Kate Wagner

“What can I say about my time at AP? I was so lucky to have the opportunity to work here for almost nine months. As the social media intern (for the first three months, with a promotion to Social Media Coordinator), I was the voice behind AP’s community updates. But my job was so much more than that. If I had seen things like “create promotional graphics,” “lead crowdfunding campaigns,” and “edit and troubleshoot HTML code for the website” on the job application, I don’t think I would have bothered applying! But after my time at AP, I can proudly say that I would apply to an identical position with confidence.

That’s what I grew to adore about AP’s small office: nobody was expected to know everything, and everybody would eventually learn something. After being with AP for less than a month, I was teaching my fellow intern Catalina how to add her bio to the website. After being at AP for about three months, I was learning new editing software; another four months later, I was teaching it to AP’s director Iain and the 2017 Peace Fellows. And somewhere around my third month with AP, I could identify a Peace Fellow from 2012 by one grainy photo, dive into their Flickr album, and find a better quality version of the same photo. I guess that’s a side effect of interning with AP when there are no Fellows out in the field!

I will forever be grateful to AP for all that they have done for me. Closing an almost two-year gap on my resume; opening my eyes to what life is like outside of the USA; teaching me so many new skills; making me hone and update my existing skills; and introducing me to so many wonderful coworkers: Karen, Catalina, Nola, Angelique, Bri, Talia, and Natalie (not to mention this year’s Peace Fellows). These last nine months have been truly wonderful, and I will always look back upon my time at AP fondly.”