The Sports and Society Initiative has an active and extensive internship program to help students get real-world experience working in and around sports. Dutioes include organization, event planning, interviewing, social media, writing, editing, photography, videography and podcasting. If you are interested in an intersnhip with SSI, please
contact us!
Our 2020 interns
Darby Clark
She may not be an athlete herself, but third-year journalism major Darby Clark grew up around sports\. Her dad was a hometown basketball star, her mom swam at Purdue and her sister played college soccer.
Although she plans to eventually become a full-time musician, Darby has always been deeply curious about the world of athletes, and especially how their craft intersects the other facets of their lives and affects them as players and as people.
Thus, she is incredibly excited to be a part of the Sports and Society Initiative this year as a communications intern working to write stories, help manage SSI’s social media and strive to continue to grow the Initiative’s reach.
When she’s not trying to scramble together an interview, Darby can be found watching period pieces, learning the drum parts to some Twenty One Pilots song, discussing the Enneagram, or buying yet another pint of salted caramel gelato.
Savannah Deuer
Savannah Deuer is a sophomore studying sport industry with minors in history of art and communication.
She currently runs the Twitter account for the Sport and Society Initiative, and writes spotlight articles, as well as helps out with the SSI podcast.
Savannah joined the SSI staff in January of 2020, and has previously held internships with the Columbus Clippers and the Greene Speed Academy, in both broadcasting and communications. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Savannah enjoys baseball, cooking, and working with the Scarlet and Gray Radio Network in her free time.
Kevin Lapka
Kevin Lapka is a second-year journalism major minoring in business. He is from Chicago, and has interest in sports, writing and music. He participates in club baseball at Ohio State and plays the guitar and trombone. Kevin have a passion for sports and enjoys engaging in that passion through writing for
The Lantern, hosting multiple podcasts and managing sports social media accounts. He hope to pursue a career in sports media or broadcast journalism and is thrilled to be working alongside the Sports and Society Initiative to help develop his skills in the industry.
Cameron Schlechty
Cameron Schlechty is a sophomire sport industry major with a minor in Communication. Schlechty joined the Ohio State Athletic Communications staff as a student assistant in July of 2018. In the 2018-2019 season, she worked as the primary student contact for the pistol team. For the 2019-2020 season, she will take on the role as the primary student contact for men’s gymnastics.
Schlechty is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to Ohio State, she interned with the Carolina Panthers in the guest relations department, as well as Rodgers Builders inthe marketing department.
Since enrolling at Ohio State, Schlechty has volunteered withthe Big Ten Communications staff at the 2018 football championship game and attendedthe NFL Public Relations seminar for college students at this year’s Combine.
Schlechty hopes to either work in the sports communications industry or obtain her sports law degree to work in an agency.
