My Perspective as a GGCC Intern

Juliana Guerra is a rising Senior at Gaithersburg High School and an intern at the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber

A few weeks ago, we introduced you to our Summer intern Juliana Guerra, a rising senior at Gaithersburg High School. As the Director of Marketing, I mentor students and instill valuable first-hand knowledge of potential future career paths. Part of their experience is to share with you their perspective in hopes of inspiring future interns to learn about career fields and industries during high school. Not only are they learning valuable career skills, they are discovering, and possibly deciding, if this is the right path for them.

Today, July 26, is National Intern Day. Fitting to share Guerra’s latest edition of “My Perspective as a GGCC Intern”. We are so lucky to have Guerra at the Chamber this Summer. She has made an impact on our team over the past few months and we can’t wait to see what her future holds.

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber hopes Guerra can take the knowledge, strategies and tactics she has learned here this Summer and apply it into the classroom, her future career paths, and quite possibly her life. We hope she continues to develop & build upon the skills she has learned and they help Guerra in future employment opportunities and might give her a leg up on her competition in future application processes.

Now a little bit from Guerra and her experience at the Chamber in her own words.

The last few weeks leading up to the Public Safety Awards, were stressful for Laura, but I was there to help out. It reminded me a lot of preparation for plays and musicals, and how stressed the directors were.

There were a few specific things I can remember doing that reminded me of stage managing. One was having to write stories that explained why the police won which was a lot like writing bios for actors. Both are tedious and fun at the same time because you have to take the information you are given and make it sound interesting. The other was being in charge of programs after they were printed, which is just like being a stage manager except the printer folded and stapled them for us. Finding a way to fix all 200 programs into a little white basket was a real task but I somehow found a way.

On the day of the awards, I had to wake up earlier than usual but that didn’t keep me from doing my part in quick pre-ceremony preparations. I helped put up banners, move chairs and, when the time came, pass out programs.  When the awards ceremony was about to start, I got some food and sat down. And let me tell you, it was delicious! I loved the mini pancakes, which were my favorite part of the whole awards show, and this is coming from a waffle person.

The ceremony itself was great. My heart was filled with the warmth I saw all around me. To see how much this meant to all of the winners, to hear Luke’s story, it was all so wholesome. What really hit me was when the people who were telling the stories of why the police won, used the words I wrote. Now I know I will leave with at least one really great memory.

About Laura Rowles

Laura authors the blog Your Success is Our Business on MyMCMedia. Laura is the Director of Events & Marketing for the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce - a member-based organization of businesses that have joined together for the purpose of promoting the civic, commercial and industrial progress in our communities. The area's economic well-being is a result of the caliber of work that is done by the Chamber. The Chamber has a major impact on business, income and future growth of the area. My position at the Chamber - Director of Events & Marketing - affords me the opportunity to plan quality events for our Members and market the Chamber is a variety of avenues. At the GGCC, we typically have around 30 events each year including: breakfasts, lunches, after-five's, ribbon cuttings and special events. The consensus is we have high quality events with good energy. In 2012, we had over 2,040 people visit our events. Most our events are free to Members so securing sponsorships for all events. Additionally, I am responsible for planning networking, overseeing the budget and marketing of all events in order to make them successful. Lastly, I coordinate all marketing and communication efforts of the GGCC including weekly email blasts, its quarterly newsletter, all social media platforms, media relations and community outreach.

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