Intern Mariah Parker

Hi everyone! My name is Mariah (after the Christmas diva herself). I am going into my senior year of my Bachelor’s degree at Carthage College for a self-designed major in social welfare, a degree that mixes social work with political science. I am incredibly passionate about equal and fair healthcare and autonomy rights for all people, regardless of their gender, sex, orientation, race, age, and other factors. Likewise, I have been an avid advocate for LGBTQIA+ youth and adults, as well as for safer gun laws and more diverse, less stigmatized approaches to mental health, as these topics are ones I hold close to me and are often intertwined while being heavily politicized to the detriment of all people involved. In my downtime, you can typically find me watching horror movies or reading various books (usually true crime, of course) and spending time with my family on various adventures.