University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations senior Angelina Gamba and Pubic Relations sophomore Pristine Thai were chosen for the 2024 cohort of the Frank Karel Fellowship in Public Interest Communications. The eight-week paid summer program, from June 16 to Aug. 9 in Washington, D.C., encourages first-generation and/or Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color students to consider professional opportunities in the field of public interest communications.

The Karel Fellowship honors and advances the legacy of Frank Karel, who established, led and nurtured the field of strategic communications in philanthropy during his 30 years as chief communications officer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. The Fellows will focus on translating personal passion for a more just world into communication skills that elicit social change.

Selected Fellows are matched with a leading local, national or international nonprofit in the Greater Washington, D.C. area, where they work on social justice issues under the guidance of a communications mentor. The program is run by public interest communications agency Burness and each Fellow will receive a $5,000 stipend, paid housing and travel expenses.

Support for the Fellowship comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Burness, Spitfire Strategies, Brodeur Partners, the Moriah Fund, the Viola Fund, and Betsy Karel. The Fellowship is fiscally sponsored by the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers.

Posted: April 30, 2024
Category: Center for Public Interest Communications, College News, Student News
Tagged as: Angelina Gamba, Burness, Frank Karel Fellowship in Public Interest Communications, Pristine Thai, Public Interest Communications, Public Relations