Public Relations
Exploring Boston: Part I
Fresh from my semester exploring Europe, I vowed to make the most of my final months on the east coast by taking full advantage of the city. In the the last three weeks I’ve left the comforts of Comm Ave and ventured into new parts of Boston. Here are some of my favorite gems I’ve […]
Year in Review and Goals
2011 was an exciting year full of growth and new changes. Professionally, I matured in leaps and bounds as I learned about global communications and technology in Silicon Valley and Europe. Emotionally, I learned how to live in a foreign environment outside my comfort zone. Physically, I started seriously exercising and trying exotic foods (pigeon, […]
Madrid: Viva la fiesta
This past weekend I flew to Madrid, Spain! By far, it was the most relaxing, delicious, culturally diverse and magical weekend I’ve had during my semester abroad. Christina and I arrived at Tasmin’s late Friday night. After dropping our bags, Tasmin shared delicious Manchego cheese and bread. Using this rare opportunity to catch up face […]
Biking Around London
Christina and I took advantage of one of the last days of warm weather and ventured into a three-hour bike ride around London. Starting at Westminster and Big Ben, we rode along the River Thames, pedaled through streets off the main road and eventually glided through Hyde Park back to our flat. It was a […]
Powerful Women in Tech Roundtable Discussion
Last week, I attended a Churchill Club “Women in Tech Roundtable” at Microsoft’s Silicon Valley office. Here are some fantastic soundbites I captured. Robyn Denholm, CFO, Juniper Networks · Keep investing in yourself, if you don’t no one else will. · Recognizing innovation from both inside & outside the company is what keeps it fresh. · Apart from love, […]
Old Spice’s Brand Manager speaks
Last week my PRSSA chapter and I heard James Moorhead, the Brand Manager of Old Spice speak about the success of their recent campaign. Before I dive into his lecture, I will preface it to a brief interaction that took place beforehand. I entered the room, thinking I would be surrounded by fellow PRSSAers, but […]
Interacting with the Band via Social Media
I recently saw my favorite band, State Radio, play at San Francisco’s Filmore. It was my 10th time seeing Chad Stokes perform, so I had extremely high hopes that were surpassed by a new wave of energy, enthusiasm and peaceful messages hidden beneath the song’s powerful lyrics. But this concert was a little different. Days […]
Student Alumni Assoc. Conference
February 18th-20th, 2011 I joined the rest of Boston University’s Student Alumni Association in attending the District 1 Conference CASE: Affiliated Student Advanced Programs at University of Connecticut. Student Alumni Association chapters from all over New England joined together to teach, learn and network with other leaders. The different colleges presented their programs to help […]
New Media Tools
I recently heard a guest lectures discuss new and relevant media tools to use in the communication industry. In my Corporate Communication class, Sean Carlson captivated my attention by introducing me to new applications and inspired me to use it for faster research making sense of real-time information. Sean Carlson: Manager of Global Communications at […]
Harold Burson’s 90th Birthday
“What was it like to attend the Nurenberg trials?” inquired a student from the audience. Harold Burson didn’t hesitate his reply, “Awesome.” I recently had the honor of attending Burson-Marsteller’s Founder Harold Burson’s 90th birthday party. Located at Boston University, the birthday celebrations applauded Burson of his seven decades leading the communications industry, followed by vanilla cake […]
