“It’s really rewarding to be able to help students accomplish their goals and dreams, whether it’s in the field of communications or another professional area of their lives,”

Public relations professionals strive to initiate change. This could be a change in policy, a change in sales or a change in social media following. Utah Valley PRSA member Madeleine Smith also believes that the change can, and should, be within yourself.

Janet Frank, media manager for Intermountain Healthcare, was recently tasked with planning and promoting an open house for two new towers on the Utah Valley Hospital campus and shared some of the strategies that worked best for her.

Former corporate communications director of NuSkin turned PR professor Joseph Ogden may have a reputation for being a tough mentor, but is often a driving force behind his students' success.

Marcus Hardy is no stranger to rubbing shoulders with other top-level communicators in the search to remain relevant and successful in his communications work. He attributes it as a key part of his success as a professional.

When Lexi Argyle joined PRSA, she considered herself a “super introvert” and had a hard time networking with strangers. She shares her story on how PRSA has helped her come out of her shell and push herself professionally.

Todd Hollingshead has always loved telling stories by writing which is why communications appealed so much to him.

She started her own PR agency. She told her embezzling boss to “stuff it.” She was one of the first five professionals in Utah to be accredited by PRSA. Her name is Linda Walton, and she’s got some advice for up-and-coming PR professionals.

As director of marketing and public relations at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business, Chad Little understands that it is the PR professional’s ability to select only the very best ideas that make him valuable to an employer.

Pamela Brubaker desires to impact others in this world of changing technology.