Meet The Summer Interns

The COWRIE Initiative, home of BankBlackUSA, is excited to announce the hiring of two more interns. Thanks to the generous donations from individuals, organizations, and institutions, COWRIE offered paid internships to Nate Tran and Nikolas Palafox this summer. These two outstanding people will play an instrumental role in our ongoing operational and programmatic work. Nate and Nik will be joining our team of amazing interns doing incredible work to make a difference in our communities.

Meet Nate

Nate is a recent graduate from the Chicago suburbs who received his Bachelor’s of Science in Information degree from the University of Michigan’s School of Information in April 2022. He is returning to Michigan in the fall of 2022 to pursue a Master’s of Science in Information degree with a focus in Big Data Analytics. When not focused on work or school, you can catch him watching and following his favorite sports teams and players!

He believes the work that BankBlackUSA and the COWRIE Initiative is doing is very important and he is passionate about using data to highlight crucial issues in America. Nate will be working on data-oriented and product management projects this summer. For example he will help build out our Black Credit Union database and enhance the BankBlackUSA App.

Nik is from the Metro Detroit area and recently graduated from the University of Michigan School of Information. He will be moving to California after his work with BankBlackUSA to become an Associate Product Manager in the Bay Area. Other than work and school, Nik is a huge fan of soccer and his favorite team is Arsenal FC.

Nik was very passionate about his work he did with BankBlackUSA this past year and is excited to continue his project this summer. Nik will be working on data-oriented and product management projects this summer. For example he will help build out our Black Credit Union database and enhance the BankBlackUSA App.