Open positions will be posted on
mymanatee.org/jobs.
Our 2024 Interns
Josh Ayson, Georgia Tech University
Community & Veterans Services Department
PROJECT: Proposing and implementing improvements to the veteran services section of the Manatee County website. To better highlight what we offer our veterans within the County and connect them to external agencies.
Jacquelin Jia, University of Florida
Community & Veterans Services Department
PROJECT: Create an outreach program to local HOA’s in Mantee County to get their accurate contact information.
Derian Pettitt, University of Central Florida
Community & Veterans Services Department
PROJECT: Researching grant opportunities to further support Children’s Services Programs.
Katelyn Bryant, Indiana University
Public Works Department
PROJECT: Improving user functionality of the application that she is working on for the sidewalk inventory.
Nicholas Villalobos, University of Colorado
Community & Veterans Services Department
PROJECT: Compare grant management software’s to determine whether it's viable to make a change in systems.
Maja Oponska, University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Property Management Department
PROJECT: Capturing and updating floor plans for the Manatee County Buildings.
Blake Balais, Florida Gulf Coast University
Sports & Leisure Services Department
PROJECT: Expanding pickleball programming offered by Manatee County
Hailey Medina, University of Tampa
Human Resources Department
PROJECT: Recruitment based project for high turnover positions within the County specifically focused on veterans and second chance hires.
Brendan McKnight, University of Tampa
Natural Resources Department
PROJECT: Correcting the accuracy of water quality testing equipment and then testing equipment using the correction factors found.
Josh Holler, University of Florida
Public Works Department
PROJECT: Create a sidewalk inventory of all thoroughfares in Manatee County. Manatee County offers an annual internship program during the summer.