Alumna named Director of Seafood Stability at National Aquarium

More and more often, the media is praising companies with great corporate social responsibility. These are the companies that make efforts that go above and beyond what is required by regulators, legislation and environmental protection groups. The National Aquarium, located in Baltimore, MD., is a nonprofit organization that is home to over 17,000 amphibians, sharks, fish, bottlenose …

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COMM alumna manages social media, changes small business atmosphere

Sydney Smith, alumna of the College of Communication and Information, is working for NFIB as a Social Media Marketing Manager. NFIB, a leading small business association representing small and independent businesses, has offices around the country. Sydney spends her days in the Washington D.C. office. On a day to day basis, Sydney works to organize NFIB’s …

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Meet COMM Alumna & Netflix Social Media Guru: Celeste Eberhardt

Celeste Eberhardt wakes up and delivers award-winning advertising campaigns. Well, maybe after she eats breakfast. Since graduating from Florida State with two degrees, she’s taken the interactive marketing world by storm, working in New York City, Argentina and now in Los Angeles at Netflix as a Social Media Manager. Working towards her B.A. in Public Relations, Celeste …

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Meet COMM Alumna: Christina Taylor

Christina Taylor has worn a few hats since her graduation in 1998. Armed with a degree in Communications, she started on her career’s path which would take her to places she never expected. It started with broadcasting. Taylor worked for eight years as an on-air DJ for companies like Black Crow Broadcasting, Cumulus Radio and Clear …

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From the Classroom to the Football Stadium: Meet COMM alumnus Mark Neifeld

For Public Relations and Sociology alum Mark Neifeld, every day is spent in the offices of the AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, where as many as 105,000 fans can congregate during football season. The Events Manager originally began working with the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning in April 2009 as Event Operations Coordinator. Over a year …

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COMM Alums invest in Awesome Tallahassee

Awesome Tallahassee was born earlier this year with the dream of jumpstarting projects that benefit Tallahassee. Ten professionals, Democrats and Republicans alike, have united to donate $100 a month towards the cause. Together, they offer $1,000 every month to Tallahassee-based groups or individuals with ideas that benefit Florida’s Capital City. Funds are awarded monthly, with …

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Meet COMM Alumna: Kianta Key

From the food industry to public health, to the arts and aviation field, one would believe that social media strategist Kianta Key, has seen it all—but she’s not done yet. While working toward a Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) at Florida State University in 2010, Key co-owned and operated a food truck, The Cravings Truck. “I …

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