Name: Uriah Price
Age: 17
Hometown: Newark, NJ
School: University High School
Graduation Year: 2024
Internship: PSEG – Marketing Team
Program: All Stars Project
At the early age of 17, Uriah Price was able to get hands-on, industry-specific knowledge at one of the largest companies in New Jersey through a program with the All Stars Project of New Jersey, a 25 year-old organization based in Newark that places students aged 16 to 21 into six-week paid internships with a base salary of $18/ hour.
As a young marketing intern at Newark-based PSEG, Uriah planned and organized events and cultivated a business network with co-workers. Uriah says she had to work with people from all different departments, even Nuclear, to make an event happen.
At PSEG, “Intern Day put me in the position to meet with CEOs and network at different events that I never saw myself in, especially at the age that I was at,” says Uriah.
The experience Uriah received not only sharpened the high school senior’s business skills, it also gave her access to role models that would shape her future. “All Stars programs are at best a bridge for black and brown underserved communities between people who care about them and (those who) care about transforming their city,” says Shadae McDaniel, Senior Vice President/Programs and Strategic Initiatives and Director of All Stars Program of New Jersey.
This Fall, Uriah is planning to attend the Rutgers Business School in Newark to major in marketing, supply chain management or finance. —Mahima Aktar
