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Posted on ALEI LinkedIn, Adapted by: Ashley DeMaio | August 13, 2025

This summer, a group of MPower-supported students spent 8-weeks immersed in hands-on agricultural and environmental research and real-world legal projects as a part of the Russell Brinsfield Internship Program. These four scholars and rising professionals collaborated with faculty and staff to tackle challenges facing Maryland’s agriculture and environment — work that could shape their career paths, the communities that they serve, and the future of the field in the state and beyond.

They shared their stories, motivations, experiences, and personal journeys with us. Scroll down to learn more about Anna Sanders, Isabella Trujillo-Terenin, Ilene Stark, and Abdullah Jishan Chowdhury: