Well Dunn – the music industry internship and volunteer placement nonprofit that works with companies across the U.S., from Superfly in San Francisco to Big Hassle Media in New York – has appointed Collective Entertainment’s Emily White to its board.
In addition to being a founding partner of the music and sports management consulting firm, White is an author and the podcast host of “Interning 101,” as well as the founder of the #iVoted voter turnout initiative. Her clients include house/dubstep singer and producer Fox Stevenson, indie rock/folk singer Torres and Olympic swimmer Anthony Ervin.
“With the addition of Emily White, Well Dunn will continue to make an impact on the entertainment industry by increasing the access and opportunities provided by our paid and sponsored internships to college students with financial need,” said Superfly co-founder and Well Dunn board president Rick Farman.
White adds, “It’s an honor to join the already esteemed Well Dunn board. I’m looking forward to working with new and old colleagues to take the incredible work that Well-Dunn is doing to the next level and beyond. As a kid from the Midwest who didn’t know anyone in the music industry when I began, I owe so much to internships. At the same time, coming from a middle-class family I know that it can be a struggle to make it work. Well Dunn is completely shifting the paradigm so everyone has the opportunity to intern and enter the career of their dreams.”
Well Dunn was launched in 2012 to honor a passionate music industry intern named Emily Dunn who was a former assistant project manager at Superfly Presents and founded the artist relations company Well Dunn Entertainment. She was tragically hit and killed by a bus less than a month after relocating from Atlanta to San Francisco to pursue her dreams, according to the San Francisco Examiner (via Huffington Post). The nonprofit provides college students the access to getting a start in the music and entertainment industry with paid and sponsored internship opportunities.