1. Megan A. Fingert
California Native, Boilermaker, Public Relations Professional
A proud alumna of Purdue University
who earned a Bachelor of Arts
in Public Relations and Rhetorical Advocacy in May 2012
was a member and executive officer of the Association for Women in Communications
& the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the winner of The 2010 Liberal Arts
Lucie Scholarship for Critical Thinking
A skilled and driven young professional who has worked with
Purdue Marion & Associates as a Social Media Specialist and
Account Coordinator
in Las Vegas, Nev. from September 2012 to the present
where she aids in identifying client goals and achieving them through media relations and public
outreach, informing audiences with tailored and detailed social media strategies, and engaging
publics in real, valuable conversations online
Preferred Public Relations as a Public Relations Intern
in Las Vegas, Nev. from May 2012 to the August 2012
where she was an assistant to associate publicists and client relations managers, a writer of copy,
press releases, and media alerts, and an aid in event coordination
Hungry Boiler.com as a Marketing Representative
in West Lafayette, Ind. from October 2010 to May 2012
where she was a social media plan developer, a coordinator of marketing events for a campus of
over 40k students, a blogger aiding in SEO, and a marketer aiding in the acquisition of thousands of
new registered users
Chisenhale Dance Space as a Public Relations Intern
in London, England from May to July 2011
where she was a writer of press releases and media invitations that were published in the Guardian
Newspaper and Time Out Magazine, a social media manager and planner, and a marketer that
directly influenced increased profits
Liberal Arts Career Development as an Intern
in West Lafayette, Ind. from January to May 2011
where she was a writer of monthly newsletters that reached over 9k students, designer and
executer of advertising campaigns, and a generator of over $3k in sponsorships for Career Week
2011
AND WHO HAS BEEN TRAINED IN R ADIAN 6, D AYLITE , H OOTSUITE , A DOBE C REATIVE S UITE , M ICROSOFT O FFICE ,
I M OVIE , V ERITCAL R ESPONSE AND F RENCH