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UW-Milwaukee student shares her experience interning at the White House

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MILWAUKEE -- A UW-Milwaukee graduate is entering the workforce, after a historic internship at the White House.
 
22-year-old Sequoia Baker shares she is the proof  that hard work, made it possible for her to report to 1600 Pennsylvania.

Baker found it incredible to work as the Communications Intern in the Office of the First Lady, helping coordinate events such as the Easter Egg Roll and state dinners.

Working during a historic presidency, Baker tells us she learned from First Lady Michelle Obama, Anything is possible.
 
"Our First Lady is a prime example of that, and also just to see how she used her voice to inspire change has motivated and inspired me to do the same," said Sequoia Baker, White House Intern.
Baker tells us she hopes to work a lifetime in public service.