SUMMER INTERNSHIP 2005
		Jeremiah Lindstrom - Haskayne, MBA CEI Host Organization - Trident CEI Funding partner - Trident

This summer I am working for a Calgary based gas exploration company called Trident Exploration, which specializes in the discovery and development of natural gas from coal, or coalbed methane.

My current role at Trident is working as a business development summer student in the Community Engagement and Social Responsibility group. Even though I am working for a “for-profit” company it feels like I am working for an NGO, as Trident genuinely cares about the well being and development of the communities where it operates. Trident believes that the key to corporate success is by developing long lasting meaningful relationships with the communities where it operates and it does this by actively engaging communities using a unique Assets Based Community Development model. This model basically focuses on nurturing and developing individual and community talents rather than focusing on problems and needs. I am currently involved in several different communities and have several different projects I am working on, some of which include: performing a feasibility study for a community that wants to open up an integrated art center, developing a strategic marketing plan for a community developed art/history book depicting the beauty of the Klondike Trail, performing a feasibility study for a community that wants to turn a recently shut down hospital into a hotel.

Trident’s dedication to community development is astonishing; the people I work with are fun, energetic and passionate about their work. This job is not without its perks too, as every 2 weeks I get to fly out to all the different communities we are working within and meet one on one to discuss the projects I am helping out with.

I hope all of your internships are as fun and rewarding as mine.

Regards,

Jeremiah Lindstrom