-09 to 2023-08 William is pursuing a Master of Public Policy at the University of Alberta in Calgary. About William: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-dunstan-a7622421b/		Projects/Publications: Closing the Gap: How 2+1 Roads Can Save Time, Lives, and Taxpayer Dollars Due for a demographic dilemma How Affordable Is the North?

		Sarah Friesen Interned in Kirkland Lake from 2022-09 to 2023-08		Projects/Publications: Sarah was the Events Coordinator for NPI.

		Amanjit Garcha Interned in Sudbury from 2019–07 to 2020–07 Amanjit is a Research and Project Coordinator at Mohawk College in Brampton, Ontario. About Amanjit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanjitkaurgarcha/		Projects/Publications: Care to Share? Helping Our Northern Neighbours during COVID-19

		DJ Grewal Interned from 2017–08 to 2018–01 DJ is a Senior Policy Analyst for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. About DJ: https://www.linkedin.com/in/djgrewal/		Projects/Publications: Indigenous Skills Development

		Hilary Hagar Interned in Sudbury and Thunder Bay from 2019–04 to 2020–08 Hilary is a Policy Analyst for the Future Skills Centre in Toronto, Ontario. About Hilary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilary-hagar/		Projects/Publications: Just the Tip of the Iceberg: The First Few Months of the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Where are the international students? How COVID-19 could affect Northern Ontario's economy Rural Ontario Foresight Papers 2019

		Evelynn Hoffman Interned in Sudbury from 2019–05 to 2020–04 Evelynn is the Communications Coordinator for PaintPass in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. About Evelynn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evenlynn-hoffman/		Projects/Publications: The Future is Electrifying COVID Supports Saving Sports in Northern Ontario

		Sandra Janjicek Interned remotely from 2020–11 to 2021–07 Sandra is a Senior Privacy Analyst at OMERS in Toronto, Ontario. About Sandra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-janjicek/		Projects/Publications: Sandra worked on our ICT and Digital Delivery Project

		Kerem Karabeyoglu Interned in Sudbury from 2022–01 to 2022–09 Kerem is currently a Consultant with Crestview Strategy, a PR Firm in Toronto, Ontario. About Kerem: https://crestviewstrategy.com/our-team/kerem-karabeyoglu/		Projects/Publications: Northern Ontario Insights Series Adult Literacy in Northwestern Ontario Measurement Month 2022: Exit Survey Findings

		Bogdan Koutsenko Interned in Kirkland Lake from 2023–03 to 2024–02 About Bogdan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bogdan-k-b237b2126/		Projects/Publications: Labour for Lithium: Analyzing the availability of labour for a lithium-processing facility in Thunder Bay

		Mercedes Labelle Interned in Sudbury from 2020–05 to 2021–04 Mercedes is currently enrolled in Law School at the University of Ottawa and continues to be an External Author for NPI. About Mercedes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercedeslabelle/		Projects/Publications: Magnetic North Report 2022 Magnetic North Report 2023

		Martin Lefebvre Interned in Kirkland Lake from 2021–10 to 2022–09 Martin is currently a Senior Economic Advisor for the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Strategic Initiatives Branch in Sudbury, Ontario. Martin actively contributes to NPI papers and teaches SNOED courses. About Martin: https://www.infogo.gov.on.ca/emp?id=417046&		Projects/Publications: Taking Care of Business: The State of Business Succession and Planning in Ontario Closing the Gap: How 2+1 Roads Can Save Time, Lives, and Taxpayer Dollars

		Fenfang Li Interned in Thunder Bay from 2018–06 to 2019–04 Fenfang is currently a Senior Economist with the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in Toronto, Ontario. About Fenfang: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fenfang-l-70244589/		Projects/Publications: French Speaking Migrants to Greater Sudbury: 2017-2026

		Karly Mabee Interned in Sudbury from 2021–10 to 2022–08 Karly is currently a Business Services Officer for Employment and Social Development Canada in the Deputy Ministers Office in Stratford, Ontario. About Karly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karly-mabee-aa558014a/		Projects/Publications: Working towards a Greater Sudbury Measurement Month 2022: Individual Survey Findings

		Anthony Noga Interned in Thunder Bay from 2018–01 to 2019–01 Anthony is a Policy Analyst for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada in the Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector in Ottawa, Ontario. About Anthony: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-noga/		Projects/Publications: Connecting the Dots: Lessons from the International & Community Matchmaker Northwest Pilot Time to Reorganize: Why Northern Ontario Should Follow BC's Lead in Local Governance A Tale of Ten Cities: Comparing Key Costs for a Family of Four in Urban Areas of Northern and Southern Ontario 50 Years of Progress: Measuring Confederation College's Impact on Social Progress in Northwestern Ontario

		José-Karl Noiseux Interned in Sudbury from 2016–06 to 2017–06 José-Karl is currently an Economist for the Conseil de l'innovation du Québec in Montréal, Québec. About José-Karl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jos%C3%A9-karl-noiseux-093335110/		Projects/Publications: Community Labour Market Report Series

		Sean Rosairo Interned in Sudbury from 2019–07 to 2020–07 Sean is a Sales and Customer Service Associate at Wonder Pens in Toronto, Ontario. About Sean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-rosairo/		Projects/Publications: Due North (NPI newsletter) Disconnected: What happens when you CAN'T work from home during a pandemic?

		Rachel Pulkkinen (Rowswell) Interned in Thunder Bay from 2016–06 to 2017–09 Rachel is the Communications Manager at St. Joseph's Care Group in Thunder Bay, Ontario. About Rachel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelrowswell/		Projects/Publications: Rachel was a Communications Officer for NPI and was heavily involved in NPI's very first conference.

		Christine St. Pierre Interned in Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury from 2018–06 to 2020–08 Christine is currently the Manager of Trades and Apprenticeships for Collège Boréal in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. About Christine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinest-pierre/		Projects/Publications: Christine was a Communications Officer at NPI and often served as the Institute's voice with Francophone media.

		Christina Steele Interned in Sudbury from 2017–11 to 2018–10 Christina is currently Manager, Project and Lean Solutions at Sovereign Insurance in Toronto, Ontario. About Christina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-s-681488223/		Projects/Publications: Northern Attraction: Exploring the Need for a Northern Newcomer Strategy

*NPI's Internship Program is separate from, but complementary to, our Experience North program. Experience North provides paid summer and coop placements for students while studying. Our internship program is for graduates only.

Let's see where they are now:

Rachel Rizzuto (Beals)

Interned in Sudbury from 2017–01 to 2017–12

Patrick Berube

Interned in Thunder Bay from 2023–07 to 2024–06

Lalit Bhojwani

Interned in Sudbury from 2021-10 to 2022-04

Julien Bonin

Interned in Sudbury from 2015–05 to 2015–08

Tammy Borgen-Flood

Interned in North Bay from 2023–07 to 2024–04

Yunjie (Irina) Chen

Interned in Timmins from 2019–05 to 2019–08

Cristina Cromeyer-Salaverria

Interned in Thunder Bay from 2019–09 to 2020–08

Melanie Davis

Interned in Thunder Bay from 2020–11 to 2021–04

Holly Dillabough

Interned in Sudbury from 2015–08 to 2015–10

William Dunstan

Interned in Kirkland Lake from 2022-09 to 2023-08

Sarah Friesen

Interned in Kirkland Lake from 2022-09 to 2023-08

Amanjit Garcha

Interned in Sudbury from 2019–07 to 2020–07

DJ Grewal

Interned from 2017–08 to 2018–01

Hilary Hagar

Interned in Sudbury and Thunder Bay from 2019–04 to 2020–08

Evelynn Hoffman

Interned in Sudbury from 2019–05 to 2020–04

Sandra Janjicek

Interned remotely from 2020–11 to 2021–07

Kerem Karabeyoglu

Interned in Sudbury from 2022–01 to 2022–09

Bogdan Koutsenko

Interned in Kirkland Lake from 2023–03 to 2024–02

Mercedes Labelle

Interned in Sudbury from 2020–05 to 2021–04

Martin Lefebvre

Interned in Kirkland Lake from 2021–10 to 2022–09

Fenfang Li

Interned in Thunder Bay from 2018–06 to 2019–04

Karly Mabee

Interned in Sudbury from 2021–10 to 2022–08

Anthony Noga

Interned in Thunder Bay from 2018–01 to 2019–01

José-Karl Noiseux

Interned in Sudbury from 2016–06 to 2017–06

Sean Rosairo

Interned in Sudbury from 2019–07 to 2020–07

Rachel Pulkkinen (Rowswell)

Interned in Thunder Bay from 2016–06 to 2017–09

Christine St. Pierre

Interned in Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury from 2018–06 to 2020–08

Christina Steele

Interned in Sudbury from 2017–11 to 2018–10

NPI's Internship Program is separate from, but complementary to, our Experience North* program. Experience North provides paid summer and coop placements for students while studying. Our internship program is for graduates only.