Melanie Ferrier began an eight-month internship at a Waterloo-based ecumenical peace centre Sept. 1, making her the third intern to be hired through a partnership with the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
“I enjoy communications and building relationships with donors,” said the political science graduate, who spent time working with the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee before her internship with Project Ploughshares.
Ferrier has set her sights on a career in journalism. She plans to begin courses next September in Carleton University’s master of journalism program. She attends Cheyne Presbyterian in Stoney Creek, Ont.
Ferrier will be the final intern employed through a three-year program sponsored by the Presbyterian Church.
Project Ploughshares, the ecumenical peace centre of the Canadian Council of Churches, is mandated to advance policies that prevent war and armed violence and build peace. Its work is supported by the PCC. — C.Purvis
