Kamila Rodrigues, an intern with a goal to tell stories through all kinds of mediums. She shares a bout with Covid and gives advise to future interns, "try everything!"

Becoming UMA January 19
Kamila Rodrigues, an intern with a goal to tell stories through all kinds of mediums. She shares a bout with Covid and gives advise to future interns, "try everything!"
From student to intern to staff, Masio, current Volunteer and Intern Coordinator at MATV/UMA reflects on the journey to this role and how he approaches it. “It’s all about being empathetic, Understanding what people want and what their expectations are in trying to fulfill that. Having had interned and worked at places where the culture was anything but inclusive and warm, I want to make the intern volunteer experience very inviting and open. I want everyone to feel validated and allow them to grow into whatever they see themselves being. I see myself as Master Yoda and the interns as my full of promise padawans.”
The first in a series of posts featuring our current interns and how they are making a difference at MATV/UMA. This post is about Malden resident Amanda Hurley. She celebrates the local artists on a twitter account she put up called What’s Good in the Neighborhood.