So why would I like to join the KSV team? Creativity, curiosity and tenacity are those traits I credit for my explorations and successes thus far: I simply enjoy challenges and possess an insatiable need to problem-solve. I bring a seriousness of purpose to my work and I enjoy analyzing, discussing and exploring critical issues in a team environment.
I hope I have the opportunity to speak with you in person.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Extending
My experience also extends into the nonprofit sector, particularly in fundraising, public relations and membership cultivation. I’m the president of the Cornell Club of Vermont. Though this is a volunteer position, I treat it as a professional role. I’m responsible for membership, events planning and grant applications as well as duties as spokeswoman. This year we have increased our membership by 10%, successfully applied for a grant to host a large membership benefit event, and we’re taking our first steps toward developing a scholarship campaign.
While an undergraduate at Cornell, I was the Publicity Manager for two performing arts organizations: the Cornell University Chorus and After Eight, an all-female a cappella ensemble. In these positions, I was responsible for design and manufacture of all promotional materials, from the initial creative impulse to taking the finished product to the print shop. Design was not the only aspect to this role: I was also responsible for placing press releases with print, radio and television. Working on publicity was particularly rewarding on two very special projects: a benefit concert with Samite of Uganda and the Chorus' 2005 trip to Italy (where I had to work with press contacts in Italy).
While an undergraduate at Cornell, I was the Publicity Manager for two performing arts organizations: the Cornell University Chorus and After Eight, an all-female a cappella ensemble. In these positions, I was responsible for design and manufacture of all promotional materials, from the initial creative impulse to taking the finished product to the print shop. Design was not the only aspect to this role: I was also responsible for placing press releases with print, radio and television. Working on publicity was particularly rewarding on two very special projects: a benefit concert with Samite of Uganda and the Chorus' 2005 trip to Italy (where I had to work with press contacts in Italy).
Experience
My work experiences have exposed me to the complex inner workings of four disparate organizational settings: a Fortune 50 consumer products giant, a major player in the fashion industry, an academic research office and, currently, a legal corporate practice group. I was part of the team that communicated the ramifications of proposed asbestos litigation reform in a manufactuting setting; researched and drafted a diversity initiative; and had the privilege of working as an assistant in the academic research office of a Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Right now, I work in the legal realm in which attention to detail and strong editing skills are integral to producing top quality documents and correspondence.
These positions demanded that I hone excellent organization, communications and research skills -- all skills integral for a career in public relations and communications. Additionally, I learned to develop key relationships with the leaders for whom I worked, the teams on which I worked and the clients whom I served whether they were the labor force, senior level management, scientific journalists or legal professionals.
These positions demanded that I hone excellent organization, communications and research skills -- all skills integral for a career in public relations and communications. Additionally, I learned to develop key relationships with the leaders for whom I worked, the teams on which I worked and the clients whom I served whether they were the labor force, senior level management, scientific journalists or legal professionals.
Exposition
So who is Alexandra Tursi?
As a 2005 graduate of Cornell University, I have delved into marketing, writing, research, design and video production in both academic and corporate environments earning academic honors (particularly in writing) and achieving practical objectives.
My strength lies in communication and creativity that stems from an insatiable desire to read, talk and know more. Perhaps that is why I'm so keen on the seemingly endless possibilities the blogosphere has to offer. Beyond the scope of literature and traditional journalism, I can read about the life of a fashion writer, a political junkie or find cupcake recipes, learn about public relations from a seasoned leader in the field, keep in touch with the Cornell Class of 2005, know what Alex Ross thought about Anthony Minghella's Madame Butterfly -- all this and more. I can stretch the horizons of my own perspective, or, conversely, I can find companionship amongst, for example, other bookworms just like me as at Identity Theory.
I jumped from blogophile to blogger this past year when I started my own arts blog, covering the arts scene here in the Green Mountains, then joined up with Identity Theory, where I'm currently the Visuals Editor and a Social Justice Blogger (I was a Government major at Cornell after all).
So now you know what I think about blogs and online media, now more about my background.
As a 2005 graduate of Cornell University, I have delved into marketing, writing, research, design and video production in both academic and corporate environments earning academic honors (particularly in writing) and achieving practical objectives.
My strength lies in communication and creativity that stems from an insatiable desire to read, talk and know more. Perhaps that is why I'm so keen on the seemingly endless possibilities the blogosphere has to offer. Beyond the scope of literature and traditional journalism, I can read about the life of a fashion writer, a political junkie or find cupcake recipes, learn about public relations from a seasoned leader in the field, keep in touch with the Cornell Class of 2005, know what Alex Ross thought about Anthony Minghella's Madame Butterfly -- all this and more. I can stretch the horizons of my own perspective, or, conversely, I can find companionship amongst, for example, other bookworms just like me as at Identity Theory.
I jumped from blogophile to blogger this past year when I started my own arts blog, covering the arts scene here in the Green Mountains, then joined up with Identity Theory, where I'm currently the Visuals Editor and a Social Justice Blogger (I was a Government major at Cornell after all).
So now you know what I think about blogs and online media, now more about my background.
Welcome Kelliher Samets Volk!
Welcome to the team at Kelliher Samets Volk. Thought it might be more fun to show you why and how I'm part of the blogosphere and use that medium to also tell you a little bit about my talents and skills.
Just a few days ago BBC News reported that blogging was "set to peak next year" (information garnered from a report by Gartner). One look at this new medium and it is easy to see why. Blogging is a phenomenal way to blend visual and textual communication culled from far-reaching and far flung sources, stirring them together and creating instantly accessible information and ideas. What's more is that blogging allows instant feedback. A monologue becomes a dialogue becomes a conversation...
What better way to show my passion for this expanding form of media than to give you a peak into the life of a blogaholic (I visit at least fifty a day, and discover fifty more) and as a blogger (I currently write and edit my own blog as well as two at IdentityTheory.com)? I hope you enjoy the substance of this site as well as bookmark some of the fantastic sites listed on the sidebar...Enjoy the journey!
Just a few days ago BBC News reported that blogging was "set to peak next year" (information garnered from a report by Gartner). One look at this new medium and it is easy to see why. Blogging is a phenomenal way to blend visual and textual communication culled from far-reaching and far flung sources, stirring them together and creating instantly accessible information and ideas. What's more is that blogging allows instant feedback. A monologue becomes a dialogue becomes a conversation...
What better way to show my passion for this expanding form of media than to give you a peak into the life of a blogaholic (I visit at least fifty a day, and discover fifty more) and as a blogger (I currently write and edit my own blog as well as two at IdentityTheory.com)? I hope you enjoy the substance of this site as well as bookmark some of the fantastic sites listed on the sidebar...Enjoy the journey!
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