From Meetings Director to President, serving on PRSSA-UD’s executive board for the past three years has been one of the highlights of my college experience. There’s nothing more rewarding than watching hard work produce fruitful results, and I’ve seen my efforts positively impact our members, other UD RSOs, neighboring PRSSA chapters, and the Newark community. As Meetings Director, I acquired top industry professionals as guest speakers, from Poppi to MakeupbyMario, resulting in a 67% boost in audience attendance.

As President, I modeled the standards I expected from others, offering to support each board member in any capacity. No task was beneath me. This collaborative mindset led to national accolades and chapter elevation. Thank you to all of the teams I’ve had the privilege of working with over the years, especially this year’s executive board! I cherish every goal completed and fun bonding experience that resulted from our time together. I’m confident that the technical and leadership skills I gained from my time here will carry me into this new chapter post-grad. PRSSA-UD is a special community and I’m forever grateful for the chance to leave my mark on it.

Being a part of PRSSA has been the most formative experience of the past four years. As a freshman I had no idea what I wanted to do and PRSSA helped me find my passion. Starting off as the promotions director I got to hone in on my social media skills which will help immensely in my future career. This past year as the VP I enhanced my leadership skills and got to play a big role in the successes of our chapter. I want to thank everyone on the E-board that I had the chance to work with, you made my experience here so amazing! Being a part of PRSSA is something that I will cherish forever and I can’t wait until it’s my turn to give back.

Being part of PRSSA-UD has been an amazing experience! From my very first meeting, I knew I wanted to be more involved in PRSSA. From my junior year as Meetings Director and bringing professionals from Sephora, Ralph Lauren, HUNTER and Weber Shandwick to  to now running the Instagram and website as Promotions Director and generating over 30,000 views each week, I have gained so many skills in networking, communications, social media and content creation. PRSSA-UD has given me so much, including my best friends and roommates, and I can't imagine what my college experience would look like without this organization! 

Serving as the Director of Finance this past year has been an extremely informative and meaningful experience. Overseeing the chapter's finances and budget allowed me to strengthen my organizational and critical thinking skills. From budgeting for the ICON Conference, field trips, meeting materials, and chapter events, I learned how to think strategically about our resources to support our goals and the future growth of the chapter. It was rewarding to see the chapter's members take advantage of the events and meetings. I developed a greater understanding of financial planning and the importance of collaboration. I am incredibly thankful for my fellow executive board members. I will always be grateful for PRSSA and the friendships and experiences it has brought me.

I was so grateful to be this years Director of Member Communications! I loved being able to connect with all of our members and provide seamless updates and consistent communication across all channels to ensure our members receive all of our benefits and can invest their time and build their skills on what really matters to them in PR. Giving updates on what our organization was up to through emails made me feel so proud to showcase all that PRSSA-UD has done. I also loved being able to film unique Fresh Off The PRess videos after our guest speaker events where I could provide insightful advice I learned from our speakers as creating these videos has allowed me to approach these speaker events with a different perspective. PRSSA has seriously helped advance my career and professional and personal development journey in so many ways and I could not be more thankful to go through it with the most amazing executive board! Big thank you to all of our amazing members, we couldn’t have done it with out you, and shoutout to Aubrey and Emma, my Comm girls since Day 1!! Forever grateful for PRSSA-UD!

Serving as Meetings Director for PRSSA-UD my senior year has been an absolute privilege. This role allowed me to expand my network, build meaningful professional relationships, and organize meetings that helped members grow their careers in public relations. Nothing has been more rewarding than hearing that members connected with our guest speakers beyond the meetings themselves and continued building those relationships. Aside from Meetings Director, PRSSA has transformed my career and college experience. From attending field trips, skills slams, networking sessions, ICON in D.C. and so much more, I am so grateful for the endless opportunities PRSSA-UD gave me. I want to thank this amazing organization and my fellow executive board members who made this year so amazing. I am forever grateful and cannot wait to see this chapter thrive in the future!

Having the incredible opportunity to be a part of such an amazing organization at UD has changed my life, and I would do it a million times over! Being the first person to serve in the position of Director of Community Engagement gave me the opportunity to connect with so many different people while challenging myself in areas such as time management, outreach, and organizational skills. I am so grateful to every PRSSA member who participated in the committee programs and contributed their hard work. Their dedication allowed us to create a strong foundation for the committees to continue and thrive for many years to come. My absolute favorite PRSSA memory was attending ICON in Washington, D.C., with all of the executive board members. I loved working alongside them, and I know that I have gained lifelong friends and valuable professional connections through this experience. PRSSA is not just an organization to me—it has been a pathway to my career and to relationships that will last a lifetime.