FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:   Elissa Ruffino (NIAF) 202/939-3106 or elissa@niaf.org

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHERE: The Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows
101 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, Calif. 90401

NIAF is offering a Graduates 2 Leaders communications workshop for university students, college graduates and young professionals up to age 30 on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, Calif. from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The workshop will focus on networking and entrepreneurship skills.

Guests speakers include Anthony D’Alessandro, feature reporter for Thompson on Hollywood/IndieWIRE, Bill Cipolla, entertainment producer for FOX 11—Good Day LA and Bill Schneider, political columnist for CNN and professor at George Mason University. Participants will also attend an afternoon Celebrity Meet & Greet with actor Robert Davi, NIAF area coordinator Doug DeLuca, E! News Anchor and Managing Editor and member of the NIAF Board of Directors Giuliana DePandi Rancic and twelve-time MLB All-Star Mike Piazza.

Registration for the workshop is $125 and includes a one-year youth membership to NIAF and admittance to NIAF’s West Coast Gala, a black-tie cocktail reception followed by dinner and an awards presentation. For more information on the gala, visit www.niaf.org/westcoastgala. Workshop attendees are invited to attend the afternoon celebrity reception at no charge. University students, recent college graduates and young professionals up to age 30 are invited to participate.

Space is limited. Pre-registration is required: www.niaf.org/g2l. Contact Riccardo Skeem at rskeem@niaf.org or 202-939-3107.

Media Contacts: Elissa Ruffino at 202-939-3106 or elissa@niaf.org
Natasha Borato at 202-939-3116 or natasha@niaf.org

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., dedicated to preserving the heritage of Italian Americans. Visit www.niaf.org.