LEWISTON — Ryan Paradis of Ridgewood, N.J., grandson of Mrs. Norma Paradis and Mr. and Mrs. John McWhinnie, all of Lewiston, has been selected to serve as an intern at the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute during the summer of 2013.

Paradis is a freshman at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa.

The U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute serves as the U.S. Army’s Center of Excellence for Stability and Peace Operations at the strategic and operational levels in order to improve military, civilian agency, international and multinational capabilities and execution. The PKSOI is responsible for shaping U.S. government policy and concept/doctrine development, enhancing senior leader proficiency, facilitating joint, interagency and multinational unity of purpose and supporting planning, preparation, and execution of stability and peace operations.

Paradis, who was selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, has been assigned to the PKSOI’s Security, Reconstruction and Transition Division. Paradis hopes to further his knowledge in the areas of cybersecurity and counter-cyberterrorism through his work during the internship.