COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE

Events Management Intern, Social & Corporate Departments, ME Productions, May 2009 – December 2009

Provided sales and marketing/ public relations support for nationally recognized award-winning events management company.

●        Designed and wrote proposals for Bar/ Bat Mitzvahs, weddings and high-profile hospitality clients with personalized event ideas.

●        Created marketing and digital media plan for start-up party planning business, including website design concept, mission statement, public relations collateral and logistics coordination.

 

Director of Chapter Development & Finance, Public Relations Student Society of America, August 2008 – May 2009
Coordinated and oversaw all chapter development and finance activities including budgeting, membership recruitment, strategic planning, sponsorship, fundraising, board leadership and event management.

●        Initiated annual lecture series: “Hear it from the Experts,” as well as numerous community service, leadership and educational events.

●        Designed and worked at booths for university fairs

●        Developed creative recruitment efforts that increased chapter membership from 5 to 60 members within a six month period.

●        Set chapter precedent for launching first Integrated Communications Council and event planning team.

 

Public Relations/ Publicity Intern, Georgia Sports Foundation, May 2008 – August 2008

●        Assisted in the planning, scheduling and logistics for major events, including the 2008 Georgia State Championship Games.

●        Successfully secured articles, interviews and press releases’ in 12 out of 13 county Neighbor Newspapers as well as several other top publications

●        Took initiative to interview Evander Holyfield which led to front-page feature story in company newsletter.