Winternships January 8th-12th, 2018

The Count Basie Theatre’s Winter Gala “Winternship”

Redbank, NJ
Experience Overview

Join the Count Basie Theatre’s development department as they prepare for their annual winter gala. You’ll work
alongside the fundraising and special events staff as they collaborate with their colleagues in education, marketing,
and operations in advance of the event. You’ll see every aspect of the theater activated, as staff and artists work
together to transform the Basie’s historic theater and stage a theatrical performance and dinner experience for 200+
guests. You’ll participate in daily production meetings, communicate between departments on daily tasks, support the
special events staff, and help ensure that every detail is perfect when you and the team “go live” at the event on
Friday January 12th!

About Count Basie Theatre

The Count Basie Theatre’s mission is to inspire, educate and entertain through its distinct and engaging cultural and
artistic offerings that reflect the diversity of the region. Originally named the Carlton Theatre, the Basie was built in
1926 by the legendary Walter Reade. The elaborate theatre served as a vaudeville and movie house and decades later
was renamed in honor of Red Bank’s own William James “Count” Basie. Today the Count Basie Theatre proudly is listed
on the National and State Historic Registers.

The Basie attracts more than 220,000 people a year to downtown Red Bank for over 200 eclectic live performances and
film screenings. As a non-profit organization with deep roots in the community, the Basie has demonstrated a fierce
commitment to arts education and outreach, with over 10,000 children participating it its education, outreach and
performing arts classes each year. For the past several years, the Count Basie Theatre has earned the distinction of
Partner in Education with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Basie is a Partner Agency of the
National Endowment of the Arts and a Major Presenting Organization with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

The Basie’s The Future Is Now capital campaign, which began in 2016 and has surpassed its halfway point in 2016, is an
ambitious $23 million endeavor that will transform the theater into a full city block of talent, passion, and discovery.
The Future Is Now capital campaign will create a dynamic arts campus for students, educators, teaching artists, and
collaborators in historic downtown Red Bank.

Maria D. Sorensen, Vice President of Development

Maria joined the Count Basie Theatre in August 2016. She leads a staff of five development professionals who are
responsible for fundraising, sponsorship and special events activities. Maria brings more than 15 years of development,
communications, and strategic planning experience to her role at the Basie.

Previously, she served as the Director of Foundation Relations at Rutgers University Foundation—working alongside the
University’s leadership, faculty, and program staff to secure funding from private foundations across the globe. She
was also the Director of Development at Answer, a national program of Rutgers’ Graduate School of Applied and
Professional Psychology. During her tenure at Answer, she was also appointed Acting Executive Director, during which
she oversaw all programmatic, development, and administrative activities for a year. Maria served as the Development
and Communications Director of Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey (Shrewsbury, NJ) where she managed all
aspects of the organization’s fundraising, grant writing, special events, and communication strategies. Working within
the arts, Maria also applied her management and donor relations skills to development teams at The Jewish Museum
(New York, NY) and The New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York, NY).

Maria earned her bachelor’s degree in Art History from Douglass College at Rutgers University.

Email: msorensen@countbasietheatre.org
Phone: 732-224-8778 x128
Address: 99 Monmouth Street Red Bank, NJ 07701
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Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment Complex “Winternship”

NYC
Experience Overview

Chelsea Piers is launching its first stand-alone gym product, a 52,000 square-foot fitness club located at 265
Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Pre-sales for the adult membership facility start January 1, 2018; the club
is expected to open April 1, 2018. In addition to learning about the launch of this new business, the Honors College
student will also see how this project includes the re-branding of the 20+ year old health club, the Sports Center at
Chelsea Piers in Manhattan.
With most work done in-house, this project will include advertising & media planning, budgeting, social media
strategy, web design, public relations, event marketing and corporate sponsorships.
Here is a link to a media story about the project in Brooklyn:
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/chelsea-piers-is-opening-a-massive-new-fitness-club-in-brooklyn-071217

About Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment Complex

The Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex is a 28-acre sports village located along Manhattan’s Hudson River.
This $120 million, privately-financed project opened in 1995, transforming four historic, but long-neglected, piers into
a major center for public recreation and waterfront access. Situated on Piers 59, 60 and 61 and in the head house that
connects them, the Complex features state-of-the-art venues including the Golf Club, Sky Rink, Field House, Sports
Center, Studios and multiple private event spaces.
Chelsea Piers is committed to operating the best amateur sports and entertainment complexes in the country, with
world-class facilities, cutting edge programming, first-rate instruction and a courteous and professional staff. We are
committed to making all guests feel welcome at Chelsea Piers and to providing an environment that is always clean,
safe, friendly and fun. Chelsea Piers aims to improve the quality of life of its clients and guests by providing a place
for all – adults and children – to relax, play, learn and compete.
Chelsea Piers Management is extremely mindful of its responsibility as a corporate citizen of New York City and has
been supportive of the local neighborhood as well as the larger NYC community since 1995. We are an active
participant with Chelsea neighborhood groups, including Hudson River Park Advisory Council, Community Board 4,
Hudson Guild, the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, Friends of Hudson River Park and the
Meatpacking Improvement Association.
In addition to our community relations, we are also committed to providing New York City children in need with the
opportunity to experience the benefits and enjoyment of participation in athletics. The Chelsea Piers Scholarship Fund
(“CPSF”) is a not-for-profit fund established and administered by an independent group of volunteers to help children
gain self-confidence, social skills, set and achieve goals and learn from positive role models regardless of their family’s
financial situation. The goal of CPSF is to grant over 300 scholarships annually to deserving children.

Dana B. Thayer, Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing & Sponsorships

Ms. Thayer has worked with the principals of Chelsea Piers for twenty-five years in a variety of capacities. Since
January 1993, Ms. Thayer has been responsible for all advertising and marketing functions at Chelsea Piers
Management. In January 1999, she was also given responsibility for managing the sponsorship department. She leads a
team of eight, including an in-house design department that handles all creative and web development, public
relations, and a team of marketing/sponsorship managers that cover the various Chelsea Piers businesses. In 2012, she
was part of the team that launched Chelsea Piers Connecticut in Stamford, and is currently working on the marketing
launch of a new 52,000 square foot adult membership fitness club in Downtown Brooklyn.

Prior to her work with Chelsea Piers Management, Ms. Thayer was a Vice President for Silver Screen Management, Inc.,
which raised more than $1 billion from 140,000 investors to produce over 75 films with Home Box Office, Inc. and the
Walt Disney Company. Ms. Thayer was also Vice President of Whydah Management Company, Inc., the general partner
for a limited partnership that raised $6 million to finance the excavation and conservation of artifacts from the pirate
ship, Whydah, which sank in 1717 off the coast of Cape Cod.

In 1979, after graduating from Williams College, Ms. Thayer worked for KQED-TV, a public television station in her
hometown of San Francisco, California. Shortly thereafter she moved to New York City, where she joined Cappy
Productions, a sports film production company owned by noted film documentarian, Bud Greenspan. She left film
production in January 1985 to attend Columbia Business School, graduating in 1986 with an MBA in marketing.

Email: dbt@chelseapiers.com and include Paula Citera at citerp@chelseapiers.com

Phone: 212.336.6860
Address: 936 Broadway, New York, NY 10010
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NBC News “Winternship”

NYC
Experience Overview

David Verdi, the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Newsgathering at NBC News, is offering the opportunity to spend
one week observing the operations on the NBC Network newsgathering desk. The newsgathering desk is the control
center for programming on NBC and MSNBC, which broadcasts live coverage at least 20 hours every weekday.

As an NBC News Wintern, you will get a tour of the NBC News and MSNBC facilities at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, observe
daily newsgathering in the company of desk editors and journalists. In addition you will watch the TODAY Show
broadcast from Studio 1A, and get two tickets to be a member of Megyn Kelly TODAY’s live studio audience. At the end
of the week, you will join David Verdi for lunch at 30 Rockefeller Plaza to discuss your career goals in journalism
and/or television news.

This Wintership is a fast-track opportunity for students with the goal of learning about news-gathering and production.
It is not designed for people who wish to be on-air reporters.

About NBC News

NBC News is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and visually
engaging stories on your platform of choice. NBC News features world-class brands
including NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and
digital extensions of these respective properties. We provide something for every news consumer with our
comprehensive offerings that deliver the best in breaking news, segments from your favorite N BC News shows, live
video coverage, original journalism, lifestyle features, commentary and local updates.

David Verdi, Senior Vice President of Worldwide News Gathering

David Verdi is the Senior Vice President of Worldwide News Gathering for NBC News. He oversees all domestic and
international NBC News bureaus and assignment desks, news affiliate partnerships, rights and clearances and the NBC
News Channel. Responsible for the safety and security of NBC News teams in the field, Verdi is an Associate of the Rory
Peck Trust for freelance journalists.

Verdi was promoted to this role in November 2012 after serving as Vice President, Worldwide News Gathering, NBC
News since 2005. In this capacity, he oversaw the domestic and international NBC News bureaus as well as the NBC
News network assignment desk.

With the launch of MSNBC in 1996, Verdi led the team that redesigned NBC's newsgathering system to enable NBC News
to compete on its cable and broadcast networks simultaneously. A leader in the industry, NBC News produces more
content, on more platforms than any of its competitors. In addition to NBC News and MSNBC, NBC's newsgathering
contributes editorial, production and logistical support to CNBC, NBC's owned and operated and affiliated stations,
Telemundo, The Weather Channel, E! News, NBCNews.com and multiple digital platforms.

Verdi joined NBC News in 1990 as a producer on "Nightly News with Tom Brokaw." He served as Assistant News Director
from 1992 to 1993, and Executive News Director from 1993 to 2005.

Verdi has won three Emmy Awards for NBC’s Breaking News Coverage of the 2013 Tornado Devastation in
Oklahoma, Live News Coverage of The Boston Marathon Bombings and the Downing of Malaysia Flight 17. He won two
Edward R. Murrow Awards for NBC’s Live Coverage of the Withdrawal of American Troops from Iraq and coverage of the
Boston Marathon Bombings. He has also been recognized with the Society of Professional Journalist’s award for NBC’s
Breaking News Coverage of the Boston Marathon Bombings and a Peabody award for NBC’s Continuing Coverage of ISIS.

Prior to joining NBC News, he worked at ABC News for 11 years. In December 1979, he started as a freelance desk
assistant on "America Held Hostage" with Ted Koppel, covering the Iranian student takeover of the American Embassy in
Teheran. The show evolved into "Nightline" where Verdi worked for two years. Subsequently, he served as associate
producer, tape producer, field producer and broadcast producer on "Good Morning America," "World News Tonight with
Peter Jennings" and "This Week with David Brinkley."

Verdi graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 1979 with a B.A. in journalism. He and his wife,
Bernadette, have four children and reside in New Jersey.

Email: Brittany Morris (NBCUniversal) <Brittany.Morris@nbcuni.com>

Phone: (212) 664-5741
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Mathematica Policy Research “Winternship”- Sharing Policy Research Broadly

Princeton, NJ
Experience Overview

Mathematica’s social media “wintern” will quickly become part of a busy communications team. Every day, we post a
wide range of content on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn – and we aim to make every post count. Working
with us, you may be asked to read a study or policy brief and recommend the best ways to share it on social media: can
it be boiled down to three compelling tweets? Could we post it on Instagram by interviewing and photographing its
author? Or, we might ask you to help us find articles that we can curate online and share with our audiences. On
another day, we might need help interacting with the social media accounts of other organizations, taking photographs
of our building and grounds, or just coming up with something creative – and shareable!—to post. The focus of our work
here at Mathematica social media is to create smart content, engage with a range of audiences/influencers and grow
our follower base. We are open to all your ideas about how we can improve in these areas – and we are looking forward
to having you on our team. The ideal candidate for this Winternship is someone who loves social media, but is equally
interested in public policy.

About Mathematica Policy Research

Mathematica Policy Research is an employee-owned and non-partisan research firm, dedicated to rigorous program
evaluation to serve the public well-being. We have offices in Princeton, N.J.; Washington, D.C.; Cambridge, MA;
Chicago, Ill; Ann Arbor, MI; and Oakland, CA. Our clients include federal and state governments and agencies, private-
sector and international organizations and a wide range of foundations. Over the course of nearly 50 years,
Mathematica has conducted some of the most important policy impact studies to improve health care, education,
disability, family support, early childhood and nutrition services in the U.S. and around the world.

Jill Feldman, Social Media Strategist

Jill Feldman is the social media strategist at Mathematica Policy Research, managing content for
@MathematicaPolicyResearch on Facebook/LinkedIn and @MathPolResearch on Twitter/Instagram. Earlier in her
career, she was a senior editor at GQ, Philadelphia and Rolling Stone magazine, responsible for assigning and editing
articles on politics, criminal justice, movies, television, food, wine and travel. Prior to joining the team at
Mathematica, she was the social media specialist at Princeton University, where she created posts for the University’s
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter accounts. As a journalist-turned-tweeter, Jill is focused on exploring the
ways that storytelling evolves across platforms and over time. She looks forward to working with an RHC intern who
shares this interest!

Email: jfeldman@mathematica-mpr.com
Phone: 609-297-4551

Address:
707 Alexander Road
Building 3, Suite 304
Princeton, NJ 08540