Volunteers/Interns Living Near Batavia, IL

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Hillary Van Ham,
Design Intern
Batavia, IL
Kiley O’Brien,
Graphic Designer
St. Charles, Illinois
David Ripley,
Production Management Analyst
Winfield, IL
Sarah Schepker,
Apparel Design and Technical Manager
Naperville, IL
Brittany Campanelli,
New Product Development
Huntley, IL
Jeannie Weber,
Business Intern
Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
Kellogg Corps,
Organizational Development
Chicago, IL
Grace Yoon,
Fair Trade Consultant
Chicago, IL
Chris Johnson,
Production Consultant
Chicago, IL
Keely Jones,
General Projects Manager
Evanston, IL
Gretchen Sunko,
Business/IT Consultant
Chicago, IL/USA
Kara Scheer,
New Product Development
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Robin Ross,
Business Consultant
Chicago, IL
Kristina Anderson,
Marketing and Management Consultant
Munster, IN
Kathleen Kosnar,
Export Logistics Analyst
Milwaukee, WI
Pam Wyrowski,
Project Leader
Milwaukee, WI
Shane Bohbrink,
Business Consultant, Naasakle Ltd.
Bloomington, IL
Mary Jane Gregan,
International Music Educator
Lafayette, Indiana
Eana Agopian,
Photographer/Photo Editor
Kalamazoo, MI
Jennifer Christiansen,
Human Resources Consultant
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Marne Petersen,
Marketing & PR Intern
Waupaca, WI
Cora Rose Lewicki,
Fair Trade Certification Researcher and Product Designer
Westby, WI
Jack McCarthy,
Small Business Consultant
Indianapolis, IN
Olivia Keusch,
Merchandising Intern
Portland, MI, USA
Emma Rose Miles,
Fashion Design Intern
Blairstown, Iowa, USA
Courtney Hageman,
Business Volunteer
Ossian, Iowa/USA
Hillary Van Ham
Design Intern
[Batavia, IL]


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Hillary hanging out with fellow volunteer, Nick.

Description: WIP facilitates the production of new products among many women entrepreneurs in Ghana under the brand name Global Mamas. Every year we work with design volunteers and interns to create the following year's new line. It is a long and intricate process that involves many steps: learning the method of batik and developing new stamp designs based on the limitations of the batiking process, creating product specifications to ensure products are made consistently and with high quality, working with the women to develop new samples, etc. This summer WIP had the opportunity to work with a group of design interns who worked as a group and individually to get this process started, and the outcome has been so amazing!

Accomplishments: Hillary participated in the development of the 2011 product line assisting in the following areas:
  • Conducting sizing test for existing products.
  • Creating a group presentation on trend forecasting and potential new stamps.
  • Proposing new designs for Global Mamas women's accessories and jewelry product lines.
  • Analyzing production capacity of producers to determine and try to balance areas where there is more capacity with those that are working beyond their capacity.
  • Developing a template for the 2011 product specifications.
 Highlights: Hillary wasn't expecting to be given full responsibility and freedom as a designer. She says she came to Ghana to work and she got exactly what she asked for. She really enjoyed being allowed to explore the full creative process all the way through; watching the samples come in was by far the most exciting part of her work because she got to watch what she created come to life. She also enjoyed the people she worked with; the design team worked very well together and had a great chemistry.

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