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Resume

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Resume: Welcome

Education

Resume: CV

Kent State University, B.S.

Fall 2015 - Spring 2019 

Graduating in the Spring of 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and a minor in public health. Member of the Kent State Honors College since 2015.

Professional Experience

Resume: CV

Marketing Assistant

Kent State University College of Public Health

November 2017 - Current

I plan photo shoots, design marketing materials, create content and run social media handles and help handle the day-to-day external communications for the College.

Public Relations Intern/Assistant Coordinator

Kent State University Communications and Marketing, Flash Communications

January - December 2017

I conducted interviews and wrote articles for Kent State University's online newsletter, e-Inside. I had over 15 stories published.

Public Relations/
Marketing Intern

Mercy Health

June - August 2017

I wrote press releases for external release and communications plans for internal distribution around the company's seven regions in Ohio and Kentucky. I also conducted secondary research on various topics, created multiple employee newsletters for internal distribution and kept a record of media coverage for all regions.

Journalism and Public Relations Intern

Soapbox Cincinnati

May - August 2016

I posted three times a week on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using Hootsuite, designed marketing materials, and wrote a feature article on the Cincinnati Internship Network Connection program (CINC).

Organizations, Leadership and Service

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Vice President of Professional Relations

Public Relations Student Society of America: Kent

  May 2018 - Current

I plan and facilitate bi-weekly meetings and am in charge of getting professionals from the area to attend and speak at our events. I am also in charge of planning group events for PRSSA National Conference in Austin, TX. This year I competed on a team of five in the 2018 PRSSA Bateman Case-Study Competition and won second place out of 84 teams in the nation.

Marketing and Social Media Manager

Fusion Magazine at Kent State University

August 2016 - Current

I post daily social media posts to Facebook and Twitter, plan marketing and fundraising events, write press releases and design marketing materials.

Programming Director / President

Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communications

Student Voice Team

January 2016 - January 2018

I ran the School of Journalism and Mass Communication's diversity and inclusion student board by planning the semesterly school-wide conversations, leading the bi-weekly meetings and delegating tasks to my executive board members and their committees. Conversation topics included politics in the media and the opioid epidemic.

Beat Reporter, public health and nursing

The Kent Stater / KentWired

January - May 2017

I conducted interviews and wrote articles for my beat, mostly by covering news and events within the Colleges of Nursing and Public Health. I  had 13 articles published during the Spring 2017 Semester.

Co-Host, "Studying Abroad with Subi and Abby"

Black Squirrel Radio at Kent State University

January - December 2017

I wrote weekly scripts, chose music for the show and conducted interviews and conversations live for and about international students at Kent State.

Student Ambassador

Kent State College of Communication and Information

August 2016 - May 2018

I volunteer to help work events for the College of Communication and Information, as well as conduct tours for prospective CCI students.

Awards and Scholarships

Resume: CV

National Bateman
Case-Study Competition

Second Place / PRSSA National

May 2018

Ludel Sauvageot Scholarship

Recipient / Akron Press Club

April 2018 

Marc Wyse Memorial Scholarship

Recipient / AAF Cleveland

March 2018

William Taylor Merit Scholarship

Recipient / Kent State JMC

April 2017

Dean's Book Scholarship for Leadership and Service

Recipient / Kent State CCI

2016, 2017, 2018

Dean's List for a 3.5 GPA or Higher

Recipient / Kent State

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Trustee Merit Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Recipient / Kent State 

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

PEO Ohio Scholarship for Female Leadership in Education

Recipient / PEO International

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Honors College Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Recipient / Kent State

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Software and Digital Program Skills

Resume: CV

Digital Analytics and Media Monitoring

HootSuite, Tweetdeck, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, Twitter Analytics, Vocus PR, Cision, Google Alerts

Website and E-Newsletter Design

WordPress, Medium, Bluehost, Microsoft SharePoint, Sitecore, Drupal, Wix 
Constant Contact, VerticalResponse, MailChimp

Multimedia and Visual Design

Adobe Premiere, iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, YouTube, Vimeo
Canva, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator

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