Mikayah Lee Selected "Future Leader" by Television Academy Foundation in Hollywood

Duke Ellington School of the Arts alumna Mikayah Lee has been selected for the renowned Television Academy Foundation Internship program. She is one of 40 students chosen by Television Academy members from across the country for the 2025 Summer Internship program. The Foundation offers paid internships at top Hollywood studios and production companies annually to college students nationwide.

Additionally, Lee was chosen for the prestigious Bob Bennett Future Leaders program. She is one of just 10 students selected amongst the Foundation’s 2025 summer interns for the initiative. The Bob Bennett Future Leaders program, established by a gift from the Robert M. & Marjie A. Bennett Foundation, provides financial support for interns as well as professional development and leadership training.

Lee will be a senior this fall at the University of Southern California majoring in film and television production. She will be interning this summer in the scripted series production department at Warner Bros. Discovery in Burbank, California, through the Foundation’s program.

“It feels absolutely amazing to know I was chosen for this internship by Television Academy members,” said Lee. “It boosts my confidence and reminds me that I deserve to be in elevated spaces like these. My passion, dedication, spirit and skill has gotten me here, so there are no limits to what else I can do!"

“I'm most excited about exploring post-production as a potential career path,” said Lee. “I'm excited to have the opportunity to shadow the Warner Brothers post-production team, gain new skills, and learn from my supervisor what goes into post-production coordinating and how it functions at a professional television studio.”

Originally from Washington, D.C., Lee attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts in the District of Columbia.

The Television Academy Foundation shapes the art of creating television by engaging and educating the next generation of television professionals, providing essential resources that help them discover their voices, refine their skills and forge rewarding careers in every sector of the television industry. The Internship program provides over 50 students from across the nation with hands-on work experience, mentorships and opportunities for accelerated career development in more than 30 disciplines annually. For more information visit TelevisionAcademy.com/Foundation.