T. Howard Foundation
Nicki Asamoah serves as a Program Coordinator at the T. Howard Foundation since May 2022, following a comprehensive background in academic counseling and student services. Prior to this role, Nicki acted as a PACT Counselor at Mercy College from July 2018 to January 2022, advising over 150 undergraduate students and facilitating their academic success and personal development. Nicki has held various positions in higher education, including graduate internships at the University of Bridgeport and the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, where contributions included orientation program implementation and support for first-generation students. Academic credentials include a Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of Bridgeport and a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Psychology from Penn State University.
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T. Howard Foundation
The T. Howard Foundation’s mission is to serve as a resource for diversity in the media and entertainment industry by increasing the representation of men and women of color. The Foundation is named after Taylor Howard, a Stanford professor who pioneered cable television satellite technology and who himself was a champion of diversity. Located in Silver Spring, MD, the T. Howard Foundation conducts a nationwide recruitment effort every year, visiting more than 60 public and private colleges to increase awareness about its Internship Program and to identify students of color who qualify for placement into sponsored full-time internship opportunities with industry leading media and entertainment companies, including but not limited to: AMC Networks, ESPN, NBA, HBO, Showtime, Discovery Communications, Comcast | NBCUniversal, Time Warner Cable, Scripps Interactive Networks, A+E Networks, NUVOtv, BBC, GMMB, CBS Sports, and Viacom. Since its inception, the T. Howard Foundation has introduced more than 900 interns to the media and entertainment industry, and more than 200 alumni of the Internship Program have secured full-time career opportunities in the industry ranging from entry- level to executive-level positions.