We are excited to introduce our Summer 2020 Public Relations Intern, Anna De Simone. Currently, Anna is a senior journalism major with a cognate in English and Italian minor at Southern Connecticut State University. Anna will contribute her strong writing skills to her very own blog series, “Keeping Up with Valley Commerce,” dedicated to informing the public on all Valley commerce updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout her three years at Southern, Anna has acquired experience in professional writing, journalistic writing, interviewing, public relations and marketing through on and off-campus fieldwork. Since becoming a contributor to Southern News in the spring of 2019, Anna has had the following three works published in both printed and digital form:
Anna is a recipient of two significant SCSU journalism department scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year:
Most recently, as a final project for her SCSU Digital Media Skills course, Anna directed and edited a video diary based on how the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic impacted her life. Her video was among those selected to be published on the SCSU journalism department’s website. Anna is a prospective SCSU Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) founding member. She has been working alongside the SCSU Journalism Department Chair, Cindy Simoneau, and SCSU Adjunct Public Relations Professor/Vice President of Admissions and Marketing at Chapel Haven, Catherine Sullivan-DeCarlo, to receive approval of the chapter from the SCSU Student Government Association. Along with her remarkable accomplishments within the SCSU journalism department, Anna has also had the pleasure of serving as a representative of the SCSU Italian department. Her work is featured on SCSU’s Italian department Instagram page. As a Naugatuck River Valley resident her entire life, Anna has a personal connection to the Valley community. She is appreciative of the opportunity to work for Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce and the ability to convey the messages of its active members. Anna is eager to learn more about the public relations field during her time with Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce. She is looking forward to applying her experience to a full-time position as a public relations specialist upon graduation in May 2021. |
CategoriesAuthorsGreater Valley Chamber Staff, Interns & Members Archives
November 2023
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