meagan finucane

Chicago PRSA board Skyline Chair

* Selected to be trained through an eight week rigorous program that ultimately challenged me to focus on professional development, business etiquette, team building, and presentational confidence. * Planned events for my Old Master, Ginger Thompson to experience during her three days back on campus. * Collaborated with fifty other highly competitive colleagues that were chosen for this program to prepare skits, welcome boxes and presentations that would welcome the ten distinguished alumni for the three day program. * Prepared welcome talks and introductions for my Old Master that I gave before she had visited any classrooms or public experiences. * Developed relationships with business partners across the country in effort to successfully generate various marketing and relations

Leader for the student run Public Relations firm that provides various public relations services to student organizations on Purdue University's campus, non-profit organizations, for profit organizations and local companies of the Tippicanoe surrounding area. -Assisted in creating a strategic outlook book for our Campaign for Hoosier Families, non-profit client ----Created a press release, shot photographs, social media writing, tactic designs, and marketing strategies for our local event

* Responsible for creating weekly posts on the firm's Facebook page. * Created spotlight posts that highlighted the twenty members that were in the firm. * Designed posts that summarized each of the groups progress with their specific campaigns * Set goal to increase outreach of the firm's work with its Facebook members which resulted in a positive reach due to the firm's posts by 20%

Developing new marketing ideas for our organization through online social promotion, campus presentations and creating a visionary team for the PRSSA organization so that we increase our membership goal of 40% in 2017-20018 -Organize agency tours to Midwestern firms, coordinate speakers to attend our weekly meetings and construct seminars like ' How to build your Linkedin' profile for members - Arranging our 2017 Com Networking Day in conjunction with the Brain Lamb School of Communication by scheduling our speakers, inviting organizations and companies, advertising for student's attendance

A volunteer for an organization offering the opportunity to guide, mentor and uphold a role model position for underprivileged school children youth of Indiana.

Chosen to be a host for the program that worked to unite distinguished (young) alumni with students on campus to inspire and pursue student's spark for learning by earning a degree from Purdue University - Guided the Rising Professionals on a three day journey through Purdue University as they speak to classrooms, campus panels and organizations on campus while inspiring undergraduates how they have arisen to success in their perspective careers. - Mentored the program's new host's through training, team building and weeks meetings as they prepared for the arrival of the new Rising Professional hosts in March of 2017.

Provided excellent service in a professional and well-mannered fashion while working to carry the bag's of the members, wash their club's and equipment, and provide yardage to ensure I was enhancing their overall member experience during the round of golf

* Supported client accounts in the healthcare sector conducting industry research, media audits and monthly reports for pharmaceutical and vaccine clients. * Developed backgrounders and briefing reports for our team of five in preparation for new FY19 business pitch opportunities. * Conducted social and traditional media audits using Boolean teams along with Cision, Muck Rack, and Newswhip. * Researched, monitored and compiled all relevant coverage in twice daily reports sent to Merck’s Global Communication team specifically monitoring V-920 vaccine throughout the DRC Ebola crisis’s. * Participated in brainstorming activities, social content writing and new business deck creations specifically for “Back-to-School” launch and National Immunization Awareness Month. * Collaborated daily with New York, Washington D.C. and London teams to develop brand awareness and thought leadership opportunities for client leaders.

* Increased membership by adding 30 new members to the organization through recruitment, outreach and marketing tactics. * Created and executed Purdue's first networking event which included 12 companies and had over 100 students in attendance. * Planned weekly meetings with the executive team and the whole chapter which included presenting updates, creating outlines for events and tasks, scheduling speakers and designing workshop themes for future meetings.

* Tasked with keeping minutes and working alongside the President to ensure all documentation was filed and carried out appropriately. * Hosted Purdue alumni and donors at various events on campus all year, including out-of-state travel. * Developed and coordinated student-run philanthropic events such as "Why Give?, the student leader BUILD dinner and PFSB newsletter. * Provided support to the University Development Office administration through fundraising events and donor relation projects held throughout the year such as stewardship, event planning, project management, fundraising and marketing communications.

* Mediated global news outlets for daily client coverage creating detailed morning briefings presented to the executive team. * Prepared request sheets from clients using a fashion software system (Fashion GPS) to result in successful product placements. * Pitched ideas daily and assisted with over 30 product story placement requests for Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan and Harper Bazaar. * Gained cultural awareness, stronger organization skills, time management and prioritization, remote collaboration, problem-solving, adaptability and stronger communiction skills.

* Strategized, planned and executed a campaign for a local nonprofit client creating a complete strategic look where my client was able to use the material we created. * Led and executed a rebranding campaign that focussed on building a stronger language platform to use for the clien to tell their own story. * Organized and facilitated a communication workshop for 20 local community members that were leaders of the organization, teaching them how to use the new communication tools we created. * Conducted brainstorm sessions with my team of five on ways to build our clients personal brand.

Selected by the Purdue Chief Operating Office to be a part of monthly discussions that were used to discuss and brainstorm with twelve other student leaders about campus events and ways we can engage and improve the student body interaction within the Liberal Arts College. Assist with at least five liberal arts events per semester uniting both students and distinguished alumni and other notable leaders back to campus for special events.

* Volunteered for a 2 week mission trip while I worked on the land of southern Africa in the fields and towns of the Swazi people * Implemented the basic supply of food and clothing by bringing over gently used clothes and shoes to distribute to the Swazi people * Raised enough money to support my whole trip and cover the expense to gather money to build a water well in the local Swazi area

* Collaborated with colleagues to create a new case study interview program outline which focussed on a new, interviewing approach * Reviewed undergraduate and graduate professional documents using extensive training received by career service staff to provide advice and solutions for resumes, cover letters, personal statements and C.V's. * Cold called over 200 students for the "Spring 2017 Caller List" that aggregated data from recent alumni seeking information on careers post-graduation.

Captain of the Woman's golf team senior year ( on team for all 4 years) Pom performer 4 years Kairos Leader Junior/ Senior Year SAAD Club leader Eucharistic Minister at Daily Mass Volunteer at local nursing homes 20 hrs a quarter

PRSSA committee chair member- -writer for the online website