NASDA WELCOMES SUMMER INTERNS
News Date June 02, 2009
Four interns from Texas A&M University joined the NASDA office on May 27 for the summer semester. Austin Miles, Mark Smith, Sean McCarver and Kasey Miller will work with NASDA until early August.
Austin Miles is a senior Ag Leadership & Development major at Texas A&M University. He will graduate in May 2010 and will remain at Texas A&M to pursue his master’s degree in Animal Science. He is from Whitesboro, Texas and has been actively involved in production agriculture his entire life. Austin’s family operates a small cattle ranch and his grandparents raise cattle as well as farm oats, hay and other crops. After completing graduate school, he plans to work for a federal or state agency, assisting and representing American farmers and ranchers. Austin has a strong interest in rural development, agricultural education and the sustainability of small family farms and ranches.
Mark Smith was born to Mary and Gary Smith in Okinawa, Japan in 1980. He now calls Schertz, Texas his home. He previously spent six years in the U.S. Air Force and is an Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Enduring Freedom veteran. Following his service, Mark went to Blinn Junior College and finished two associate degrees before transferring to Texas A&M University. After finishing his degree in agricultural economics (emphasis in finance), he plans to seek an MBA. After living in England, Colorado, and Japan, Mark is looking forward to his summer in Washington, D.C. Mark’s interests focus on energy and renewable fuels, and veteran affairs issues.
Sean McCarver is a Senior Poultry Science Major from Bellaire, TX. He is participating in the Agricultural & Natural Resource Policy (ANRP) internship program and is interested in learning more about food safety issues and foreign agriculture. He is extremely excited about the opportunity to witness how current agricultural issues are handled on the national level.
Kasey Miller is a senior agricultural communication and journalism major at Texas A&M hailing from Thorntown, Indiana. Her love of agriculture stems from showing beef, sheep, and rabbits growing up. In the future, she hopes to earn a master’s degree in agricultural journalism, eventually going to work as a magazine editor of an agricultural publication. She is excited to represent Texas A&M in Washington D.C. through the Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy (ANRP) internship. (Contact: Charlie Ingram or Stephen Haterius)