How does leadership play a role in your internship? Are you able to demonstrate any leadership skills? How do your co-workers or supervisor display leadership capabilities?

Leadership plays a very important role within my internship. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus institute was actually created with the purpose to develop the next generation of Latino leaders. The vision was founded on three cornerstones for success: education attainment and college access, leadership development in D.C., and access to a powerful network of Latino leaders in the United States. Today, CHCI’s pillars are the following: Educate, Empower, And Connect. CHCI encourages each and every intern to demonstrate leadership not only within our office by taking initiative and advantage of the resources that are available to us, but, also to go back to out communities and empower those who need empowerment. In the office of Congressman Grijalva, I was always encouraged to demonstrate my leadership skills and to share my opinions and ideas. In regards to my co-workers each one has a different responsibility therefore, it is crucial that each one displays their own leadership capabilities. 

Congressman Grijalva and I at an office mixer. 

Selfie with Congressman Grijalva's Senior Policy Advisor