MAPIS2023
MAPIS2023
6th Annual Mid-Atlantic Political Intern Summit - MAPIS2023
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
Preparing future leaders: RIPPAC brings political interns together
for sixth annual summit
August 4, 2023
More than 140 political interns working this summer in the tri-state region enjoyed a day of education, networking and leadership training on August 3, 2023 during the sixth annual Mid-Atlantic Political Intern Summit at Rowan University.
Presented by the Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship (RIPPAC), MAPIS featured addresses from members of Congress, including U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-3) and U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), as well as additional talks by Hon. Kevin O’Toole, commissioner and chair of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Amy Mansue, president and CEO of Inspira Health Network.
Mansue, herself a former political intern, delivered opening remarks, while Kim gave the keynote address. Coleman and O’Toole spoke to MAPIS participants during successive capstone sessions in the afternoon.
Interns attending MAPIS hailed from more than 80 different colleges, universities and high schools. During the free, daylong summit, they enjoyed breakout sessions that focused on a host of topics, including: the Republican and Democratic parties heading into 2024; finding a job in politics in Washington, D.C.; how to disagree without being disagreeable; learning to lobby; and driving social change.
During a spirited career networking lunch, interns connected with —and learned from —leaders in policy analysis, political and media consulting, contract lobbying and issue advocacy, and legislative politics.
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Speakers and Panelists:
Alexis Bailey (Vice President of Government Affairs, NJ Business & Industry Association)
Joseph Basso (Attorney & professor, Rowan University Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts)
Tai Cooper (Chief Community Development Officer, New Jersey Economic Development Authority)
Carlos Cruz (Vice President, Jamestown Associates)
Aaron Dworkin (CEO, National Summer Learning Association)
Seth Hahn (Executive Director, New Jersey Assembly Majority Office)
Hon. Andy Kim (U.S. Representative, NJ-3)
James Lamond (Senior Fellow, Democratic Resilience Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis)
Brad Lawrence (Message & Media, Inc.)
Michael Maitland (Government Affairs Advisor, McCarter & English)
Amy Mansue (President & CEO, Inspira Health)
Sabeen Masih (Senior Vice President, Capital Impact Group)
Laura Matos (Partner, MAD Global Strategy Group)
Donna Mullins (Chairman, Winning Strategies Washington)
Hon. Kevin O’Toole (Chairman, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey)
Jay Redd (Managing Principal, Stono Public Affairs)
Christina Renna (President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey)
Chris Russell (Checkmate Strategies)
Christine Stearns (Chief Government Relations Officer, New Jersey Hospital Association)
Hon. Bonnie Watson Coleman (U.S. Representative, NJ-12)
Theresa Winegar (Deputy Political Director, National Republican Congressional Committee)
Sponsors:
New Jersey American Water
South Jersey Gas
New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)
New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA)
NJM Insurance Group
Atlantic City Electric
Wakefern Food Corp.
