NAM Communications Internship 2009

MEGHAN FRENCH

Communications InternshipMay 26- July 31

Office Duties

Media List: Energy, Healthcare, International/Trade, Budget/Tax and Manufacturing

Deloitt Media List and 32 lists for Commending Democrats for Opposing Climate Legislation

NAM Daily News HitsSocial Media Competitive TrackerWebsite Document SavingNational Summit Media ReportNAM Policy Staff Media Hits

Official Business Outings

Lunch with Lisa Lerer @ The Source Lunch with Hank @ OceanaireC-Span to watch Gov. EnglerGov. Engler’s Testimony on trade

Meetings and Events @ NAM

Weekly Communications Meeting

Weekly NAM Staff Meeting

Weekly Trade Forum

Branding Meeting

Congressional Insight

Intern Lunch with Engler

Lamar Alexander on NP

Outside the Office

Played on the NAM softball teamCoordinated daily lunches and other social

events with the NAM internsWrote for the NAM Quarterly Newsletter

Run Manufacturers

Journalist

STORY BEHIND THE STORY:NAM Run Manufacturers?

The NAM’s Run Manufacturers have been a part of the U.S. House Softball League since the league’s inception in the summerof 2006. Our team coach, Bob Shepler, wanted a name that combined our association’s mission with a familiar baseballterm. “If you know baseball, then you have certainly heard of the term ‘manufacturing runs,” he said. Hence the name, “RunManufacturers”. “Of course, we always hope that we are the ones manufacturing runs and not our opponents!” Shepleradded. Our name couldn’t have been more accurate than in our last game against Los Burros. We manufactured 25 runs totheir mere 6 runs. Los Burros, which translates to “the donkeys,” is just one of the many teams in our league that representthe House and Senate offices, state associations, media outlets and trade associations.

Each season starts in the beginning of May and runs through late August. After suffering through several rained out gamesthis summer, Mother Nature has only allowed us to play five games. We are currently 3-2 and are ranked 49th out of 121teams. Our best year was 2006, when we finished ranking 38th out of 115. With the help from our interns this summer, wehope to end the season ranking higher than that.

Our interns aren’t the only new or unfamiliar faces you may see in the team photo. For years now, we have incorporatedskill from all over D. C. to make up our team. We have staff from Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) Banking Committee, personalstaff for Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and committee staff for the House Energy and Commerce Committee andthe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, just to name a few. The essence of our team is said best by BobShepler, “Though we would like to be competitive in the league, our foremost goal is to have fun”. Tyler Allen (Public AffairsIntern) and I witnessed this spirit first hand in our game against Los Burros. It has been a long time since Tyler and I wereyoung tykes playing softball, but our lack of skill was not important to them, and for that we are eternally grateful.

If you would like to share in the glory of the Run Manufacturers team by either playing or cheering, please contact Bob Shepler.

Future

More exposure to press releasesMore legislative exposure