NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute
(NIRI-NY) announced today that it is seeking partners in the tri-state
New York area who can offer internships in investor relations, public
relations or corporate communications in the summer of 2015.
NIRI-NY is the sponsor of the NIRI-NY 9/11 Logler Memorial Internship
Program, which provides meaningful summer internship opportunities to
relatives of victims of the 9/11 attacks. The program is dedicated in
memory of chapter member Elizabeth (Beth) Logler, Vice
President-Investor Relations of eSpeed, who lost her life in the attacks
on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Since dedicating the program, NIRI-NY has successfully placed interns
with a number of leading companies in the greater New York City area,
including Acorda Therapeutics, Acquire Media, Altria, BGC Partners,
Burson-Marsteller, Capital Bridge, Catalyst Global, Delphi Financial,
EDGAR Online, Hain Celestial, Henry Schein, theIRapp, PepsiCo, and Veeco
Instruments.
"NIRI-NY remains committed to helping the family members of the 9/11
victims and first responders, many of whom are now young adults in
college," said Patrick Tracey, President of NIRI-NY and Senior Vice
President, Business Development at Computershare. "In partnership with
our internship providers and the recognized 9/11 charity Tuesday's
Children, we are proud to help these students as they begin their
careers."
If you or your company has the ability to offer a paid summer internship
in investor relations, public relations or corporate communications,
please email Mark Kinarney, Corporate Access Associate at Credit Suisse
and board member of NIRI-NY, at mark.kinarney@credit-suisse.com.
ABOUT NIRI-NY
NIRI-NY, the founding chapter of the National Investor Relations
Institute (NIRI), is also the largest chapter with approximately 400
members in the tri-state area. Founded in 1969, NIRI is the professional
association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants
responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders,
securities analysts and other financial community constituents. NIRI is
the largest professional investor relations association in the world
with more than 3,300 members representing over 1,600 publicly held
companies and $9 trillion in stock market capitalization. For more
information, visit www.niriny.org
and the chapter Twitter feed at @niri-ny.
Contacts
NIRI-NY Chapter
Bernie Kilkelly, 516-236-7007
Vice President -- Communications
bkilkellyir@gmail.com