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May 30, 2008, Issue 7
Future leaders in sowing seeds of justice… meet Georgia Appleseed’s inspiring summer interns
In recognition that passionate people power is a crucial resource in sowing justice, Georgia Appleseed is proud to welcome its two summer interns, Joy Davis and Shaunicie Fielder. Both young women have already demonstrated their individual abilities as accomplished students and leaders. Read on…
Joy Davis is a rising 2L at Mercer University School of Law in Macon and a George W. Woodruff Scholar. She joins Georgia Appleseed as a Mercer Legal Fellow Summer Public Interest Extern. According to Joy, she was “drawn to Georgia Appleseed because their systemic approach looks at the root of the problem, giving me an opportunity to spend my summer making a contribution that can potentially better the lives of thousands of Georgians…I will spend the summer assisting with the public education and immigrant public policy efforts. These initiatives are of interest because of my background as an immigration paralegal and my volunteer work in local elementary schools.” As further evidence of her immense energy, Joy is an exercise and water sports enthusiast.
Shaunicie Fielder is a new graduate of Spelman College and a Yale Liman Public Interest Fellow. Her recent experiences as an intern in the Office of the Clerk, U. S. Supreme Court and at Jones Day in Atlanta have fueled Shaunicie’s keen interest in the law. She will be assisting Leslie Gresham with Georgia Appleseed’s JUSTGeorgia stakeholder interview compilation reports.
Shaunicie is a model of volunteerism. She has been a mentor to girls ages 10-16 through the SCLC Bridging the Gap Program and an Americorps Member of Morehouse College Jumpstart, a mentoring program for pre-school children. Shaunicie also played varsity basketball for Spelman, demonstrating that Georgia Appleseed interns are uniquely on the ball!
