9 Years Later, GIVEN Mentor and Mentee Team up to Lead 100 Women: GIVEN Alumna Sam Kelley Sr. Mary Louise, OCD remembers sitting in the grass of the Catholic University of America lawn during the first GIVEN women’s forum in 2016, as her small group participant Samantha Kelley, described the new call to start a [...]
2025 Fall GIVEN Internships Remote And In-Person (Washington, DC) Fall Internship Dates: Wed, Oct. 1 - Wed, Dec. 10, 2025 Applications due: Sep 12, 2025 10-15 Hours/Week The GIVEN Institute (“GIVEN”) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to activating the gifts of young adult women for the Catholic Church and the world. GIVEN’s mission is to inspire and equip the next [...]
How One Woman Is Promoting Cultural Renewal by Preventing Euthanasia and Encouraging Hope: GIVEN Alumna Amanda Achtman “In this way the undestroyed dignity and majesty of woman are expressed. She preserves the mystery of life, the power opposed to death.” – Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Daughter Zion: Meditations on the Church’s Marian Belief As [...]
Location: Fargo, ND Job Title: Director of Mission Outreach Organization: Down Home Education: University of Mary Degree: Business Administration, BS, MBA Emily Kaiser, GIVEN '21 Please share a little about yourself - feel free to include a fun fact! I grew up in Moorhead, MN and graduated from the University of Mary with both my Bachelors [...]
Location: Tulsa, OK Job Title: Artist & Business Owner Organization: Tara Wright Studio Education: University of Oklahoma Degree: Bachelor of Journalism, Advertising Tara Wright, GIVEN '16 Please share a little about yourself - feel free to include a fun fact! Hi! I'm Tara. I'm an artist, illustrator, small business owner, and award-winning writer and creator. More [...]
Location: New York, NY Job Title: Director of Formation Organization: Seton Teaching Fellows Education: University of Maryland-College Park Degree: Chemical Engineering Emilia Tanu Chornay, GIVEN '19 Please share a little about yourself - feel free to include a fun fact! I am a wife and mother of two young children, living and working in NYC. I [...]
Location: Laurel, MD Job Title: Happiness Engineer Organization: Flocknote Education: University of Maryland Degree: Communications Victoria Smith, GIVEN '21 Please share a little about yourself - feel free to include a fun fact! Hi friends, I’m 31 years old and live in the DC area (kind of between Baltimore and DC to be honest). I [...]
Location: New York, New York Job Title: co-founder & executive director Organization: Arthouse2B Erin McAtee, GIVEN '19 Please share a little about yourself - feel free to include a fun fact! My name is Erin McAtee, I am a visual artist and co-founder & executive director of Arthouse2B, a multidisciplinary Catholic arts collective and nonprofit based in [...]
Location: Plymouth Township, Michigan Job Title: Acquisitions Editor Organization: OSV (Our Sunday Visitor) Education: Christendom College Degree: Bachelor of Arts, English Language & Literature Rebecca Martin, GIVEN '19 Please share a little about yourself - feel free to include a fun fact! Greetings! My name is Rebecca Martin, and I'm a professional nerd! My husband [...]
