One of our favorite things about a new season of PR, is a new season of talented professional interns joining the staff! This fall, Profiles, Inc. welcomed Elissa D’Abusco from Loyola University to work on client accounts including RA Sushi, the Baltimore School for the Arts, Y of Central Maryland and many more! Here is a little more about where Elissa comes from and where she’s headed. Keep an eye on her; she is definitely one to watch!
Where you’ve been:
I was born in Manhattan, NY, but consider myself a product of Princeton, NJ. I grew up in the university town of Princeton, where I went to school and studied dance for 10 years. I’ve studied many different forms of dance from hip-hop and ballet, to tap and jazz. I attended a small all girls Catholic high school where I spent time as the President of the Social Committee and with the Girl Scout’s of Central New Jersey. I coordinated all of the social events at my high school from tenth grade through twelfth grade while working to obtain a Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest-ranking award a Girl Scout can receive. I graduated in 2009 with honors.
Where you are:
I am currently a junior at Loyola University Maryland majoring in public relations and advertising. The curriculum includes many public relations classes with a focus on case studies and PR writing. I just began as an intern at Profiles, Inc. and I’m looking forward to working on their restaurant client accounts – specifically, RA Sushi and B&O American Brasserie.
In my free time, I manage a collaborative blog for students interested in revising the current generation (revisedition.tumblr.com). It is for any student at any college or university who might be interested in current young adult issues. The blog encompasses gender equality and social interaction issues, among other things. I’m also proud to serve as an officer for Take Back the Night, a club on campus that raises awareness of relationship violence towards both men and women. I welcome any opportunity to meet new people and have found new interests in cooking, yoga, running, and sketching while studying at Loyola.
Where you’re going:
After I graduate from Loyola, I hope to further my education at Roehampton University in London, England for non-profit management. My dream is to be the executive director of my own non-profit for one or both of the two causes I am most passionate about: underprivileged youth and troubled women. I am hoping my public relations and advertising background, in combination with a graduate degree in non-profit management, will allow me to support these two causes to the best of my ability.
I am currently applying for the Truman Scholarship, a government scholarship that helps undergraduate students pay for graduate school if they are considered an “agent of change,” for which I believe I’m an outstanding candidate.
This December I will be leaving the United States for an eight-month-long study abroad trip to Florence, Italy. I will be studying at Syracuse University’s satellite campus in Florence and I will be taking Italian language classes while I am there.
Follow Elissa and Revised Edition on Twitter @Revisedition or on Tumblr at revisedition.tumblr.com.
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