Success Stories

Heather Kowalski

Following graduation in 2011, I accepted a 2 year fellowship as a Public Health Associate at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. My fellowship is with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
In the summer of 2010 I worked at a health clinic in Western Province, Kenya. I lived with a host family and worked full time with a local Kenyan staff. This was a great opportunity for me to get hands on experience in the field of global public health and to learn about a different culture. As I have always been interested in medicine and international issues, this experience served as a testing ground for a future career. I learned firsthand about the health issues which affect communities in Kenya, like Malaria and HIV, and also learned about the effect that health has on development.
I then interned at Healthright International as a program intern for their Kenyan program and also as a development intern. Through Healthright, I learned how non-profits are run and how they manage their international projects from their headquarters in New York. It was a great learning opportunity for me as it gave contrast to the fieldwork that I have pursued in Kenya.

While attending Marymount Manhattan College I had the opportunity to intern for The Rachael Ray Show, The TriBeCa Film Festival, Sesame Workshop, and The Dr. Oz Show.

Over the summer of 2010, I received my first paying position as a summer freelance film transcriber for Left Field Pictures in New York City.

In January 2011, after my second internship with The Rachael Ray Show, I was hired for their permanent Researcher position.

I would like to continue to learn and explore different departments within the television and film industries and ultimately become a producer for either industry.

MMC offered a slew of classes, especially in the fields of video production and graphic arts, which were particularly helpful in building my skill set for my resume.

The Career Services Center was actually the reason why I chose to come to MMC in the first place! When I was a Junior in high school, the MMC brochure highlighted all the internship opportunities available to MMC students and I thought � this is definitely the school for me! I worked very closely with Susan Ach who is an amazing resource and mentor. She helped me to build the perfect resume, taught me how to write the perfect cover letter, and really demonstrated the importance of networking and keeping in touch with past internship supervisors.

Because of all the amazing help I received from Career Services I was able to prepare myself for the "real world", which is why I was offered my dream job straight out of college and am now working for the Rachael Ray Show.

I joined the NBC Page Program in October 2008. While I was in Page Program, I had assignments in the press department of Syfy and the production department of The Today Show. I also worked guest relations for Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
In 2010, after a year in the NBC Page Program, I worked as a Corporate Events Coordinator for the Vancouver Olympics.
In March 2010, I began working as a Marketing Operations Coordinator for Syfy & USA and have been working there since.

Marymount offered a vast and diverse selection of Communications classes and many of the professors had real industry experience - because of this, I was able to learn about every aspect of the Communications Industry and gained the basic knowledge that I needed.
The Career Services Center was one of my greatest resources. It's through the career services center that I was able to obtain 3 internships and as a result, the experience that I needed to continue working in the industry after college. They have a knowledgeable faculty that's always willing to help; whether it be helping with your resume & cover letter or giving general career advice.