My name is Olivia Zelaya. I am a Senior at Arizona State University. My major is Public Service Public Policy (Criminology) and two certificates, Public Administration  & Management  and Leadership & Ethics .I am a non traditional student. Meaning, I have worked very hard throughout my life in different management capacities that has allowed my leadership experience and now decided to return to school to earn my Bachelor degree to help further my career.

Currently I am working on two very interesting internships. The first one is at the Office of Congressman Ruben Gallego as a Community Outreach Intern, this satisfies my Public service and Administration intern requirement. The second one is at AZ Board of Executive Clemency and this satisfies my Public Policy and Leadership requirement. Since there is already an intern in the Office of Congressman Ruben Gallego in this class I will chose the latter one for the purpose of this blog, Although I am very limited on what I can share with you what goes on at the Board of Executive Clemency, I will blog about my involvement and experiences within this agency.

Three goals that I aim to achieve in my internships are:
1. Applying what I have learn in a real life setting.
2. Love the profession I have chosen to study and make a lifetime career from it.
3. Expand my knowledge of leadership while serving the public and maintaining their best interest in mind.