No coffee running over here — our interns play a huge part at our public relations agency, working on pitches, media lists, social media planning, and everything in between. Meet our interns for the fall 2019 semester below!
Emily Ohara
Hometown: Corona, California
School/ Graduation Year: Azusa Pacific University, 2020
Major: Public Relations with a minor in Business Management
Dream Job: Currently searching for my perfect fit- but I know I’d love to write, work collaboratively, and be creative daily!
Guilty Pleasure: Getting brunch with friends, hanging out at home with my dog, and listening to music to unwind.
Starbucks Order: Grande Iced Vanilla Latte!
Excited to accomplish at BLND: “I hope to grow in my understanding of how a public relations agency works day to day, and really work on my skills in writing pitches, building media lists, and managing social media. Already, it’s only week two and I’m already learning so much!”
Kathryn Balestraci
Hometown: Gloucester, Massachusetts
School/ Graduation Year: Quinnipiac University, 2021
Major: Public Relations with a minor in Journalism
Dream Job: Something PR/ Journalism related having to do with fashion or sports
Guilty Pleasure: Anything Peanut Butter
Starbucks Order: I am not much of a coffee drinker 🙂
Excited to accomplish at BLND: “To learn all there is about working at a public relations agency, to make connections and lastly, have fun!”
Sofia De La Cruz
Hometown: Torrance, California
School/ Graduation Year: California State: Long Beach, Fall 2019
Major: Communications
Dream Job: Unrelated to Public Relations, a food blogger!
Guilty Pleasure: Listen to True Crime podcasts while walking my dog around my neighborhood
Starbucks Order: Venti Iced Coffee with Soy milk, no sweetener 🙂
Excited to accomplish at BLND: “Perfect my pitches and make new friends along the way!”
Olivia Turner
Hometown: Burke, Virginia
School/ Graduation Year: Auburn University, 2019
Major: Journalism
Dream Job: Celebrity or Entertainment Public Relations
Guilty Pleasure: Long runs and work-out classes
Starbucks Order: Turmeric Latte
Excited to accomplish at BLND: “I hope to learn as much as I can and get a lot of experience that I can bring to hopefully get my first public relations agency job after this!”
