Timeline:
January 2009 - Named Multimedia Coordinator for Last Minute Productions
August 2009 – Began PR e-marketing internship within the PR department at WCU
August 2009 - Named Leadership and Marketing Coordinator for Last Minute Productions
August 2009 – Created my blog and began blogging
December 2009 – Named WCU PRSSA President
January 2010 – Became account coordinator for the town of Dillsboro Campaign which is a collaboration between WCU and Dillsboro
March 2010 – Held a successful social media workshop for business owners of the town of Dillsboro
April 2010 – Held very successful ‘Dillsboro on Display‘ event on the WCU campus with 500+ people in attendance
May 2010 – Created new WCU PRSSA logo
July 2010 – Named Director of PR and Marketing for the WCU Student Government Association
August 2010 – Created new logo for WCU SGA
September 2010 – Joined The Western Carolinian [WCU student newspaper] staff
October 2010 – Joined TV62, the WCU campus student news station
November 2010 – Turned my PR blog into my own website
November 2010 – Created new website/blog for WCU PRSSA
January 2011 – Named Social Media Coordinator for The Western Carolinian
January 2011 - Started internship with Social Fresh
January 2011 – Held Social Media Workshop focusing on Twitter and LinkedIn for our PRSSA Chapter
February 2011 – Attended Social Fresh Tampa conference and ECU PRSSA’s Regional Activity
March 2011 – Attended PRSSA National Assembly in Seattle
March 2011 – Voted to the position of National Vice President of Public Relations for the PRSSA National Committee 2011-2012
March 2011 – Held the very successful Public Safety Fair for my client, CatTracker [the WCU emergency alert system]
June 2011 – Began term as PRSSA National Vice President of Public Relations and attended PRSSA Leadership Rally
July 2011 – Started at Smoky Mountain Country Club as Marketing and Reservations Manager
August 2011 – Started Chapter of the Month for PRSSA National
October 2011 – PRSSA National Conference in Orlando and National Student News Media Convention in Orlando
October 2011 – Named #1 top person on “Future of PR” list
January 2012 – #39 on top Public Relations Experts to Follow on Twitter list
March 2012 - Named on Arik Hanson’s list of 15 up-and-coming PR pros to watch in 2012 list
Quoted:
WCU trends worldwide on Twitter via The Reporter
Personal Press:
Public Relations Student Elected to National Position via The Reporter
WCU PR student elected to national position via The Western Carolinian
15 up-and-coming PR pros to watch in 2012 via Arik Hanson
Visitors get a taste of Dillsboro on Display via The Reporter
Students teach Dillsboro social media workshop via The Reporter
Social Media Workshop planned via The Reporter
Dillsboro partnership experience via The Reporter
Dillsboro objectives to help economy via The Reporter
Dillsboro, WCU move forward with marketing relationship via The Reporter
