Happy National Intern Day 2026!

Happy National Intern Day to Lydia, our Community Resilience Planning Intern for 2026!

Lydia joins us through the Maine Government Summer Internship Program at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. She's earning her masters in Policy, Planning, and Management at the University of Southern Maine (USM), where she'll graduate in December.

It's been a blast having Lydia with us this summer! She's been working on transportation planning projects, economic development activities, learning land use and community resilience best practices, and coming along on a number of site visits.

To learn more about Lydia and her internship, check out the infographic below!