Firm Director - Jessica Colburn
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Major/Minor: Public Relations/Psychology
Experience and Achievements: Firm Director, Capstone Agency (2012-2013); Director of Communications, UA's Student Government Association (2012-2013); Munson Scholar/Intern, Advertising and Public Relations Department and Cahaba River Society (Summer 2012); Coordinator, UA's PRSSA Bateman Team (2011-2012); Community Relations Lead, Alabama Lunabotics Team (2011-2012); Community Engagement Staff Assistant, Crimson White (2011-2012); Avanti Orientation Team, The University of Alabama (2010-2011); Intern, Children's Hospital of Alabama Communications Department (Summer 2010); New Venture Challenge Winner, Samford's Brock Business School and Region's Bank Business Plan Competition (Spring 2010), President's List; Dean's List; Samford Fellow (Samford University 2009-2010) Organizations: Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA); Golden Key International; Sigma Alpha Lambda |
Assistant Firm Director - Jacquie McMahon
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Majors: Public Relations and Communication Studies Minor: Business Experience and Achievements: Assistant Communications Director, SGA Office of Engagement (Fall 2012); PRSSA Secretary (Fall 2012), Honors Connection Mentor (Fall 2012); Panhellenic PR Committee (Spring 2012); Junior Account Executive, Prescription Drug Awareness Campaign (Fall 2011); Dayglow Promotional Team (September – November 2011); President's List (2011 - 2012); Public Relations Academic Award for Sophomores (Spring 2012), John W. Felton Public Relations Endowed Scholarship (2012 – 2013) Organizations: PRSSA; Delta Delta Delta Sorority; University Honors Program, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society |
_Director of PR - Lea Hanna Bertram
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_Major/Minor: Public Relations/Studio Art: Graphic Design
Experience and Achievements:Special Events and PR Intern, American Diabetes Association, Birmingham, AL (Summer 2012); Intern, KC Projects (Spring 2012); Assistant Director of PR, Capstone Agency (2011-2012); Dean’s List (all semesters); President’s List (Fall 2010); US Naval Cryptologic Veteran’s Association Scholarship recipient (2011-2013); Thanks USA Scholarship recipient (2011-2012); EBSCO Honors College Scholarship recipient (2011-2012); Alf Van Hoose Endowed Journalism Scholarship recipient (2010-2011); University of Alabama Foundations in Excellence Scholarship recipient; (2010-2013), Pensacola University of Alabama Alumni Chapter Scholarship recipient (2010-2013); Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship recipient (2010-2011); University of Alabama Academic Honor Council nominee (Spring 2011) Organizations: PRSSA Assistant Director of Reporting; Delta Gamma Fraternity (Beta Psi Chapter) Director of Awards; READ Alabama; University Honors College |
Assistant Director of PR- Kyle Borland
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Major:Public Relations and Political Science
Experience and Achievements: Public Relations Academic Award for Freshman; Vice President of Finance, Public Relations Student Society of America; Co-Director of Duck Brand Duct Tape PRSSA Campaign; Director of Communications for SGA Vice President of Academic Affairs; Account Executive Internship, The Crimson White; ALMUN Secretary General (2013); Contributing Writer, The Crimson White Organizations: Public Relations Student Society of America; Alabama Model United Nations; International Relations Club; SGA |
Co-Director of Creative Services- Maddie Massey
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Major/Minor: Advertising/Studio Art
Experience and Achievements: President of Capstone Ad Fed (2012-2013); President of The Odyssey, Alabama (2012-2013); Recipient of Outstanding Service Award, The American Advertising Federation, Capstone Ad Fed Chapter (2011-2012); Dean's List (Spring 2012); Tuscaloosa News-Jaime Tucker Memorial Endowed Scholarship (2012-2013); Myatt Harvill/Intermark Scholarship (2011-2012); Tuscaloosa Advertising Federation Scholarship (2011-2013); Secretary of Capstone Advertising Federation (2011-2012); Assistant Director of Creative Services, Capstone Agency (2011-2012) Organizations: Capstone Ad Fed; American Advertising Federation; Delta Delta Delta Sorority |
Co-Director of Creative Services-Katie Bontrager
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Major: Advertising
Minors: Communication Studies and Computing Technology and Information Advertising Experience: Capstone Advertising Federation Vice President (2012-2013); Intern at Jemison Van-de Graaff Mansion; Activity Intern at Corolla Light Resort Organizations: Public Relations Student Society of America; Advertising Federation, The University of Alabama; Sigma Alpha Lambda; American Advertising Federation |
Director of Media Relations-Sam Nathews
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Major/Minor: Public Relations/Communication Studies
Experience and Achievements: Communications Intern, The Century Council; State Director of Media Relations, LessThanUThink Campaign; Deputy Press Secretary, UA Student Government Association; Twitter Committee Leader, UA PRSSA; Writer and Marketing Team Member, Platform Magazine; Copy Editor, The Crimson White; Public Relations Volunteer, Tuscaloosa YMCA; Dean's List Organizations: Public Relations Student Society of America; SGA; Public Relations Council of Alabama; Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society |
Assistant Director of Media Relations- Benjamin Ladrillono
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Major/Minor: Public Relations/Business Administration
Experience and Achievements: 2012 LaGrant Foundation Scholarship; Assistant Director of Media Relations, LessThanUThink; Head of Social Media Campaigns; Head of Social Media, Patty Demos for Madison County Probate Judge 2012; Intern, Huntsville Museum of Art; Resident Advisor, The University of Alabama (2012-Present); President's List (Fall 2010-Spring 2012); Public Relations Academic Award for Sophomores Organizations: The University of Alabama Honors College; Alabama Student Society of Communication Arts; Public Relations Student Society of America; Golden Key International Honour Society; Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society |
Director of Web Communications- Haley Flanagan
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Major/Minor: Public Relations/Spanish
Experience and Achievements:Capstone International Agent, UA Study Abroad Marketing Team (2012-2013); American Institute for Foreign Study Student Ambassador (2012-2013); Teaching English as a Second Language (Spring 2012); President's List; Dean's List; Donald J. Cronin Endowed Scholarship (2010-2013); Mel Allen Endowed Scholarship (2010-2012); Capstone Communication Society Memorial Endowed Scholarship; College of Communication and Information Sciences Academic Honor Council Nominee (2012) Organizations: Public Relations Student Society of America; Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society; Golden Key International Honour Society; Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society; NSCS; Gamma Phi Beta Sorority |
PRSSA President- Leighton Brown
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Major/Minor: Public Relations/Art History
Experience and Achievements: External Relations Intern, Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institution; Journalism Intern, Catch Your Limit Consulting, Richmond,VA; Contributing Editor, The Odyssey at Olympic Media Group; Selected for first UA Bateman Team, Creative Director and Media Coordinator; Honorable Mention, Bateman Campaign; PRSSA Chapter President, Selected for PRSSA leadership rally, Scottsdale, Ariz (2012); Platform Magazine, Design and Marketing Team Organizations: Delta, Delta, Delta; Public Relations Student Society of America; Capstone Agency; Public Relations Council of Alabama |
Capstone Agency Adviser- Teri Henley
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Teri Henley, APR has more than 25 years experience in the academic and nonprofit communications field. Throughout her academic career, Henley has provided her students the opportunity to be involved in course-relevant, "real life" service experiences, in an effort to instill in them an ethic or service and a lifetime commitment of civic participation. She has served as an adviser for The Capstone Agency since 2008, as well as the adviser to the PRSSA Bateman Team since 2011. Prior to joining the faculty of The University of Alabama in 2007, she was Chair of the Department of Communications at Loyola University in New Orleans.
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