Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • August 20, 2014 Area Eighteen students complete internships at CHCC Standing: Organizational Development and Service Excellence Director Denise Kish, LNHA; interns Richard Courage, Leah Pedrani, Natalie Dauster, Cassandra Krupski, Lauren Hudon, Kristina Bronkowski, Kayla Knox, Kerri Abdallah, Amanda Ferraro, Megan Reid, Sarah Postma, and Corey Glass; and Executive Vice President and COO Denise Ratcliffe, LNHA. Seated: Interns Amanda Mezzadri, Mary Tabatneck, Nicole Fournier, Maddie Tchack, and Allison Winters. Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff recently successfully completed its second annual undergraduate non-clinical internship program. Eighteen students repre- senting 15 colleges across the country were accepted into the program and worked in their fields of interest for eight weeks. CHCC team leaders opted to have interns work in their departments, where they were vital members of the department and completed a variety of special projects. CHCC’s internship program included a weekly lecture series by knowledgeable professionals, who relayed their career experiences, giving the interns essential workplace skills. “Our goal at CHCC is to provide college students with an enriching and educational experience through their internship projects,” said CHCC Organizational Devel- opment and Service Excellence Director Denise Kish, LNHA. “We also hope that the interns catch the vision of how rewarding a career in health care can be.” Interns worked in organizational development/human resources; food and nutrition services; therapeutic activi- ties; finance; rehabilitation therapy; marketing and foun- dation; social work; nursing administration; quality, risk, and safety; health care administration; and mental health care administration. “My experience at CHCC has been wonderful,” said intern Nicole Fournier, who worked in the social work department. “It’s great to work with people who are so dedicated to tending to the individual needs of others.” Intern Kayla Knox, who worked in quality, risk, and safety, said, “This opportunity challenged me to step out- side of my comfort zone, but also opened the door to future learning. I could not have asked for a better experience.” CHCC plans to continue the internship program next year. Applications will be made available next year at http://www.christianhealthcare.org/community/inter- ships.