Her Experience in DC

Maria, graduate student, talks about her experience at her internship in Washington, D.C.

“This summer I had the privilege of being the Government Relations Intern at the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the head office located in Washington, D.C. Throughout my time I was able to work on several projects under the guidance of the Government Relations team. The main project I worked on was a report over the Historic Tax Credit (HTC) and its impact on several states including Wisconsin, Maine, Ohio, Alabama, Indiana, Louisiana, and Texas. This report will give people who are advocating in support of the HTC a resource to use to show how important the credit is to their legislators.

Along with this larger project I was able to participate in some smaller ones. I spent some time supporting the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) by putting together some one-pagers for the LWCF Coalition’s 52-week campaign to save the fund. I also was able to participate in two Lobby Days: one was in support of the HTC Enhancement Act and the other was in support of the Restore Our Parks Act. I really enjoyed getting to participate in these Lobby Days because they showed me how much work goes into supporting the legislation and how much of a team effort it is.”