Field Placements
Field placements provide Coro Fellows with the opportunity to truly learn by experience. Throughout the nine months, each Fellow participates in a series of full-time placements across a variety of sectors in public affairs, including a final independent placement of the Fellow's choosing. Sectors may include:
- Government
- Business
- Electoral Politics
- Organized Labor
- Media
- Non-profit/Philanthropy
These diverse placements aim to both complement and challenge the Fellow’s experiences and interests. The high level of access available to Fellows in each of their placements ensures a remarkable behind-the-scenes view of each organization and necessitates complete confidentiality. Elected officials, staffers, department heads, executive directors, and CEO's provide the knowledge and perspective to help Fellows assess how organizations get things done in the social, political, and economic spheres.
For the final independent placement, Fellows are allowed to choose and develop their own individual project in cooperation with an agency. This process allows Fellows to explore an area of interest while developing negotiating skills.
Past individual placements for Coro Fellows have included:
| Government City of Pittsburgh Emergency Management City of St. Louis Mayor’s Office St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept. Office of the Bronx Borough President San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice |
Business African American Chamber of Commerce Hewlett Packard Edelman Public Relations Advantage Capital Goldman Sachs & Company Wellspring Management |
Labor San Francisco Building and Trades Council Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis National Association of Letter Carriers, Local 343 Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York United Federation of Teachers |
| Electoral Politics Bayview Tomorrow Bloomberg for Mayor Global Strategy Group Russ Carnahan for US Rep. San Francisco Republican Victory Headquarters |
Non-profit/Philanthropy Andy Warhol Museum The Heinz Endowments Humane Society Open Society Institute Tides Foundation |
Media Fox News Channel Pittsburgh Post-Gazette San Francisco Examiner The Village Voice St. Louis Post Dispatch |
Some Fellows participate in both whole group and small group projects. A group project is similar to other placements simply larger in scope. These projects help Fellows practice and sharpen the tools they learn in seminars and learn from other Fellows engaging in the same learning process. Group projects also stress the importance of effective communication, teamwork, and individual responsibility within a group. Past group placements have taken place at Missouri Women in Trade, the California Secretary of State’s Office, the Port of San Francisco and JPMorgan.
