Interns

Jennifer Finn, Intern

Jennifer grew up in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. Though there were not many mountains to climb in the area growing up, she always had a fascination with the outdoors and a passion for weather. She is a recent graduate from the State University of New York College at Oneonta with a B.S. in Meteorology. She visited the observatory a few times while there, and fell in love with the mountain where she is now excited to be working during the fall as an intern.

Growing up in New England and traveling many times to Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, she has always loved it. On the complete opposite spectrum of the mountains in the North East, she loves scuba diving and is a PADI Certified Advanced Open Water Diver. She also enjoys playing clarinet, swimming, practicing yoga, and going to zumba classes at her gym. She is excited to watch the seasons change on the mountain and experience the world's worst weather.

Kristin Raisanen, Intern

Kristin is a New Hampshire native, born and raised in southern New Hampshire. She graduated from North Carolina State University with a BS in Meteorology in 2007, and will soon earn a MS in Atmospheric Science from University of California, Davis. The quickly changing New England weather, summer thunderstorms and frequent Nor'easters helped create Kristin's interest in weather. She grew up camping, skiing, snowmobiling, traveling, and enjoying the beach with her family.

Though she enjoyed living in and exploring North Carolina and California during her college years, she has returned to NH with a new appreciation for its beautiful seasons (the snow in particular) and tax free shopping. She also enjoys camping, watching movies, reading, traveling, and hanging out with friends and family. She is very excited to be on Mount Washington as an intern this summer, and looks forward to exploring Mount Washington and experiencing all the weather it has to offer.

Rebecca Scholand, Intern

Rebecca was born and raised on the east end of Long Island. Adventurous and energetic at an early age set the stage for a more then interesting youth. Rebecca was a beach bum in the summer, hiker in the fall and spring, and skier during the winter. Rebecca spent her time dancing, sailing, playing numerous sports, and building things in her wood shop, always keeping her parents busy and on their toes. (They now have a rock climbing wall in their dinning room). Rebecca also earned her a pilot license before a driver's license leaving her hitching rides to the airport. Besides flying hiking, backpacking, kayaking, and enjoying the outdoors are her favorite activities.

Continuously drawn to the Northeast for its array of outdoor activities Rebecca reluctantly decided to attend Embry-riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida for research meteorology. A long way from home and void of any discernable terrain Rebecca picked up kiteboarding to expunge some energy and in hopes to one day transition to snowkiting and move back to the mountains. With one year left in school she is looking forward to graduation and entering the real world. For now Rebecca is ecstatic to have the opportunity of working at the Mount Washington Observatory and enjoying what the Northeast has to offer.