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Education

Grand Valley State University               

B.S. in Advertising and Public Relations
- Expected graduation date: December, 2008
- Dean’s List: 2006-present

Experience

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park                          
January 2008 – Present

Public Relations Intern

  • Maintaining local and national media databases
  • Writing news releases and media alerts about events, exhibition openings, lectures, etc.
  • Assisting with media promotions and interviews
  • Filing and logging media coverage
  • Creating press kits about events, exhibition openings, lectures, etc.

 

Flint Area Association of Realtors®
2003- Present

Internal communications
  • Composing monthly and weekly newsletters
  • Designing flyers, brochures, and other promotional materials
Media relations
  • Writing news releases about industry trends, awards and scholarships, homeownership, community involvement, etc.
  • Pitching to local journalists about industry trends, Flint real estate statistics, and features about award recipients
  • Developing and managing media contact databases
  • Creating and maintaining media relations web site displaying news, videos, association information, biographies, community involvement, etc.
  • Planning Media Breakfast including an industry update with the CEO, and a networking breakfast between local media and the association leadership
Campaign planning
  • Promoting new community web site
  • Coordinating advertising efforts
  • Planning community homeownership event to promote the web site

College Newspapers
GVSU FORUM Newsletter, GV Faces Feature Writer (Present)
 Grand Valley Lanthorn, campus events beat reporter (2006)
The Michigan Times, contributing reporter (2004)


Other Experience

Public Relations Student Society of America
2006-Present

- 2007/2008 Vice President
- Two-year member of PRSSA National Chapter

Event Planning

  • Organizing a PR Career Fair
  • Coordinating Agency and PR Department tours

Enriching Member Experience

  • Promoting participation in professional workshops, networking, and speakers
  • Coordinating media relations workshop

“Relation Rewards” program

  • Developing point system to reward involvement in organization
  • Creating opportunities for students to become involved such as volunteer work, agency tours, event planning, etc.

Skills

Web design
  • Intermediate knowledge of HTML and CSS
  • Very knowledgeable in Macromedia Dreamweaver and Microsoft Frontpage
  • Experience building multiple sites including a media site, personal resume site, and others for class projects
Document design
  • Very knowledgeable in Macromedia Freehand, Microsoft Publisher, and Quark
  • Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Photoshop
Research
  • Surveyed real estate agents using online survey tools
  • Moderated focus groups for class research project
Photography
  • Trained in 35mm film development and photo development
  • Very knowledgeable in digital photography
  • Experience taking event photographs for the Flint Area Assoc. of Realtors

References

References available on request