Georgia County Internship Program Spotlight

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Gavrielle Covault, Boston College Student, Interns with Dawson County’s Emergency Services Department

Gavrielle Covault, a communications and political science major at Boston College, interned with the Dawson County Emergency Services Department as part of the 2016 Summer Georgia County Internship Program. Although Covault had no prior experience with county government before beginning her internship, she was eager to learn the ends and outs of working within county government.

During the course of her internship, Covault collected and analyzed data from fire incidents and emergency medical calls to determine high risk threats and areas of greatest concern through the county. She was also tasked with analyzing the collected data to determine if any trends existed within the emergency system data. These projects required attention to detail and challenged her with providing a quality finished product in the time required. The internship culminated with Covault presenting her findings on how to develop and deliver plans and programs to address and reduce risk.

When asked about her favorite part of the internship, Covault noted it was gaining a better understanding of county information systems, particularly the emergency services and fire department systems which she worked with directly. She expressed that it was great to see how much hard work actually goes into maintaining and developing these systems. Covault also said that the amount of hands-on experience in the internship was very beneficial.

Covault found her experience as an intern to be an excellent one. She enjoyed seeing her hard work come to fruition knowing that will aid the community. Based on her experience, she stated she would absolutely consider a career in community government.