Intern check-in: Kathryn Torre

Intern check-in: Kathryn Torre

Electrical engineering intern, Kathryn Torre, likened her time at the Prairie State Generating Company to drinking from a fire hose. A lot of information can come at interns very quickly, but she adapted and learned a lot this summer. “I loved it here. I thought it was really interesting,” Torre said. “I think I’ve learned 10 billion things and I think there are still… More
Intern check in: Tony McDaniel

Intern check in: Tony McDaniel

Public and government relations intern, Tony McDaniel, has spent his summer with Prairie State updating how PSGC interacts with employees, member-owners and community members. Two of the main projects that McDaniel has worked on this summer have been laying some of the groundwork for PSGC’s updated company website and building a Facebook page to help the company communicate with employees as … More

Intern check in: Alec Jackson

Corporate safety intern Alec Jackson has had a productive internship this summer at Prairie State. This has been her third internship in her short career. Jackson said this has been her favorite and most hands-on internship yet. “This has been a lot of fun. I wanted this internship to give me an experience where I got to get my hands dirty,” She said. “I really love the c… More

Intern check-in: Kara Husmann

Accounting intern Kara Husmann has spent more time working with Prairie State than any of the other interns – this was her second stint in the Prairie State Internship Program. Last summer, Husmann got to know how the accounting team with Prairie State goes about their daily tasks. This time around, she was given the freedom to handle some of those tasks on her own. “I had a go… More

Intern Check In: Carmen Keller

Legal intern Carmen Keller described her summer as a busy one. She’s attended depositions regarding active cases that Prairie State is affiliated with, worked to help prepare for November’s ethics and compliance week and researched Federal Aviation Administration regulations regarding unmanned aircraft. Her experience at Prairie State this summer has taught her about working in… More