{"id":29095,"date":"2023-04-11T13:30:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T13:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/?post_type=blogpost&p=29095"},"modified":"2023-04-11T13:30:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T13:30:52","slug":"fellow-spotlight-jenny-panergo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/fellow-spotlight-jenny-panergo\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellow Spotlight: Jenny Panergo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jenny Panergo is a 2022-2023 Fellow at Spalding DeDecker. Learn more about Jenny below<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

The Importance of Reflection<\/h3>\n
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a blooming good time: This day reminded me of the undeniable radiance that ignites from the hearts of Detroiters and my fellowship cohort.<\/p><\/div>\n

The first project kickoff meeting I had at work left me feeling uncertain about the industry I was going into. <\/span>Urban planning?<\/span><\/i> I thought to myself, <\/span>I don\u2019t even have an urban studies degree.<\/span><\/i> I felt like an imposter, uncertain about the skills and knowledge I could provide at work. I had never experienced such feelings of extreme self-doubt before; this made me lack confidence in the work I was to do for the year ahead. At this point, I hadn\u2019t even gone through orientation, and I was muddled with negative self-talk that caused me to question myself,<\/span> do I belong here?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The next day, my supervisor Cassi (an alumna of the Challenge Detroit fellowship program) and I debriefed on the kickoff meeting. I felt better after reflecting on my first professional meeting experience, yet I still had this lingering twinge of doubt in my mind: <\/span>would I leave every project meeting confused?<\/span><\/i> However, during orientation and my whole experience as a Fellow thus far, I learned about the importance of learning through discussion and reflection because, at the end of every Friday, we come together as a cohort and reflect on what we learned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I had not realized the importance of reflection until the Fellowship program, as I had only utilized self-introspection on my own time. Having time to engage in collaborative teamwork reflection has allowed me to listen, question, and think critically about the things I have learned, giving me the confidence to share my insights with others – something that I have never been able to do. With this, I realized I am more capable than what my mind had told me: I can take my skills and apply them in a different context, and I can work on projects outside of my expertise while gaining valuable skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0About Jenny:<\/strong><\/p>\n

My name is Jenny, and my hometown is both Brooklyn and Sterling Heights, Michigan. I went to college in Vermont (Saint Michael\u2019s College), where I studied three subjects: philosophy, political science, and history; simultaneously, I played soccer and tennis there!<\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from work, I am an active volunteer at the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, a subcommittee member\/Alumni at the Point Foundation Scholarship program, and a soccer player at Ann Arbor FC. My hobbies include a wide variety of interests: soccer, tennis, skiing, sewing, crocheting, jewelry-making, writing, and video games. With some of my hobbies, I have a few \u201cside hustles,\u201d where I am a freelance researcher and writer. I also sell my jewelry pieces and my crochet projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why should someone apply to be a Fellow?<\/b><\/p>\n

I would encourage someone to apply to Challenge Detroit and become a Fellow because of the opportunities to meet new people and create lasting connections; learn about Detroit through residents\u2019 points of view; participate in skill-building activities; and truly immerse into Detroit\u2019s vibrant culture.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jenny Panergo is a 2022-2023 Fellow at Spalding DeDecker. Learn more about Jenny below The Importance of Reflection The first project kickoff meeting I had at work left me feeling uncertain about the industry I was going into. Urban planning? I thought to myself, I don\u2019t even have an urban studies degree. I felt like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":286,"featured_media":29097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15,17,12,18,11,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-givedetroit","category-leaddetroit","category-livedetroit","category-playdetroit","category-workdetroit","category-fellow-spotlight","category-y11-fellow-spotlights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}