The Baptist Joint Committee is pleased to welcome two spring semester interns working alongside the staff in Washington, D.C.

Catherine Anne Culbertson of Richlands, Va., is a senior at Furman University majoring in religion and political science with a concentration in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. She is the daughter of William Mahone Culbertson III and Mary Catherine Culbertson and a member of First United Methodist Church in Richlands. Culbertson is engaged to 2nd Lt. Joshua Shelton of the 82nd Airborne Division. After graduation, she plans to study religion in America.

Elana Reman of Denver, Colo., is a 2012 graduate of the University of Miami (Fla.) where she majored in political science and media management and minored in philosophy. Reman recently completed internships with the National Crime Prevention Council and the office of Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. The daughter of Aleksandr and Marina Reman, she plans to attend law school this fall and pursue a career in First Amendment issues.

From the February 2013 Report from the Capital. Click here to go to the next article.