{"id":640,"date":"2022-04-27T14:05:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T14:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coenetorg.wpengine.com\/?p=640"},"modified":"2022-12-14T17:40:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T22:40:11","slug":"how-thomas-r-wolanin-intern-matt-tessema-is-becoming-a-voice-for-the-underrepresented","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/how-thomas-r-wolanin-intern-matt-tessema-is-becoming-a-voice-for-the-underrepresented\/","title":{"rendered":"How Thomas R. Wolanin Intern Matt Tessema is \u201cBecoming a Voice for the Underrepresented&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"page-banner-article alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container page-banner-article__inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"page-banner-article__content wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs kicker\"><\/div><!-- .breadcrumbs -->\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-banner-article__title\">How Thomas R. Wolanin Intern Matt Tessema is \u201cBecoming a Voice for the Underrepresented&#8221;<\/h1>\t\t\t<p class=\" page-banner-article__meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\tApril 27, 2022\t\t\t\t \u2014 by Holly Hexter\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\t<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons coe-block absolute left\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1975.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-641\" width=\"1196\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1975.jpg 731w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1975-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1975-250x197.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thomas R. Wolanin intern, Matt Tessema on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Tessema is no stranger to Washington, D.C. The 2021 Thomas R. Wolanin intern grew up in the metropolitan D.C. area before entering Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). But he says he\u2019s grateful for the internship on Capitol Hill that, over four months, has overturned his perceptions and clarified his personal and professional goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TRIO alumnus is \u201cready to pay it forward\u201d after receiving support to enter and graduate from college and sees his congressional internship as an important stepping stone. He\u2019s now working on the <a href=\"#\">House Education and Labor<\/a> Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wanted an experience on the Hill. What I want to do with my law degree in the future aligns with being a voice for underrepresented people. And I always thought of policy or the legislative process as an avenue for me to do that. Coming here as a low-income, first-generation student \u2014 usually, these places on the Hill are not for people who come from backgrounds like mine,\u201d Tessema says. The son of Ethiopian immigrants took part in Student Support Services at VCU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s applying to law school but now sees his aspirations differently. The significant role of legislative aides in shaping public policy impressed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block-7b9628432b9ddbbdf01cd8430dd9d9e0\" class=\"cta-pullout-wrapper cta-pullout alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-pullout-inner wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-text\">&#8220;I wasn\u2019t aware of how much change I could make here without being an elected member. I\u2019m learning that one day I can be in a position to make a difference.&#8221;<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full alignwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1118\" height=\"536\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1973.jpg 1118w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1973-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1973-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1973-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1973-250x120.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When he isn\u2019t working on the Hill or studying for the LSAT, Tessema loves sports, calls himself an avid reader, and is also interested in business, finance, and entrepreneurship. He coached students on financial literacy at VCU, where he founded the college\u2019s Pre-Law Society, started a social media app, led voter registration drives, and mentored elementary and middle schoolers in the Richmond Public Schools. He was a journalism major who also studied refugee health, participated in summer law programs, and won a Fulbright scholarship to study in the U.K. (This latter experience has been deferred because of the pandemic).<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block-aa1c67bad3e38563509463f3cbce6fe7\" class=\"cta-pullout-wrapper cta-pullout alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-pullout-inner wow animate fade-in-stagger\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-text\">COE sponsors a range of student opportunities for TRIO pre-college youth, college students, recent alumni, and adults.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/student-opportunities\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"acf-link button cta-pullout-button\" >apply today<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p>His advice for those who want to intern on Capitol Hill? Be open-minded and network, network, network. \u201cI hope you come ready and prepared to be a social butterfly because that will make it worth it for you,\u201d Tessema says. He\u2019s been surprised by the willingness of congressional aides to share professional advice over coffee or lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tessema emerged through a nationwide competition for the Thomas R. Wolanin Internship, named in honor of the champion of financial aid and college access. The program, a paid 3-to-4-month internship at COE and on Capitol Hill, makes it possible for individuals who are first in their families to graduate from college to observe and participate in the federal policymaking process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-coe-blue-color has-css-opacity has-coe-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"slider-articles alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slider-articles__intro container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-articles__heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"slider-articles__title\">Related Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-nav__arrows\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"slick-arrow prev\" aria-label=\"Previous article\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"18\" height=\"31\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 31\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  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                  <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Pat Williams: A Champion Who Gave Wings to TRIO\u2019s Defiance\u00a0<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Blog<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/pat-williams-a-champion-who-gave-wings-to-trios-defiance\/\" target=\"_self\">Pat Williams: A Champion Who Gave Wings to TRIO\u2019s Defiance\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby <span class=\"author\">Arnold L. 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