“At Disney we recognize the importance of investing in skill-building opportunities when it comes to preparing youth for careers in storytelling,” said Jennifer Cohen, executive vice president of corporate social responsibility at. “As part of our Disney Future Storytellers initiative, we’re honored to be able to work with Exceptional Minds to help neurodivergent talent build their technical and artistic abilities through their renowned academy and training studios.
“It’s definitely a transformative investment in our infrastructure — there is no question this will allow for us to continue to develop the pipeline of work-ready talent into the Walt Disney Company and prepare our artists in really meaningful, profound ways,” David Siegel, executive director and CEO of Exceptional Minds, toldSiegel said he is eager to see some of that funding go toward exploration of the virtual production space, such as teaching students how to work with real-time 3D tools.
Similarly, third-year student Charlotte Snare has found a potential career with Exceptional Minds as a social media manager — a position she was offered after she expressed interest in creating a TikTok account for the program.
Chief Operating and Marketing Officer, was recognized with the Exceptional Hero Award for dedicating over five years of philanthropic service to the program.was the media sponsor of the event and has been partnered with Exceptional Minds since 2018.
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