Hero Fund internship program grows

This summer, two interns have joined the ranks at the Carnegie Hero Fund staff. University of Pittsburgh rising junior John DeSantes joined Claire Skirtirch, an intern since 2021, on the …
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This summer, two interns have joined the ranks at the Carnegie Hero Fund staff. University of Pittsburgh rising junior John DeSantes joined Claire Skirtirch, an intern since 2021, on the …
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The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission is pleased to announce the recent election of two new members. Duane D. Holloway is a senior vice president, general counsel, and chief ethics and …
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I FOUND MY PLACE. When I walked through the doors here at Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, I KNEW. I started at the Carnegie Hero Fund as a temporary employee in …
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Melissa Wade came to the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in early September as the fund’s first-ever Director of Operations, bringing with her a wealth of non-profit experience. “I am thrilled …
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with larger-than-life tales of heroism and adventure. I read The Iliad and The Odyssey as a teenager and dreamt of …
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After serving at the helm of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for the past 21 years, Chair Mark Laskow stepped down at the Hero Fund Commission’s annual meeting, held June …
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Commissioners pose for a photo taken at a luncheon at the Duquesne Club before the 117th annual meeting on June 16. In additional to usual Commission business, the meeting included …
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The rescues that occurred after the 1916 Cleveland Waterworks Tunnel Disaster required Hero Fund Investigator A.W. Crawford to parse even the minutest details to accurately determine the specific actions of …
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If you ask Hero Fund Investigations Manager Jeffrey Dooley what he likes to do outside of work, he’ll tell you he likes to do what everyone likes to do: He …
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The Hero Fund has two new hires this year including part-time administrative assistant Janet Thomas and spring intern Katherine Lewis, a 22-year-old Fairfax, Va., native who graduated from the University …
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During summer 2019, Saint Vincent College rising senior Anna Zahren interned for the Carnegie Hero Fund alongside returning intern Lauryn Maykovich. Their primary focus is designing and editing the Commission’s …
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At the Hero Fund’s 115th annual meeting held in June 2019, board member Priscilla “Sibby” J. McCrady was recognized for her 30 years of service on the Commission. A resolution …
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In summer 2018, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission offered two individuals the opportunity to intern with the Commission throughout the summer. Interns Abby Brady and Lauryn Maykovich delved into communicating …
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By the time I was hired to investigate Carnegie Medal nominees, I’d been writing about them for more than 17 years. That stretch of Carnegie Hero reporting began shortly after …
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At the age of 10, I started my summer by creating a neighborhood newsletter, formatted on a double-sided, 8.5-by-11 piece of paper. The handwritten, hand-drawn publication mostly included puzzles, a …
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When Walter Rutkowski walked into the Hero Fund offices in September 1973, as a newly hired field investigator, the future must have gleamed like the resident typewriter keys busy telling …
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Concluding a 25-year career with the U.S. Secret Service, most lately as special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office, Eric. P. Zahren was elected the Commission’s new Executive …
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By Chris Foreman, Case Investigator Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Some days, it seems like there is no shortage of heroes in the headlines. In recent weeks, I’ve spotted news websites …