Collaboration leads to student internship

By Sherry Larson

People’s Defender

“We get by with a little help from our friends.” Agencies throughout Adams County are finding that collaboration IS the key to success.

At a January Chamber meeting at the Adult Training Center in West Union, business owners and representatives made introductions and shared a little background information. It was there that Rhonda Jones and Kathy Stewart of Hazelbaker Insurance and Amy Queen, Adams County Community Outreach Partner and Career Catalyst for The GRIT Project (Growing Rural Independence Together), heard a little about one another.

Queen learned that Jones was in search of an intern for her downtown insurance agency, and Jones learned that Queen helps place students for internships. This essential start led to further exploration.