Clinton School student Neena Viel has been awarded the 2014 Women’s Foundation of Arkansas and Center on Community Philanthropy Externship. Neena will begin her externship April 1st working at the headquarters of the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas located at 200 River Market Avenue in downtown Little Rock.
Neena is a native of New York and a graduate of Arkansas State University with a B.A. in Communication Studies. While at Arkansas State, Neena received the Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship as well as the Distinguished Service Award. Her capstone with the Arkansas Department of Human Services involved data collection of more than 1600 childcare providers and policy recommendations for the Arkansas Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Initiative to improve early childhood mental health statewide.
In this role, Neena will work with stakeholders and community groups and develop a strategic plan to guide the organizations goals for the Girls of Promise Initiative. “Neena is an excellent choice to help launch the Community Philanthropy Externship Project,” said Dr. Charlotte Williams, Director Center on Community Philanthropy.
“We are excited to have Neena join our team as an extern to coordinate the Girls Promise program. Her skills in program planning and evaluation will expand the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas capacity to better serve the women and girls of Arkansas,” said Lynnette Watts, Executive Director of Women’s Foundation of Arkansas.