Most internships last a few months, and if the intern is lucky, maybe it leads to a job offer or at least a few good lasting connections. But for Carlos Mark Vera, his Hill internship, in a way, lasted years and changed his life.
After seven years leading Pay Our Interns, the small but mighty advocacy group for the lowest rung of the organizational chart, Vera is leaving to take another job. His departure is the end of an era for Pay Our Interns, but not an end of the group, which he co-founded with Guillermo Creamer Jr. in 2016 after their own compensation-free stints on the Hill.
Creamer is taking over as interim director with a goal of hiring a permanent replacement early next year.
