If there is anyone who knows the ins and outs of finding the right internship, it’s Tom Manatos. From his own days as a young intern on a presidential campaign and in the U.S. Senate, Tom knows what it’s like to be looking for the right opportunities. More importantly, Tom has been putting that experience to work for others ever since his first job as a staff assistant on Capitol Hill.
From some of our earlier Master Classes with Tom, we heard a little about he has helped thousands of people find government and political jobs since 2002 — including some of our own next generation students — becoming what Politico Playbook calls “a legend on the Hill for ‘the Tom Manatos jobs list,’ a listserv that started small and is now huge. This is a young man who found a creative way to serve others even before he was a big deal.”
Tom won’t say that he’s a big deal, but we can tell you that this Class will be a big deal for anyone who wants to get in on the best internships. In the best bi-partisan spirit, Tom shares his top tips for snaring the right internship, on or off Capitol Hill, in a very special Master Class with his Manatos Jobs partner (and wife) former Bush White House staffer, Dana Edwards Manatos.
A Master Class with
Tom Manatos
and special guest Dana Edwards Manatos
DNC Headquarters
Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
You can watch the full Master Class online at on livestream — or see an excerpt that features Dana Edwards Manatos talking about what it’s like working in the White House, compared to working in the private sector.
Tom Manatos
Tom Manatos
Tom Manatos is the Senior Advisor to the Chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz at the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Tom handles Members of Congress, Senators and elected officials for the Chair of the DNC. Before his position at the DNC, Tom spent over 9 years with Speaker Pelosi both in the Speaker’s office and the Minority Leader’s office. Most recently Tom was the Senior Advisor for Member Services as well as Outreach Advisor for young Americans to Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. Prior to his duties in the Member Services department, Tom was the National Trip Director and Director of Advance for Speaker Pelosi. Prior to his time with Speaker Pelosi, Tom served as acting Deputy Press Secretary for Senator Paul S. Sarbanes of Maryland and was an advance desk at the Gore/Lieberman national campaign headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. Tom was born and raised in the Washington, DC area in Bethesda, Maryland and attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He obtained his masters degree in government from Johns Hopkins University in the spring of 2010.
Dana Edwards Manatos
Dana Edwards Manatos
Dana Edwards Manatos began her career with President George W. Bush at The White House in 2003. As Senior Trip Coordinator in the Office of Presidential Advance, Dana was responsible for coordinating and organizing all logistics for Presidential travel both domestically and internationally. In 2005, Dana was promoted to Associate Director of Public Liaison. Her primary responsibility was to highlight the President’s message and participate in ongoing outreach to various constituent groups to create coalitions and gather issue-based support. In August of 2007, Dana resigned from The White House and government service to help run her family’s 93 year-old chocolate business. Today, Dana is the Vice President of Operations for Edward Marc Chocolatier. Dana was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration.
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