Internships can mean more than just a stepping stone to a new career path. For Paula Mora Arias, these opportunities can shape the future of young professionals.
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Mora Arias is head of business development and strategic partnerships for Symba, maker of a workforce development program management platform. She is also part of the company's founding team.
Symba was born in 2017 with a mission to open the workforce. The company’s CEO, Ahva Sadeghi, participated in a fellowship with former Congressman John Lewis in Atlanta and founded Symba as an action project to create equal access to the workforce.
Symba provides a tech platform to help employers manage remote and in-person internships, fellowships, apprenticeships, and other workforce development programs. The platform helps organizations handle logistics such as onboarding, communications, and project assignments.