Capps Center McCune Interns have served at over 70 local organizations, dedicating 35,000+ hours to institutions that strengthen, uplift, and reimagine what’s possible for Santa Barbara County.
2025-2026
Juliana Alba, District Office of California State Assemblymember Gregg Hart
Ariana Anaya, Storyteller
Nathaniel Calilung,
Samantha Heinz, Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
Karis Kotschnig, Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation
Victoria Martinez, Santa Barbara Foundation
Mariam Nawaz,
Mia Ogebee, Santa Barbara Foundation
Metzli Perez, Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)
2024-2025
Byron Chan, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
Sanil Chaudhari, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
Abigail Coleman, District Office of California State Assemblymember Gregg Hart
Kole Hicks, Women’s Economic Ventures
Eleanor Khan, Freedom 4 Youth
Liana Letsos, Santa Barbara Foundation
Cassidy Miller, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
Joana Perez, Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA)
Guadalupe Sabino Vasquez, Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)
Victoria Sulak, LegacyWorks Group
Krishna Thaker, Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast
2023-2024
Isabelle Brady, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
Leilani Caulkins, Mosaic Therapy Collective
Emily Chowaniec, Santa Barbara Foundation
Fatima Garcia Vicente, District Office of California State Assembly Member Gregg Hart
Yueshan Gu, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Ashley Khowong, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
Lauren Kim, Santa Barbara Foundation
Ava Marks, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
Julia Palbaum, Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
Iris Yu, Los Padres Forest Watch
2022-2023
Kiley Beaart, The Oaks Parent-Child Workshop
Riddhima Chandra, Santa Barbara Response Network
Marea Gordon, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
Taylor MacEwen, SB ACT
Kendall Mundy, Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
Hazel Naftzger, Santa Barbara Foundation
Jian Hong Shi, Environmental Defense Center
Kaitlyn Soto, CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy)
Sydney Sullivan, AHA!
April Zhang, Los Padres Forest Watch
2021-2022
Esmeralda Alvarez, Isla Vista Youth Projects
Julia Barrera, Wilderness Youth Project
Jonathan Carranza, Santa Barbara County Promotores Network
Catherine Flaherty, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
Martha Garcia, Bienestar Latinx
Kathryn Henry, Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
Katelyn Miller, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Christopher Sellgren, CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy)
Anya Sriram, Just Communities
Delaina Vanderzell, GIrls Rock
2020-2021
Mina Nur Basmaci, Direct Relief
Veronica Bruner, Just Communities
Almalina Gomes, Cottage Health (Population Health Program)
Betsabe Lopez Morales, Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
Lea Toubian, Community Environmental Council
Megan Yeager, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
2019-2020
Viviana Avelar, Santa Barbara County Promotores Network
Gabriela Chavez, Ensemble Theatre Company
Kate Cobarrubia, Fielding Graduate University
Joy Gursky, Santa Barbara City College Foundation
Yasmine Ibrahim, Sierra Club
Hanna Kiefer, Santa Barbara County ACEs Connection
Mariyah Lewis, Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA)
Eric Nava, Santa Barbara Alternatives to Violence Project
Zainab Noorsher, Doctors Without Walls: Santa Barbara Street Medicine
2018-2019
Siboney Arias, Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA)
Paige Bradford, Fund for Santa Barbara
Elmer Flores, CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy)
Alexandra Gessesse, Community Action Commission – South Coast Taskforce on Youth Safety
Annie Golay, Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Rachel Kulik, Isla Vista Youth Projects
Marily Lopez, A Different Point of View
Michelle Pantoja, Just Communities
Kalina White, Pacific Pride Foundation
2017-2018
Lorena Alvarez, Pacific Pride Foundation
Monica Bi, Life Chronicles
Emmalie Hopping, Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Nkechi Ikem, Pacific Standard Magazine
Yesenia Maldonado, Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation
Catt Phan, Just Communities
Jordan Pope, Santa Barbara City Council / Santa Barbara Justice Center
Zenzile Riddick, A Different Point of View
Lesly Silva, CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy)
Molly Silvestrini, Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
Esha Suri, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
2016-2017
Tanya Cortez, Partners in Education
Eliza Garbutt, Domestic Violence Solutions
Doreen Govari, CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy)
Anumita Kaur, Pacific Standard Magazine
Brooke Klooster, Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center
Aria Lucchesi, Doctors Without Walls: Santa Barbara Street Medicine
Alejandra Martinez-Ramos, Just Communities
Claire Nuttall, Pacific Pride Foundation
Anneli Olausson, Community Environmental Council
Chloe Siegel, Youth Interactive
2015-2016
Annick Adams, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Lindsay Apperson, CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy)
Areli Balderrama, Pacific Pride Foundation
Lauren Cain, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Marina Dalton, Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
Daniel Eyal, Direct Relief International
Diana Figueroa, Isla Vista Youth Projects
Jamelia Harris, Just Communities
Erica Taylor, Independent Living Resource Center
2014-15
Beth Abramson, CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy)
Hannah Bartlebaugh, THRIVE Santa Barbara County
Melanie Broussalian, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Keanna Cohen, Direct Relief International
Kaitlin Cuskey, Just Communities
Heather Goold, Community Environmental Council
Abigail Mortimer, Life Chronicles
Stephanie Teuber, Teachers for the Study of Educational Institutions (TSEI)
Lauren Trujillo, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
Julia Varboncouer, Wilderness Youth Project
2013-2014
Laura Barley, Wilderness Youth Project
Sarah Bourke, Community Environmental Council
Izabella Ferayan, World Business Academy
Neil Fasching, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Reena Fram, Green Business Santa Barbara County
Michelle King, Just Communities
Hamza Mannan, Direct Relief International
Alena Nelson, Direct Relief International
Franz Rivera, SBCC Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship
Rachel Wachtel, Pacific Standard Magazine
2012-2013
Claire Badger, Santa Barbara Interfaith Initiative
Monica Bobadilla, Pacific Standard Magazine
Hannah Brown, Planned Parenthood
Nadim Houssain, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Carly Kray, Orfalea Foundation
Emily Michael, SEE International
Cezanne Rothberg, Storyteller Children’s Center
Rachel Siegel, Direct Relief International
Casey Swank, Foodbank of SB County
Rahel Zeleke, Linked Foundation
2011-2012
Hanna Beckman, Pacific Standard Magazine
Marlenee Blas, Future Leaders of America
Robert Bustamante, Partners in Education
Matias Eusterbrock, Casa Esperanza
Sarah Heindel, Direct Relief International
Kasey Kokenda, Storyteller Children’s Center
Sarah Sloat, LifeChronicles
Rebecca Whitley, Community Action Commission
Madeline Wirthman, Women’s Economic Ventures
Kimberly Zilles, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
2010-2011
Nanor Balabanian, Life Chronicles
Kendra Burns-Edel, Direct Relief International
Angela Ebiner, Environmental Defense Center
Meredith Eckard, Planned Parenthood
Nicholas Farnum, PathPoint
Nicole Foley, Jodi House
Justin Galle, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Oscar Gonzalez, Partners in Education-SB County
Kathryn Porter, Isla Vista Youth Project
Kiley Widelitz, Tri-County Child Abuse Coalition
2009-2010
Kitzia Esteva-Martinez, PUEBLO
Nicole Fletcher, FoodBank of Santa Barbara County
Anna Giang, Channel Islands YMCA
Maggie Hott, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Vincent Inzano, PathPoint
Andrew Knauer, Casa Esperanza
Emily Ludden, Wilderness Youth Project
Quinn Nguyen, Just Communities
Elizabeth Watson, Legal Aid Foundation
Stephanie Welty, SEE International
2008-2009
Carolina Bergin-Valle, Storyteller Children’s Center
Monica Borba, Casa Esperanza
Lisa Charakul, Partners in Education
Genevieve Cook, Just Communities
Pamela Ibañez, Cure Meso Applied Research Foundation
Courtney Moore, Substance Use Prevention Education Resource
Luis Moreno, Youth Cine Media
Alyssa Hoyle, SEE International
Jessica Wiggins, SEE International
Jennifer Zapata, PUEBLO