Name: RanDee Martinez
Position and Location
ASU MSW Intern in Phoenix, Arizona
How long have you worked for Persevere?
1 month!
Where are you originally from?
Ogden, Utah
What do you love most about your job?
I love that I will get the opportunity to shadow, learn, and practice new skills. I am excited to be working with this population and am hoping to gain confidence in myself and my social work abilities.
Why Persevere?
I wanted an internship that would expose me to a population that I had never had the opportunity to work with before and I wanted to use my passion for people and justice.
I wanted an internship that would expose me to a population that I had never had the opportunity to work with before and I wanted to use my passion for people and justice.
What did you want to be when you were a kid?
I wanted to be a cake decorator, a teacher, and a journalist.
I wanted to be a cake decorator, a teacher, and a journalist.
Looking back on your life, who or what makes you instantly light up?
Probably my adventures, like being a camp counselor or studying abroad in England and attending a writing program in New York.
What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
Remember, it is only temporary.
Remember, it is only temporary.
Describe your perfect day.
I would wake up in the mountains in my tent and spend the day doing things that refuel me. I would read a book, play games with family, spend time writing and thinking, and end the night around a campfire making smores.
I would wake up in the mountains in my tent and spend the day doing things that refuel me. I would read a book, play games with family, spend time writing and thinking, and end the night around a campfire making smores.
What are you most proud of about yourself?
I am proud that I always follow my dreams. When I decide that I want something, nothing and no one can get in my way.
I am proud that I always follow my dreams. When I decide that I want something, nothing and no one can get in my way.
Favorite Movie or TV show?
I love New Girl, it is my go to TV show.
I love New Girl, it is my go to TV show.
Do you have any pets?
I have a cat named Bender and a bird named Frankie. My other cat Thunder, passed away earlier this year, he is in my heart everyday.
What is something about you that would surprise us?
I love to play board games, I am getting more into strategic board games and am always looking for other people who likes to play.
