Josey Hartley is currently a junior at Samford University in the Nutrition Science program studying dietetics. Josey has made Birmingham her home for now, all the way from Wisconsin. Her awareness of the importance of nutrition was sparked at a young age when she developed many food allergies. It was through her personal experiences and various health complications of friends and family that she developed the desire to study nutrition. Her goal is to help bring nutritional care to community health by continuing on to graduate school and becoming a registered dietitian.Here at CSM, Josey is learning to apply her knowledge and experiences by promoting nutrition and wellness in the local community. She is excited about creating needs-based educational materials, developing food boxes, and working with the team to develop the upcoming Cooking Well program. She shares that interning at the Christian Service Mission reminds her of the greater purpose behind her drive to become a registered dietitian. It is through working with the CSM team and giving back to the community where she is learning to develop community education skills to support her future plans of bringing nutritional wellness to Birmingham and beyond.
Matt Azemar is a senior at Samford University from Duluth, Georgia busy working toward completing a major in Sociology and minor in Geography as a member of the Samford University football team.Matt says that he majored in Sociology because he wanted to help marginalized people and make a real difference in people’s lives. Christian Service Mission has now provided Matt with the opportunity to put this desire into action through his internship this semester. Matt says, “What attracted me to Christian Service Mission was all the ways that they positively impact the community, and the obvious ways that God is working through them. After only spending a couple of weeks at Christian Service Mission I can already tell that it is going to be a life changing experience, not only for me but also everyone CSM comes in contact with.”
Matt is currently busy assisting with our S.T.A.I.R. elementary school tutoring ministry and working with inner-city youth outreach through CSM partner churches.
Welcome to the family, Josey and Matt! If you are interested in our summer internship, please contact Judy Vann at judy@csmission.org.
