NASCAR Diversity Internship Program Kicks Off at Charlotte
Program Offers Professional Development Opportunities To Students Nationwide
With eventual landing spots ranging from NASCAR to E! News, the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program has offered diverse students an opportunity to work in one of the largest professional sports industries in the United States. This year, 19 diverse college students will have the opportunity to complete a 10-week, paid summer internship through the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program (NDIP). The program has placed the new crop of students in varying positions and organizations throughout the NASCAR industry with the hopes of finding the next wave of industry leaders.
“Fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment makes us stronger as an organization,” said Marcus Jadotte, NASCAR vice president of public affairs and multicultural development. “For over a decade, the NDIP has created opportunities for multicultural college students to take on substantive projects in our industry to help prepare them up for long-term success after completing college.”
Founded in 2000, the NDIP provides comprehensive involvement in the NASCAR ecosystem by offering internships with teams, tracks, broadcast partners and marketing partners. In addition to the NASCAR, GRAND-AM and American Le Mans Series offices in Daytona Beach, Fla., Charlotte, N.C., Braselton, Ga., and New York, the 2013 interns are working at NASCAR’s partner companies such as Rev Racing, Daytona International Speedway, Taylor Strategy and Octagon.
NDIP has served as a valuable employment pool for NASCAR partners as well as other companies and industries by providing students hands-on experiences across various disciplines, including marketing, engineering, communications, licensing, diversity and public affairs. This year’s class includes five returning students who have demonstrated exceptional skills and dedication across NASCAR in previous years.
The 2013 class began their NASCAR experience with an orientation session during the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., before departing for their various assignments for the summer.
The 2013 NDIP class includes the following students from universities around the nation:
| 2013 NASCAR Diversity Internship Program | |||
|
Organization |
Intern Name & Last Name |
University |
Hometown |
| NASCAR Industry Services | Rachel Almario | Clayton State University | McDonough, Ga. |
| NASCAR HR | Cameron Joe | Davidson College | Charlotte, N.C. |
| NASCAR MG Engineering | Cameron McCarty* | North Carolina State University | Jackson, Miss. |
| NASCAR R&D | Brian Lee* | Purdue University | Tysons Corner, Va. |
| NASCAR Diversity | Antoinette Diaz | University of West Georgia | Carrollton, Ga. |
| NASCAR Racing Operations | Paige Sanchez | Embry-Riddle | Houston, Texas |
| NASCAR Foundation | Lauren Houston | University of North Carolina | Fayetteville, N.C. |
| NASCAR B&C Marketing | Marco Sanchez | Georgia State University | Norcross, Ga. |
| NASCAR Digital Media | Melia Sigmon | High Point University | Denver, N.C. |
| NASCAR Broadcasting | Victoria Garcia | Southeastern University | Miami, Fla. |
| NASCAR IMC | Kelsey Nelson | University of Maryland | Germantown, Md. |
| NASCAR IMC | Sunghwan Kim | Syracuse University | Louisville, Ky. |
| NASCAR Team Properties | Lorena Robles | Full Sail University | San Juan, P.R. |
| NASCAR Public Affairs | Robert Harbour* | Florida State University | Pensacola, Fla. |
| Taylor Strategy | Edgar Veliz | University of Houston | Houston, Texas |
| Octagon | Jusan Hamilton* | Ithaca College | Ithaca, N.Y. |
| ALMS (Georgia) | Dontavius Allen | Georgia State University | Griffin, Ga. |
| DIS | Evanna Howell | Winston-Salem State University | Malden, Mass. |
| Rev Racing | Pedro Mojica* | University of Texas – San Antonio | Killeen, Texas |
*Returning intern
To learn more about NASCAR, the NASCAR Diversity Internship Programs and other diverse initiatives log on to: www.nascardiversity.com
The next race will be the Coca-Cola 600 on May 26 at 6 p.m. ET. It will air on FOX, FOX Deportes, Performance Racing Network Radio and Sirius XM Radio with additional coverage on NASCAR.COM.
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