About Me

Profile Public relations and communications professional. Passionate about sports, photography, travel, friends and family. Minnesota native, looking for where life will take me next.

"In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary." --aaron rose

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Goals for 2010

  1. Stop biting my nails.
  2. Read more.
  3. Take more pictures.
  4. Commit to exercise.
  5. Be a tourist in MSP.
  6. Build and grow relationships.

WMSTMA: Networking

My first in a probable series of “What my Sorority taught me about: [fill in the blank].”

Today, NETWORKING.

The concept of meeting new people, is a frightening one to me. I become increasingly awkward, horrible at small talk and shy when in situations where I don’t know anyone. One of my many professional goals for 2010 [...]

What my Sorority taught me about:

As many people know, I am a proud member of my sorority and have no doubt that some of my fondest experiences, relationships and opportunities would not have been available to me without it. I often find myself defending my decision to join a sorority, constantly fighting stereotypes of constant partying. I’m not going to [...]

Conan vs. Leno vs. NBC – Everyone Loses

I have about had it with the entire late-night fiasco unfolding on NBC. While this will prove to be a learning opportunity for public relations professionals and teachers, my goal is to make some sense of this muddled situation.

Conan and Leno have made the most of the feud during their monologues and interviews, too frequently [...]

Love is All We Need

I ran across this video this afternoon and wanted to share it:

Organized by Starbucks, the video highlights our ONE global community and the power of music.

From Starbucks:
On December 7th, 2009 at 1:30pm GMT Starbucks invited musicians from all over the world to sing together at the same time to raise awareness for AIDS in Africa. [...]

2010 - What to do, what to do

Warning: The beginning of this post is somewhat jumbled and could be frustrating to the reader. The independent thoughts are eventually completed, I promise. Just bear with me.

I am a list-maker by nature. Whether at work, school or home, I find great satisfaction in making lists and subsequently crossing off items upon completion.

Separate, but related: [...]