ABOUT US 

Increasing diversity at the highest levels of the advertising and marketing industry by developing internships for multicultural students

Mission

MAT Program opens doors and provides opportunities for multicultural talented college students that may not be available to them otherwise.  We do this so that our interns may experience, develop within and, at the end of the day, diversify the advertising industry. By placing interns with industry experts, the MAT Program gives future leaders a unique education through relationship-building and industry-specific knowledge to help them build a career. The high standards held by the program ensures' a more direct correlation between a MAT intern and real agency innovation. The world is a diverse place. Our agencies should reflect that.

Heritage

Since its inception by Jay Chiat (of TBWA/Chiat/Day) in 1992, MAT Program has placed over 500 multicultural interns and helped launch many advertising careers. The alumni that have gone through program and built their careers have helped to take the first step in truly diversifying the advertising industry. This is our passion. It's what makes MAT a product of the times and our interns the leaders of the future.
 

Board of Directors

President
Eric Buchanan
Talent Acquisition Manager
RPA
ebuchanan@rpa.com

Board Members:

Vice President
Lisa Forrest

Associate Director, Human Resources
Ogilvy West
lisa.forrest@ogilvy.com 

 

Ben Hoang
Account Executive
Dailey & Associates
bhoang@daileyideas.com

Claudia Irving
Creative Strategist
Freelance
claudiairving@me.com

Dania Aguayo
Strategic Planner
dania.aguayo@conill.com

Dion Chilliest
Project Manager
RPA
dchilliest@rpa.com

Franco Marenin
Account Director
Videology
franco@videologygroup.com

Gee Padilla
Business Development/Brand Manager
Access Licensing Group
gee.padilla@accesslicensing.com

Rich Fimbres
Director
Bloomberg Markets
rfimbres@bloomberg.net

Tony Price
tonyprice79@gmail.com

Tiffany Bright
Supervisor, Digital
Initiative
Tiffany.Bright@us.initiative.com

Jonathan Kirkland
Account Director
Current Media
jkirkland@current.com

Enrique Taylor
Interactive Media Planner
Campbell-Ewald
Enrique.Taylor@c-e.com

Meri Gulyan
Director of Interactive
Xivic Inc
meri@xivic.com

Cheryl Taguma
Media Strategist
ID Media
cheryl.taguma@gmail.com

Elyse Johnson
Content Supervisor - The Content Collective at OMD
Elyse.r.johnson@gmail.com

 


MAT Program Office:

MAT Program
3535 Hayden Ave, Ste 300
Culver City, CA 90232
Tel: 310-876-0650 ext 221
Fax: 310-876-0648
coordinator@matprogram.org

 





 
 

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