October 6th, 2014 Dear Sir or Madam: INSIDE OUT PROJECT is a global participatory art project conceived by the French artist JR, emerging from his 2011 TEDPrize award. INSIDE OUT provides individuals and organizations from all corners of the globe with a vehicle to take a stand and make a statement. Anyone can participate, and individuals and groups are challenged to use photographic portraits to share the untold stories and images of people in their communities. William Hopkins Jr. began the project with us, first as a Studio Assistant from May 2011 to June 2012, at which point he became a Project Manager from May 2012 to February 2013. While at first he supported the project in our production capacity, he quickly became a resource as we strategized and developed the project for larger scale implementation. As time went on, Will emerged as a critical part of our team, handling a huge amount of the work that our small team carried out from day to day in additional to providing essential creative input. His natural leadership abilities allowed for us to swiftly train new recruits, grow the team, and expand our reach. Will was responsible for designing and implementing many of the processes and workflows that became the basis of our organizational structure, and further served as project researcher, archivist, and designer. Will carefully collected and preserved the incredible amount of documentation created by the project from a wide range of sources. He served a critical role communicating and supporting groups around the world and maintaining relationships with them that allowed us to capture nuanced and complete records on the story behind each unique art installation. I would recommend Will without qualification to your program. As a colleague, Will displayed remarkable critical and creative thinking, adapting quickly to new environments and diving into each new task with dedication and resolve. He worked independently and brought excellent new perspectives as well as organizational and technical strength to the team. Beyond his intelligence and absolute competence with whatever task he undertook, Will’s incredible attitude, kindness, and personal integrity quickly won us all over at the project. It was a sincere pleasure to have him with us. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, -------- Virginia Cromie Project Manager INSIDE OUT +17185644690 gin@ted.com