E4 Youth Founder Receives Cap City Chamber’s Ambassador of the Year

Posted on February 6, 2012 by carl No Comments

Press Release
5 February 2012

Carl Settles Jr. named Cap City African American Chamber’s Ambassador of the Year

Carl Settles Jr., Founder of the Media Communications Council (MCC) and the E4 Youth Initiative, is being honored Thursday, February 9th at the Omni Hotel as the Capital City African American Chamber of Commerce (CCAACC) Ambassador of the Year.
“I am honored to accept the Cap City Chamber’s Ambassador of the Year Award and proud to be a member of such a vibrant organization. I look forward to collaborating with the CCAACC’s members as the MCC continues the E4 Youth Initiative working with more than 100 Austin area students to build portfolios and compete for summer jobs”.

About Mr. Settles and the Media Communications Council

Over the past 3 years, the Media Communications Council (MCC) has taken a leadership role on the issues of diversity, education and empowerment in Central Texas. In addressing these issues, the MCC has developed a number of innovative approaches and programs including the social learning platform Media Xperiments, an annual E4 Youth Portfolio Contest, intensive college and career discovery camps called It Could Be Us and the annual E4 Youth Summit. Throughout the implementation of all of these activities, media and exposure to media related careers has played a key role in driving engagement and grass roots support from all parts of the community.

Now, having cemented relationships with the University of Texas at Austin and the Austin Independent School District among others to serve as partners, the MCC has a comprehensive media driven approach that addresses key educational pipeline issues not only for under-served students interested in media careers but virtually any career path. This approach, which we call E4 Youth, takes students through the sequence of Engagement, Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship as they explore careers, build portfolios and contribute to a culture of achievement. The MCC currently operates under the auspices of the Austin Community Foundation a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization.