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TABLE OF CONTENTS Dear Stakeholders,Our first year has been quite the journey. Not that long ago, the Talent Development
Network (TDN) was just an ambitious idea between seven leading academic institutions to
bring an internship culture to Miami. We have progressed quickly from conceptualization to
actualization and now find ourselves at the mid-point of the two year pilot with a focus on
delivery.
Here are some of our achievements from 2015:
• Established a branding guide
• Developed an online matching portal
• Produced educational modules and guides for student and employers
• Registered 104 employers
• Posted 97 internship positions across Miami-Dade County
Thanks to the contributions of our partners, stakeholders, and community leaders, Miami’s
existential question is no longer IF we have the students or employers to create an internship
culture, it’s HOW to continue to improve the connection between local talent and industry.
I believe this requires a combination of common avenues like internship boards and fairs
with new, more direct outreach efforts like speaking engagements at honor societies. To
create a real internship culture, we need students to associate internships with their degree
completion.
The ultimate key to our success will reside in our ability to connect with our students. We know
doors open up by performing an internship. We know the valuable learning environment
they provide. We know that just one established relationship could lead to an exclusive career
defining opportunity. It’s just a matter of communicating that message to our student body.
And so I end this message with one of my favorite
movie lines:
“Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try”
Steven A. Rojas Tallon
Program Lead, Talent Development Network
It’s all about the students!2015 Program Statistics
The number of employers that have registered on TDNmiami.com.
Total number of internship positions posted on TDNmiami.com. Percentage of TDN positions
that are paid internships.
Registered Employers Internship Positions % of paid internships
108 97 85%
Students that have registered on TDNmiami.com.
Number of students that have applied for internships through TDN.
Number of post secondary students from our seven partner academic institutions.
Registered Students Student Applicants Post Secondary Student Body Total
285 136 244,673
Salary49%
Equipment 2%Services & Events 14%
Travel & Meetings 4%
Portal Development 9%
Marketing18%
Foundation Administrative Fee 4%
Program ExpendituresJun. 2014 - Dec. 20150 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Aviation
Banking & Finance
Creative Design
Hospitality & Tourism
Information Technology
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Trade & Logistics
Other
Applicants by Industry
Aviation 4% Banking & Finance
12%
Creative Design18%
Hospitality & Tourism 8%
Information Technology 14%
Life Sciences & Health Care 5%
Trade & Logistics 2%
Other37%
Internships by Industry
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Filled - TDNStudent
Filled -OutsideStudent
Filled -Outside Non-
Student
Position notfilled
PendingResponse
14
3 49
43
Internship Status (Closed Positions)
Building a presence in Miami
EVENT
TDN Launch
Why Miami
General Meeting
Bring your Intern to Lunch
Technology Conference
General Meeting
Knight Cities Challenge
Trustees Luncheon
Education Summit
Goals Conference
General Meeting
Chairman’s Reception
Annual Meeting
Education Committee Meeting
Trade and Logistics Conference
Air Cargo / Sea Cargo Americas Show
Annual Meeting
Startup Festival
Emerging Opportunities for Growth
Board Meeting
Information Technology Committee Meeting
Annual Meeting
HOST
Talent Dev. Network and The Beacon Council
The Beacon Council, New Leaders Taskforce
Chamber South
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
Emerge Americas
North Miami Chamber of Commerce
Knight Foundation
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
World Trade Center Miami
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
Smart City Startups 2015
The Beacon Council
Florida Higher Education Coordinating Council
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Campus Philly
TDN Career Services BoardJohn Moriarty, Barry University
Ivette Duarte, Florida International University
Fernando Figueredo, Florida International University
Athena Jackson, Florida Memorial University
Kareem Coney, Florida Memorial University
Cristian Carranza, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Lupe Diaz, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Matthew Tanner, Miami Dade College
Cristina Lopez, St. Thomas University
Edward Cruz, University of Miami
Anna Kenney, University of Miami
A1 Title Services
Abeyon LLC
Acoustic Architects
ActionCOACH Team Sage
ACTIUM LLC
Adrienne Arsht Center
American Red Cross Greater Miami & The Keys
Analytikus
Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
Benitez Karasz & Associates
Benjamin Douglas
Beta Analytic
Bicycle Action Committee
Biltmore Hotel
Breakthrough Miami
Breakthrough Miami Inc.
Business Improvement District
C&M consulting Group
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Cases Realty Group, Inc
Center for Info. Management and Edu. Services
CIMES
City Theatre
Continental National Bank
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
Cory Home Delivery
Doctor’s E-Billing
Dominican Intl. Business, Tourism & Dev.
DXagency
FIU Career Services
Florida Department of Transportation
Foliage Design Systems of Miami
Founder Institute
Friends of Oleta River State Park
Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust
Global Food Corp
Grunenthal Latin America
Gunster
HEICO
Homeland Patrol Corporation
IADx, LLC
Iblesoft
InPhonex LLC
InPhonex.com LLC
Interport Group of Companies
Ivy Accounting , Tax & Advisors
JM Computer Solution, Inc
Jurado & Farshchian, P.L.
LaserSharp FlexPak Services, LLC
Latin Expo Group, LLC.
LILLY + Associates International
Marble Of The World
Miami Children’s Museum
Miami Downtown Development Authority
Miami Free Zone
Miami HEAT
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Miami Marlins
Miami-Dade County, Office of Management and Budget
Miansai, Inc
National Association of Black Women in Construction
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Nicole Shelley Models
Northwestern Mutual
OHL Arellano Construction
Oldcorn Sports & Entertainment/Tuff Stuff Events
Organization 1
Organization 2
Pacific National Bank
Paradigm Precision
Paton Marketing
Perry Ellis International
Pininfarina of America
Preemo
rbb Public Relations
Ride2MD
Schwartz Media Strategies
SherlockTalent, Inc.
simpleshow usa corp
Source Molecular Corporation
Switchboard of Miami
Tactivate
TD Bank
Teleswitch
The CDL School
The Conroy Martinez.Group
The LAB Miami
The New Tropic
TissueTech
tropicult
UM Office of Civic and Community Engagement
University of South Florida
Vida Hospitality
Wayman Aviation
Whitespell, Inc
Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove
Wyncode
Year Up - PTC
Registered Employers Registered Employers
TDN All-Stars!!Dionne Lawson-Vidal, American Airlines
For attending every TDN Career Services meeting and contributing your human resources and corporate insight and knowledge.
Kareem Coney, Florida Memorial University
For always acknowledging the hard work of others and including TDN references in all speaking engagements.
Braulio Colón, Helios Education Foundation
For always being willing to provide honest feedback and steer us back on course when needed.
Art Torno, American Airlines
For always being available to assist and inolving the entire AA team in the initiative.
Ricardo Forbes, Baptist Health South Florida
For consistently being the first to respond to communications, provide feedback and pushing us to succeed.
Community Wide Support
Miami-Dade County
Florida House ofRepresentatives