(SAVANNAH, GA) Pennsylvania native, Brooke Sheeler has been selected for the fall public relations internship with Carriage Trade Public Relations™, Inc. and Cecilia Russo Marketing, LLC. Sheeler is a May 2016 graduate from Slippery Rock University. She majored in public relations and minored in business administration.
Sheeler’s responsibilities include media relations, writing press releases and awards, search engine optimization, researching keywords, social media management, and community relations.
“We are excited to bring Brooke onto our team with the skills she learned throughout her time at Slippery Rock,” said Marjorie Young, CEO and Founder of Carriage Trade Public Relations™, Inc. “She will gain more insight into Public Relations practices overall and in the Savannah area.”
Throughout her time as an undergraduate student, Sheeler served as the Special Events Chair for her PRSSA chapter, Rock PRoductions. She was also the Public Relations Chair for a club called Up ‘til Dawn. This is an organization that hosts an event from midnight to 6:00 a.m. and raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Slippery Rock raised a total of $16,000 for the hospital in February 2016.
“I am thrilled for this opportunity and can’t wait to start my career,” said Sheeler. “Slippery Rock has given me endless opportunities and I can take those to learn in this internship.”
She will be furthering her studies at West Virginia University with a master’s degree in Integrated Marketing and Communications while simultaneously working with Carriage Trade PR and Cecilia Russo Marketing.
Sheeler is an avid Pittsburgh sports fan. She enjoys spending her free time with friends and traveling to new destinations. Sheeler graduated from Somerset Area Senior High School in 2012 and is the daughter of Robert and Tammy Sheeler.
For more information, visit www.carriagetradepr.com or www.crussomarketing.com.
ABOUT CARRIAGE TRADE PR, INC
Carriage Trade Public Relations, Inc. is celebrating its 21st anniversary in 2016 as Savannah’s premiere reputation management company. Founded in 1995 by Marjorie Young to help businesses increase their visibility in their community and globally online through its trademarked strategy, the REPUTATION MATRIX™ method, the firm also established the first local news wire in Savannah and Augusta, COMMUNITY HEADLINES™, and the online TV show, OPEN FOR BUSINESS®. In 2013, Savannah Morning News named Carriage Trade PR its Small Business of the Year. For more information, visit www.carriagetradepr.com
ABOUT CECILIA RUSSO MARKETING, LLC
Cecilia Russo, of Cecilia Russo Marketing, LLC, is an acknowledged marketing professional with a proven record among Savannah’s top-tier non-profit and for profit organizations, businesses and corporations in the areas of fund development, marketing, public relations and event planning. As a native Savannahian, Cecilia’s knowledge and experience give her unique insights into channeling the efforts of volunteers and constituents into effective, mission-driven public relations activities that translate into measurable results. She was voted one of Savannah’s “40 Business Leaders Under 40” by the Savannah Business Report and Journal in 2005. For more information, visit www.crussomarketing.com
For more information, contact:
Marjorie Young
CEO of Carriage Trade PR, Inc.
Phone: 912.844.9990
Email: VisTeam@carriagetradepr.com
Cecilia Russo
CEO of Cecilia Russo Marketing, LLC
Phone: 912.665.0005
Email: info@crussomarketing.com