AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION
Kimberly R. Frazier

A student from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina who also attended Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia and Temple University in Rome, Italy, Kimberly Frazier served on the Student Government Executive Board and was a teaching assistant at the Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia.
She was a researcher dealing with arts curriculum for underprivileged children, and she speaks both Spanish and Italian; Kimberly traveled to Italy, France, Germany, Netherlands, England, Switzerland, Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean (including Bermuda). She belonged to Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority and worked in the past at Frazier Insurance. The Washington Internship Program originally recommended an internship in the arts (at museums or galleries) when Kimberly applied in mid February for a summer internship, but Kimberly insisted that she wished to use her artistic background for an internship in advertising and/or public relations. As with many interns, WIP staff reassured Kimberly that most places wait to choose summer interns until late spring – even when candidates apply early, which increases their chances of acceptance. Kimberly waited impatiently for months and was thrilled when she was offered an internship on May 15 by the American Advertising Federation for a position that started in early June and lasted through mid August, during which time Kimberly lived in townhouses operated by George Washington University (with which WIP is affiliated).

Located centrally in downtown D.C. on Vermont Avenue, N.W., the American Advertising Federation is very selective in choosing interns, but other WIP students and graduates worked there as interns in the past. Kimberly wrote of her placement: “I was a marketing intern for the American Advertising Federation where I enjoyed a great experience and learned a lot about many different facets of the advertising industry. I would highly recommend this internship to future students. The office environment is very friendly, and staff members were always willing to help. I think this job would be great for someone who is independent and self-motivated. The summer is a slower time for AAF because the organization has just completed its national conference, so I conducted research and helped with planning the Advertising Hall of Achievement. I was lucky to have this great opportunity to see the amount of effort that goes into such an event along with the cooperation between departments in the office. I just heard that a candidate I strongly recommended to the planning committee was chosen as one of seven people inducted into the Hall of Achievement this fall. I feel like I really made a difference, and I was a highly valued member of the team.”

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