the national constitution center promotes karen kennedy fink, stefan ...

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THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER PROMOTES
KAREN KENNEDY FINK, STEFAN FRANK, AND VINCE STANGO
PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 26, 2007) – The National Constitution Center is pleased to
announce the promotion of Karen Kennedy Fink to Human Resources and Volunteer Manager,
Stefan Frank to Director of National Programs, and Vince Stango to Vice President of Human
Resources and Administration.
As Human Resources and Volunteer Manager, Karen Kennedy Fink will manage the Center’s
volunteer and intern programs and will oversee the day-to-day management of all Human
Resources activities.
Karen Kennedy Fink began working at the Center in 2005 as the Human Resources and Volunteer
Coordinator. She built the volunteer program from the ground up, and it has now grown to over one
hundred participants. Fink is also responsible for the Center’s internship program and assists with
Human Resource functions such as benefits, administration, recruiting, and new staff orientations.
Fink received her Associates Degree in Specialized Technology from Philadelphia Restaurant
School. She also recently passed a certification course to become a Certified Volunteer
Administrator. She currently resides in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.
As Director of National Programs, Stefan Frank will be responsible for developing and
implementing innovative program series for adults, members, and people with an interest in the
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Constitution and civic engagement.
Stefan Frank began his career with the National Constitution Center in 2006 as Programs
Manager. Before joining the Center, Frank worked for the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
There, he assisted in the production of the weekly National Public Radio Program, Justice
Talking and “Justice Learning,” an online resource to engage high school students in informed
political discourse. He also spent time in Los Angeles, where he helped develop and produce
feature films, documentaries, and episodic television.
Frank received his MLA from The University of Pennsylvania and his BFA in Film Studies from
Syracuse University. He currently resides in South Philadelphia.
In his new position as the Vice President of Human Resources and Administration, Vince
Stango will be responsible for the oversight and management of the Human Resources and
Administration division, including the Human Resources, Operations, Security, and Technology
departments.
Stango has worked his entire professional career at the Center. When he began seven and half
years ago, he served as Executive Assistant to President and CEO Joseph M. Torsella. He was
then promoted to Special Projects Coordinator in 2001, and since 2002, worked in Human
Resources, first as Administrator and then Manager, and most recently as Director.
Stango received a Master of Science degree in public administration from Villanova University
and his undergraduate degree from Moravian College. He is currently pursuing a Master of
Science degree in human resource development from Villanova University. He resides in
Haddon Heights, New Jersey, with his wife Megan and son, Vincent.
The National Constitution Center, located at 525 Arch St. on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall,
is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public
understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the ideas and values it represents. Opened on July
4, 2003, the Constitution Center is a museum, an education center, and a forum for debate on
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constitutional issues. The museum dramatically tells the story of the Constitution from
Revolutionary times to the present through more than 100 interactive, multimedia exhibits, film,
photographs, text, sculpture and artifacts, and features a powerful, award-winning theatrical
performance, “Freedom Rising”. The Center also houses the Annenberg Center for Education
and Outreach, which serves as the hub for national constitutional education. Also, serving as a
nonpartisan forum for constitutional discourse, the Center presents – without endorsement –
programs that contain diverse viewpoints on a broad range of issues. The National Constitution
Center’s programs earned the organization a 2006 Best of Philly® award from Philadelphia
magazine as the “Best Place To Smarten Up”. For more information, call 215.409.6700 or visit
www.constitutioncenter.org.
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