The Minerva Strategies team is getting ready for spring, which means we have a new intern on board! Lauren Slater, who is joining us from the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., brings a passion for connecting a shared understanding of politics and communications to the Minerva team, which we are stoked about. Learn more about her…
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Myles Cabanos Behind every great team is an incredible intern. The Minerva team has been lucky to have Myles Cabanos this fall and winter to make our team stronger and smarter. We sat down with Myles to learn more about his background, and what led him here to be our rockstar Minerva intern. Where are you from,…
Last month, Minerva Strategies had our first in-person retreat since the pandemic started. It was also our first in-person meeting since we’ve grown from a three-, sometimes four-person team to seven people strong. We spent several days and evenings together laughing, working, and being in the same Zoom box for client calls. It was great. …
Sara Veltkamp By Joy Portella— I’m smart enough to know what I don’t know. I hope that I’ve imbued Minerva Strategies—as my organizational progeny—with this same quality. A few years ago, we recognized that we didn’t know enough about how to center equity and inclusion in our company’s culture, and how to do the same for our…
Joy Portella By Luke Ilgenfritz – The Minerva team is gearing up for summer, which means our new intern is on board! Meet Sabrina Gonzales, who is joining our virtual environment from Allendale, Michigan. Her background in English and passion for environmental sustainability mixes well with Minerva Strategies’ mission to create positive change through smart communication. Read more to learn more about Sabrina and her goals…
Want to get our newsletters delivered to your inbox? Subscribe now! *|MC_PREVIEW_TEX Dear Minerva Fan Club, Like many people in the U.S., I am thrilled to be fully vaccinated. I cannot heap enough praise on the science, and people behind the science, who made this possible. Between the vaccine and a recent 10-day stretch of…
By Malia Mackey— Unlike most people living in Seattle, you are actually from Seattle. Where have you been and why did you come back? I came back to Seattle after four years of college in Eugene, OR at the University of Oregon (go Ducks!). I was here in Seattle for spring break during the pandemic…and we all know how that ended. After…
By Elise McGlothian— The Minerva team is excited to introduce our newest full-time member of the team—Kayla McMenamin! Coming from Portland, OR, her public health and public relations background make her the perfect addition to Minerva Strategies’ growing team. We checked in with Kayla to learn about what led her to Minerva Strategies (for a second time!) and what she’s been up to since. Where are you…
Elise McGlothian Want to get our newsletters delivered to your inbox? Subscribe now! *|MC_PREVIEW_ Dear Minerva Fan Club, 2020 has been the year of the unexpected. Each day, I’ve been surprised or even outright shocked by something. The sources of my daily surprise range from the mundane to the highly consequential: how blue the sky is…
By Malia Mackey— The Minerva team is thrilled to introduce our newest full-time member of the team—Elise McGlothian! Hailing from Virginia Beach, VA, she brings her television news expertise and a passion for community service. We (of course virtually) sat down with her to learn more about what led her to communications, why she’s…