Prior to working at Dittoe PR, I attended the University of Notre Dame, as a marketing major. During my four years at Notre Dame I not only received a great education in the classroom, but I had numerous opportunities to gain real-life business experience that helped prepare me for my career. I learned about advertising through an internship at a large Boston-based agency which I obtained through a ND career fair. I was able to volunteer in the sports marketing department, where I learned a lot about this area of marketing and was able to gain experience working with local businesses and members of the public who attended sporting events. I also gained real-world experience by designing an advertising campaign, as part of a class, for the South Bend minor-league baseball team, the Silverhawks.

In May 2007, I graduated from Notre Dame and was fortunate enough to be offered a position at Dittoe Public Relations. After a few weeks - during which I moved from my hometown of Andover, MA to Indianapolis, IN - I began the first job of my career at Dittoe PR. Not knowing exactly what to expect at first - both from my co-workers and from working in PR - I dove into working and tried to learn as much as I could about PR, Dittoe's clients, and the various industries from which the clients come. The small office environment and willingness of my co-workers to teach me and help me adjust to working at Dittoe helped me become comfortable and confident in what I was doing.

Now, almost sixteen months after starting my job with Dittoe, I have had some wonderful opportunities to work with different clients in various industries. I look forward to the new challenges and experiences that the future will bring me!