{"id":4148,"date":"2025-08-14T01:44:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T01:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement-test\/?page_id=4148"},"modified":"2025-09-25T01:27:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T01:27:49","slug":"2025-summer-interns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/2025-summer-interns\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Summer Interns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About The Six<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">In Summer 2025, <strong>The Six<\/strong> \u2014 the first-ever intern cohort at the Office of Procurement Management \u2014 joined OPM for a season of learning, collaboration, and project work.<br>The program began with group sessions on the fundamentals of procurement, followed by hands-on contributions such as organizing the office and assisting with daily operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/intern_collage.jpg\" alt=\"Intern picture collage\" class=\"wp-image-4268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/intern_collage.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/intern_collage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/intern_collage-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Each intern then took on an individual project, applying their skills to areas ranging from website development to process improvements. This page presents their work, their final presentation, and an overview of OPM\u2019s first internship program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Project Showcase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the conclusion of the program, the interns presented their projects and key takeaways to OPM staff and even the Chief Procurement Officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the screen recording of The Six\u2019s final presentation here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"2025 Office of Procurement Management&#039;s Summer Interns Final Presentation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y8r5C4gjmH4?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Interns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Get to know the amazing work done by each member of The Six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-3-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:6px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1665\" height=\"1666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Garvin_Mary_FULL-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Garvin intern headshot\" class=\"wp-image-4165\" style=\"width:111px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Garvin_Mary_FULL-edited.jpg 1665w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Garvin_Mary_FULL-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Garvin_Mary_FULL-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Garvin_Mary_FULL-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Garvin_Mary_FULL-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Garvin_Mary_FULL-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1665px) 100vw, 1665px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aedfe96d3edc0e975d232a9ffe4a4467\">Mary Garvin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Procurement Specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worked on 糖心Vlog官方 procurement and UIP requests, attended the NASPO conference, and led the development of a customer training videos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-3-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:6px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/anika_headshot-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Anika Rahman Joyita intern headshot\" class=\"wp-image-4263\" style=\"width:111px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/anika_headshot-edited.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/anika_headshot-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/anika_headshot-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/anika_headshot-edited-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7130e91e4609aae873637334f4378b8\">Anika Rahman Joyita<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate Student, Artificial Intelligence Research, 糖心Vlog官方 M\u0101noa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed and piloted applications of AI to improve procurement processes, including efficiency and decision-making support tools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-3-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:6px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2316\" height=\"2316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luke.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Pagtulingan intern headshot\" class=\"wp-image-4267\" style=\"width:111px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luke.jpg 2316w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luke-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luke-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luke-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luke-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luke-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luke-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luke-1320x1320.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2316px) 100vw, 2316px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c560208ba53c841d9b43ac87b8df5311\">Luke Pagtulingan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Full Stack Web Developer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed a customer dashboard for 糖心Vlog官方 users to track the progress of their procurement requests in real time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-3-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:6px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/githubFInalHeadshot-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michaella Villanueva intern headshot\" class=\"wp-image-4171\" style=\"width:111px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/githubFInalHeadshot-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/githubFInalHeadshot-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/githubFInalHeadshot-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/githubFInalHeadshot-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/githubFInalHeadshot-1.jpg 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac6c6499a82015218d48a2f18a28d2dc\">Michaella Villanueva<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>BA Candidate, Computer Science &amp; Economics, 糖心Vlog官方 M\u0101noa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led the redevelopment of the OPM website, focusing on usability, accessibility, and long-term maintainability<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-3-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:6px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-unset-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9803-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kolby Kaneshiro intern headshot\" class=\"wp-image-4170\" style=\"width:111px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9803-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9803-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9803-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9803-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9803-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9803-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9803-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-401d382731d613c5705e5b736dd02029\">Kolby Kaneshiro<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>BBA Candidate, Management Information Systems, 糖心Vlog官方 M\u0101noa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led projects to refresh OPM\u2019s visual identity through a new logo design and create a comprehensive systems map.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-accent-3-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:6px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9805-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Braedon Nakamoto intern headshot\" class=\"wp-image-4173\" style=\"width:111px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9805-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9805-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9805-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9805-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9805-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9805-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9805-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9619769702cc3a7d24522b4769c0965a\">Braedon Nakamoto<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>BS Candidate, Finance, Arizona State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led a vendor outreach initiative to strengthen supplier engagement and expand OPM\u2019s vendor network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ec2e7a44 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"4160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9460-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Intern office pictue\" class=\"wp-image-4160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9460-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9460-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9460-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9460-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_9460-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"4158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-edited-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Intern campus visit picture\" class=\"wp-image-4158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-edited-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-edited-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-edited-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-edited.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"4161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7167-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Intern meeting picture\" class=\"wp-image-4161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7167-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7167-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_7167-768x576.jpg 768w, 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