As you may have read last week, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission has provided a generous grant enabling the IDA to recruit two promising undergraduate students for paid summer 2014 internships. During their time with us, these two bright individuals will gain expertise in event and educational program management.
Corinne Gaston has joined us this week as the new Conference and Educational Programs Intern. Corinne has one more semester to finish at the University of Southern California where she studies Creative Writing, Folklore, and Screenwriting. Originally from Pennsylvania, Corinne has fallen in love with California and has no plans of leaving the west coast any time soon. She is a published writer who co-founded and ran The Interloper, an alternative newspaper, at her school during her junior year. In the fall, she’ll join Neon Tommy at USC as an assistant opinion editor.
Corinne enjoys the unique forms that storytelling can take and believes in the power that documentaries have to shed light on social issues. She was deeply moved by The Invisible War by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, and, after learning the IDA supported this production, decided that she wanted to play a part in providing documentary filmmakers the tools and networks to help them tell their stories.
We're thrilled to kickoff this first week with a bright new addition to the IDA, and can't wait to see the incredible work we are sure she do with us this summer. Please join us in welcoming Corinne to the IDA community!
Learn about our other talented new intern made possible by the LACAC, Program and Events Intern Niala Charles.