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The Fort Worth and Darlington Offices Welcome Four Summer Interns

The Hondo Group, a Fort Worth-based marketing communications company, is pleased to announce the addition of four summer interns to its team. The interns will serve as assistants contributing their specific skills in various departments throughout the company while expanding their knowledge of innovative and operational processes within the organization.

Students of diverse backgrounds and various colleges throughout the country were recruited to fill the four summer internship positions. The Hondo Group welcomes Hon Yon Mok, Jennifer Cudmore, and Yusi Cheng to the Fort Worth office, and Kari Ruf to the Darlington, Wis., office.

"Our talented group of student interns will gain professional experiences while building their portfolios," said Lynn Balinas, president of The Hondo Group. "They'll be prepared to walk through a smooth transition from the classroom to their future careers.”

Hon Yon Mok is a senior graphic design major at the University of Texas at Arlington. Hon immigrated with his family from Hong Kong to the United States in 2002 and worked for the United States Postal Service before discovering his passion in graphic design. Mok plans to use his experience at The Hondo Group to help establish his own graphic design firm in the future and create opportunities for students who share his passion for graphic design.

Jennifer Cudmore is a senior communication technology major and an English minor at the University of Texas at Arlington. She serves as the online editor of The Shorthorn, UTA’s student-run newspaper and is looking forward to gaining practical skills and a professional experience working among The Hondo Group’s Web design team.

Yusi Cheng graduated from Texas Christian University in May 2009 and earned a degree in broadcast journalism with a minor in communication studies. Prior to her internship at The Hondo Group, Cheng worked at CBS 11 and Voice of America as a news intern. Cheng plans to gain experience in public relations and marketing in order to land a career in the field of marketing communications.

Kari Ruf is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville majoring in agribusiness with a minor in communications and marketing. Influenced by her family’s agriculture machinery business, Ruf grew up with a passion for agriculture. She fulfilled a position with the Lafayette County Fairgrounds coordinating fair events and promotion as the assistant fair secretary. Ruf hopes to expand her experiences in marketing through The Hondo Group’s internship program this summer.

The Hondo Group, a Fort Worth-based marketing communications company, is dedicated to providing clients with strategic branding processes and procedures, and new products and technologies. The agency represents clients in a variety of areas including: agriculture, professional services and life sciences. As a full service agency, The Hondo Group helps clients close the marketing loop between great products and satisfied consumers. For more information, please visit www.hondogroup.com.