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Internship program,
11 years old, honors
Avalon High graduate
BY ELIZABETH BAILEY
For 11 years, the Catalina
Island Conservancy's Rose Ellen
Gardner Internship has been help-
ing train the next generation of
Island leaders. The REGI program
is named in honor of Rose Ellen
Gardner, the former CEO and
president of the Conservancy.
She is an Avalon High School
graduate who is dedicated to the
advancement of the students on
Catalina Island.
The program offers a select
group of Avalon High School
students the opportunity to learn
about conservation work and gain
valuable job skills that will help
prepare them for the future.
This summer, the Conservancy
welcomed back Joseph Vickers
for his fourth REGI summer and
Ariella Markowitz for her third.
Newcomers Susanna Savitt and
Clara Alvarez were excellent addi-
tions to the program.
After completing the REGI pro-
gram, Joseph left for his freshman
year at the College of Wooster
in Ohio. The other three interns
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needs of Catalina Island's residents
and visitors.
Catalina Island Medical Group,
the doctors' office component of
the facility, provides primary medi-
cal care that includes prenatal care,
well-child checks and immuniza-
tions and vaccinations. Procedures
available include laceration repair,
suture removal, pulmonary func-
tion testing, skin biopsy, mole and
wart removal, pap smears and hear-
ing and vision assessment. Diabetes
and Chronic Disease Management
counseling services are also avail-
able. Programs available for low-
income individuals at the medical
group office include CHDP, which
provides free health screenings
and immunizations to low-income,
non-insured children; CPSP, a pre-
natal program for Medi-Cal eli-
gible pregnant women, and PACT,
which provides family planning
services for low-income men and
women.
CIMC's Social Services depart-
ment supports the island's patients
through counseling with a licensed
clinical social worker, medi-
cal social services and referrals
and Home Help for seniors. On-
island counseling can be supported
through tele-medicine visits with
a psychiatrist. Have you thanked
a healthcare staff member late-
ly? Doctors, nurses, technicians,
counselors, clerical and reception
services, facilities management
and everyone at Catalina Island
Medical Center does their job so
that patients can have the quality
of life they deserve.
For more information about the
services CIMC offers or to make an
appointment, call 310-510-0096.
Catalina Island Medical Center's
mission remains to provide quality
healthcare to each individual and
improve the overall health of our
community.
began their senior year at Avalon
High School this fall and are look--
ing forward to completing their
college application process.
Each of the interns was dedi-
cated, enthusiastic and motivated
every day. It was a very successful
summer for all participants.
The Conservancy created the
REGI program to give young
adults the opportunity to experi-
ence potential career paths, while
learning about their Island home
and the work of the Conservancy.
The REGis--the name the
Conservancy uses for the interns--
are preparing to enter college and
will soon have to make decisions
about the type of lives they'll lead.
This internship makes it possible
for students to work with profes-
sionals who do a variety of jobs.
The Conservancy hopes to
inspire these students to become
stewards of the Island and to be
aware of the environment wher-
ever they may work.
Each year, the Conservancy
selects three to five students
for the REGI program through
a written application, letters of
recommendation and face-to-face
interviews. Once selected, the
REGIs spend, six weeks working
alongside Conservancy employees
across the organization. Each
participant is awarded a stipend at
the end of the program. At the .
Conservancy, the REGIs typically
work a 40-hour week and have the
opportunity to gain experience in
each department.
They work on maintenance of
the organization's facilities, botan-
ic garden, trails and the fencing
used to keep deer from feeding
on new plants; plant ecology and
monitoring; airport services; wild-
life and field biology; GIS map-
ping; administration; and educa-
tion. This year, the REGIs had
the opportunity to work with the
Institute for Wildlife Studies mon-
itoring bald eagles, as well as Dr.
Wendy Teeter and the California
State University, Northridge Pimu
Catalina Island Archaeology Field
School. For those interested in the
REGI program, the application
process begins in the spring with
selections made before the end of
the school year. The Conservancy
is looking for energetic, passionate
and committed students for our
2015 REGI year. Any questions
may be addressed to the Education
Department of the Conservancy at
10,510-0954.
Elizabeth Bailey works with
the REGI program as the edu-
cation program assistant at the
Catalina Island Conservancy.
For information, visit www.
catalinaconservancy.org. ~in the internship program this year. (Photo by Elizabeth Bailey)
The Catalina Island Conservancy's Rose Ellen Gardner Internship program participants (left to
right) Joseph Vickers, Ariella Markowitz, Susanna Savitt and Clara Alvarez relax after a day of
werk at the Laura Stein Volunteer Camp on Catalina Island. Four Avalon students participated
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