Jill Brownley Makes Her Mark as CommuniTech's First Intern

Jill Brownley joined the CommuniTech team on March 7 as a marketing and public relations intern. The first intern to join CommuniTech, Jill is making her mark supporting CommuniTech's staff with various projects that are helping her gain practical, hands-on experience.

No stranger to the professional world, Jill has honed her graphic design experience for the last eight years at Bayer Corporation, where she currently designs internal and external publications, newsletters, annual reports and promotional pieces. The CommuniTech internship is helping her refine the communications skills she has already obtained as she completes her Practicum at Point Park College. (Jill will earn her bachelor's degree in Corporate Communications in July 2001.)

"The opportunity to intern at CommuniTech is helping grow my knowledge of journalism and public relations," Jill said. "Making the transition from the design field to communications will be challenging, but the experience I'm gaining at CommuniTech will make this transition much smoother. It's inspiring to work with such talented people."

Jill learned about CommuniTech while developing an in-depth public relations plan to help build awareness of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and help create a chapter at Point Park. Her public relations professor at Point Park College, Camille Downing (who is also president of IABC Pittsburgh), put Jill in touch with CommuniTech.

Jill's long-term goal is to accept a public relations position at a world-class winery, which would put to use a number of her interests and talents: her keen communications experience, a passion for wine, and a blossoming fluency in French.

"Mentoring communications students who have a drive to succeed provides not only positive reinforcement," said Pam Selker Rak, president of CommuniTech, "but also ensures a stronger workforce of professional communicators in Pittsburgh.

"We're glad Jill could be a part of our team during her mutually rewarding internship," added Pam. "We wish her the very best for a bright future in the demanding - but exciting - field of communications!"

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