We are thrilled to feature a seminar with a panel of former Puentes interns who will share their learnings from their internship experiences, stories about their professional journey since, and advice for how to maximize your career growth and shape your path. This is a fabulous opportunity learn from Puentes alumni who have gone on to do varied and interesting projects in the world of work. Get to know the alumni through their bios below, and come ready with your questions!
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82698584904
Meeting ID: 826 9858 4904
Puentes Intern Alumni Panelists:
Hunter Hales, Proposal Development Officer, Climate Finance Unit, Government of Belize (2019 Puentes Intern, Buenos Aires)
Hunter Hales is a 2019 Puentes alum. She spent the summer working in Buenos Aires with Eco House as an Environmental Policy Intern, which inspired her senior research project: Climate-Induced Migration in the Sahel and Europe’s Securitization of the “Climate Change Refugee.” Outside of work, Hunter enjoyed tango lessons, rooftop birthday celebrations, and spontaneous paragliding trips with other Puentes interns who turned into lifelong friends.
In 2021, Hunter graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies – with a regional concentration in Europe – and French & Francophone Studies. Hunter co-founded the Beyond120 Young Professionals student group, mentored international students and undergrads, and represented UF as a delegate at the 19th edition of the Doha Forum in Qatar.
Hunter now works for the Government of Belize as a Proposal Development Officer in the Climate Finance Unit (CFU), housed within the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment. Hunter has held this position since the CFU’s inception in January 2022 and is responsible for facilitating the development of climate-focused project proposals and concepts. She is currently based in San Ignacio, Belize.
Fernanda Brizuela Martinez, Junior Marketing Manager, SpoiledChild (2020 and 2021 Puentes Intern, Remote)
Fernanda is a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied Communications with minors in Consumer Psychology and Creative Writing. For the past two summers, she had the opportunity to secure internships with the help of Puentes. As an intern, she contributed to organizations through Marketing and Communications roles, specifically with The Marketing Scientist in 2020 and Fundación Varkey in 2021. Following her graduation this past May, she will be moving to New York to pursue a Junior Marketing Manager role at a skincare and tech start-up, SpoiledChild.
Gabrielle Rush, Associate, TPG (2017 Puentes Intern, Buenos Aires)
Gabrielle graduated from Princeton in 2019 with a major in Economics. She spent the summer of 2017 in Buenos Aires working for Avenida.com during her Puentes internship. The following summer, she interned for Credit Suisse in Investment Banking, where she also worked for two years after graduating. Last summer, she moved to San Francisco to start a new job as an Associate in growth equity at TPG.