Fresh Faces for B-READY!

Each fall, SSYP provides opportunities for interns and fellows completing a semester or year of service. This year we are excited to have a wonderful cohort of new team members joining us! Let’s meet them!

Spike Sommers - Mass Promise Fellowship - YLC and Teen Programs

"Spike was born in San Diego, California. Last school year, Spike taught English in Germany as a Fulbright Scholar. The students and staff he met while volunteering at his college in Minnesota, teaching in Germany, and assisting at Charlestown High School during City Year, inspired him to continue working with young people as a Massachusetts Promise Fellow. Outside the classroom, he enjoys making and listening to music."

Jonah Berthelesen - Mass Promise Fellowship - College and Career Support

Jonah is a Massachusetts Promise Fellow serving as the College and Career Support staff member with St. Stephen's Youth Programs this year. He recently graduated from St. Olaf College in southern Minnesota with a Degree in Political Science and Film Studies. Following this year with SSYP he hope to attend law school where he can continue to pursue his formal education in preparation to further serve his community. Jonah is looking forward to connecting with the young people at St. Stephens and supporting them through the difficult transition into a post-secondary educational or vocational setting.

Rosa Del Carmen Gomez 

Rosa was born on an island named Castro right off the coast of Chile but grew up in Weymouth, MA. She graduated from Lasell University with a B.A in Journalism and Media Writing and a Spanish Language Studies minor. Rosa is currently a Massachusetts Promise Fellow and will be working as the YLC Lead Counselor. She is excited to be a part of St. Stephen's team and is looking forward to learning and growing professionally and personally. Rosa believes that education is incredibly powerful and youth deserve to have mentors and individuals in their lives that inspire them. She believes that everyone has the power within themselves to change the world and impact others.

Nia Clark - Brigham and Womens Health, Simmons University - Social-Emotional Support Intern

As a transgender youth of color who spent most of her childhood in foster care, Nia Clark has worked for nearly 15 years changing the child welfare system from within as a consultant, national trainer, residential counselor, and LGBTQ+ youth advocate.  She is currently a social work intern from Simmons University and has also worked for several youth-serving organizations including The Home for Little Wanderers, Los Angeles LGBT Center, Human Rights Campaign, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Nia is *super* excited about working with youth in St. Stephens' Social and Emotional Support (SES) program this year and hopes to teach them life-long positive coping skills.

Yueran (Sandy) Yang -University of New Hampshire - Social-Emotional Support Intern

Sandy is a dog-loving, self-indulgent apprentice in art, with a mercurial attention span and a fervid attachment with coffee. Though this year is mostly unexpected and full of challenges, she is really looking forward to seeing how the online version of her internship and programs will turn out!

Tonisha (Toni) Johnson - Brigham and Women’s Health, Boston University, Social-Emotional Support Intern

Toni will be interning in the SES team. She is a person that likes to learn and grow. She is excited about being able to work with everyone in SSYP and broadening her skills.

Jessica Reilly - College for Social Innovation - Community Engagement Fellow

Jessica is a senior at UNH studying Psychology and Education! For this semester she will be interning as a Community Engagement Fellow under the mentorship of Liz through the College for Social Innovation! Jessica loves meeting new people, making new friends, and is overjoyed to join the team at SSYP!

Delpiero Beaumont - College for Social Innovation - College and Career Program

Delpiero is a senior at Umass Dartmouth and is interning at St. Stephen's Youth Program through the College for Social Innovation. He is 22 years old and was born and raised in Jamaica. Delpiero is a runner and loves to eat!!