Selective Corporate Internship Program SCIP Holds “An Evening with the Stars” Gala April 24 in NYC

NEW YORK - April 18, 2014 - PRLog -- On Thursday, April 24th, 2014, The Selective Corporate Internship Program (SCIP) will host its 17th anniversary celebration “An Evening with the Stars” at the exclusive Battery Gardens, inside Battery Park, on the water opposite 17 State Street, New York, NY 10004 from 6:30 -10:30 pm.

Among the notable “stars” being recognized this year: Mr. Barry McLaughlin, Executive Director, First Tee of Metropolitan  New York (Corporation Of The Year Award); Mr. Maximo Muniz, Sr. Partner, New York Life Insurance Company (Leadership Of The Year Award); Mr. Claes Nobel, Co-Founder & Chairman of the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) and senior member of the Nobel Prize family, (The Humanitarian Of The Year Award); Dr. Rudy Crew, President, Medgar Evers College (Ambassador of The Year Award); Mr. Dionicio Perez, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Chase & Company, PRIMER, Mitchell & Titus, LLP (The Partnership Of The Year Award Recipients) and Mr. Mark Whalen, President/CEO, MJ Whalen Consulting, LLC (Advocate of The Year Award).  We recognize their unwavering commitment in the shared vision “to enlighten, employ, and empower our future leaders and entrepreneurs” in the community.

“We present these awards annually to individuals who have distinguished themselves and their companies by successfully demonstrating a strong commitment to service,” says SCIP Co-Founder Monica Mancebo.

Among the highlights at the gala will be the recognition of SCIP Alumni. This year's Rising Stars will be Bradley Chukwuma, Staff Accountant at Fox 5, Francois Cedoit, auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Rima Abdelkader, Journalist, NBC News.

“This seventeenth year milestone will be earmarked with Gala Chair, Mr. Sterling Roberson, Vice President, United Federation of Teachers” adds Miguel Mancebo, SCIP Co-Founder.

Serving as the Emcee for the event will be Ms. Jessica Asencio, founder of the Latino Networks Coalition at J.P. Morgan Chase & Company.  Dzul Dance Company will be part of program showcase. Major corporate supporters include: The New York Life Insurance Company, The United Federation Of Teachers [UFT]; JPMorgan Chase, First Tee of Metropolitan New York, Victorinox Swiss Army,  Clarins Fragrance Group, American Express, Major League Baseball, Harvey Foster Impact Capital Group, LLC USTA, Thierry Mugler,  PRIMER,   Mitchell & Titus,  Colgate, Urban Print and  Motion , NBC, Staples, HarveyFoster Impact Capital Group, LLC Georgetown College, Penn State, Medgar Evers College, Rutgers University, Lehman College, Baruch College, Fairleigh Dickerson University, Thiel College, Brooklyn College,  and many others.

The SCIP program provides bright, promising New York and New Jersey high school students and college students with corporate mentoring, leadership development and internship opportunities to gain valuable business skills. SCIP also offers leadership training, development and internship / Full time placement opportunities through its alumni program.

For more information, call Miguel Mancebo at 646/236-4289 or email at Miguel@jobfirm.com