罗斯林德·里维拉（Roslinde Rivera）从小就经常去星光剧院，但现在她对舞台的看法略有不同。
Rivera, who is pursuing her MBA and graduate certificates in 表演 and 表演艺术管理, was a marketing intern for 星光.
里维拉对艺术管理很感兴趣，并且知道威尼斯人娱乐城表演艺术管理证书将是她职业目标的完美契合。 When she met with faculty member Lisa Anderson Bongers, they narrowed down Rivera’s focus to find an internship to jumpstart her career path.
“I’m interested in marketing and development, so we had a conversation about what places would be best for me to start in marketing,” Rivera said. “When 星光 came up on that list, I was very interested.”
“Having that connection to 星光 and able to come back to a place I love, that was really important to me,” Rivera said.
在星光的工作让里维拉有机会在一个支持性的环境中磨练自己的营销技巧。 她整理新闻资料，撰写博客文章，管理社交媒体，并与外部合作伙伴合作。
“One thing that I always look for in a workplace is great community,” Rivera said. “Being at 星光 has really shown me what a good community looks like in how people treated each other.”
作为歌手和表演者，“星光”很适合里维拉。
里维拉知道她的家乡有无限的机会，无论是作为学生还是以后。
“Being able to go to a local university that has so many connections is incredible,” Rivera said. “Kansas City has so many opportunities, and I don’t think a lot of people realize the connections, especially if you’re wanting to go and perform.”
“There are people in all different paths of life and they’re all working toward something,” Rivera said. “If you’re starting out and you’re terrified and you don’t know what to do, you have people that you can look up to. And I think that’s just really invaluable.”