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Calvin Sturgeon,
President
csturg@uab.edu
Heather Howard, Secretary
heathernicolehoward@yahoo.com
Hi, my name is Heather
Howard aka Firecracker. I was born and raised in
Birmingham,
Alabama and am currently a senior and the
secretary of UAB PRCA/PRSSA. My career goal is to work in
public relations for a major fashion designer. I have been
involved in UAB's Homecoming Committee and work at Red Bull
Energy Drink and intern at American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO).
The most important thing I have learned from Dr. Wittig and
the public relations program is to be available anytime for
my job, be able to work well under pressure and of course
HAVE GOOD WRITING SKILLS.
Lauren Ulm, VP of Membership
larulm7@uab.edu
My name
is Lauren Ulm, but some people call me LaLa. I am a senior
at UAB. My career goal is to work as a medical sales
representative in
Birmingham, but I want to attend
graduate school first. I am PRCA/PRSSA's Vice President of
Membership. I am originally from Nashville,
Tennessee. I lived there for sixteen years
before graduating high school in St.Louis,
Missouri. I have been involved in
many organizations and programs at UAB. I have been a
member of Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity for four years and
recently became alum in my chapter. I have held several
offices during my time as a sorority member. I am
currently an advisor for my sorority. I have been involved
as an executive officer in National Panhellenic Council. I
am also a member of the Student Alumni Society. I have been
a member of PRCA/PRSSA for two years. Every year I
participate in volunteer opportunities on campus, such as
Into the Streets and participating in other organizations
philanthropy events. Last year I worked with Camp
Smile-A-Mile for my PR courses. I helped
Camp
SAM by planning a public
relations campaign for its organization. I have learned a
lot about public relations, but the most important thing I
have learned is that positive relationships between an
organization and its key publics is imperative. Without
positive relationships the organization will suffer
dramatically.
Jasmine Weatherly, VP of Programs
weatherly_j@yahoo.com
I’m Jasmine Weatherly aka
Jazzyphat and I am the VP of Programs for PRCA/PRSSA. I hail
from the lovely neighborhood of Ensley, Al and the beautiful
city of Adamsville,
Al. I am currently enrolled as a junior and plan to become
involved with Nonprofit PR or Entertainment PR after I
graduate. Along with being involved in PRCA/PRSSA I
volunteer as a phone counselor at the local Crisis Center. I
would say that the most important thing I have learned
throughout the PR sequence is that procrastination is not an
option.
Joshua
Wilson, Webmaster
jjwil325@uab.edu
My PR nickname is Jcool -- its
uniqueness stems from my passion for UAB. I am a senior
public relations major from
Birmingham,
AL. All throughout college I have been
heavily involved. During college I started my involvement
experience as an Ambassador for
Jefferson
State Community College.
I have been a member of UAB Bands
for four years. I am chair for Films and
Novelties, an organization under the University Program
Council. Films and Novelties bring events and movies to the
campus each semester. Also, Orientation Leaders are an
important part of my student-life experience. I love being
one of the first faces that students see. Currently I plan
to finish the PR program and continue my education in
Student Affairs. I have learned a variety of things that
have helped me in the classroom through student involvement.
Finishing the Public Relations program will give me the
guidance needed for the opportunity to mentor college
students as student-life advisors have done for me.
Erica
Ashley Arrington, Firm Director
ericaarrington@hotmail.com
Erica
Ashley Arrington hails from Greensboro, AL. She is a senior
majoring in public relations with a double minor in
Communication Management and French. She is currently
serving as firm director for UAB's student-run firm,
Creative Relations. She is a 2005 graduate of the Alabama
School of Fine Arts where she studied classical voice.
Since then she has been active in various music ensembles at
UAB including UAB Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and UAB
Opera. She is also employed as a church musician and music
leader at Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church. In
addition to music Erica has always had a passion for
writing. She enjoys public relations because she gets to
write frequently and has learned many things to improve this
skill. She plans to graduate in May '09 and hopes to do
agency work.
Heather Chance, VP of Communications
hpchance85@hotmail.com
Nickname: Phat
Chance
Class Status:
Senior
Hometown:
Birmingham,
AL
Career Goal: At
this point I am more concerned with just getting a job after
graduation, but working in Healthcare PR or for a PR agency
are my main goals.
Extracurricular:
UAB Golden Key International Honour Society member, hiking,
camping, playing with my dog
Most important
thing you’ve learned from PR thus far: Public relations is
the management function...just kidding (well, not really).
The most important thing I've learned from PR so far is
pretty much everything I've learned so far. There is not
one particular aspect of what I have learned thus far that I
consider more important than the others. From what public
relations actually is, as opposed to misconstrued picture
many have of the field, to the different areas of
opportunity in public relations, I consider everything I've
learned t
Dee Adadevah,
Assistant VP of Communications
dayo87@uab.edu
Janelle Johnson, Publicity
mone04@uab.edu
My name
is Janelle Johnson but my PR nickname is Jelly Belly. I am
a Senior serving as the Publicity Chair of PRSSA. I am from
originally from
Washington,
D.C. but I have lived in
Dothan,
Alabama for more than half of my life. Out
of all of my extracurricular activities, sleeping is my
favorite one. You can never get enough. The most important
thing that I have learned about public relations is that you
must determine your audience before you can do anything.
Without that information the practice of public relations is
useless.
Melinda Thornton, Treasurer
mellie@uab.edu
Melinda
“Cheeks”
Thornton is a Senior Public
Relations student and the Treasurer of UAB’s PRCA/ PRSSA
chapter. Upon graduation in Spring 2009, Melinda aspires to
get her Masters in Business Administration (MBA). She has a
wide variety of interests so she is not limiting herself to
one career goal. However, agency and corporate work
attracts her, and she would like to start her own business
in the future. “The most important thing I’ve learned from
PR is that persistence is key,” she says. “PR is a craft
that you have to keep perfecting, but you have to be
versatile and willing to take criticism and apply it. Also,
you must keep going when someone says no—all the while
making yourself more marketable until someone says yes.”
Melinda is currently enjoying her time as a Baker Donelson
Intern in Public Relations at the Birmingham Civil Rights
Institute. Other activities Melinda enjoys include playing
guitar and reading. She is a member of the Minority
Scholars Program and Phi Kappa Phi. She also is active in
the UAB Mentor Program and has remained on the Dean’s List
for the duration of her college career. Melinda is from
Gadsden,
Alabama and the daughter of Susie Thornton
and the late Darrell Thornton.
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