Adrienne Browne graduated from the University of Florida in 2007 with a B.S. in public relations and an outside concentration in entrepreneurship. She completed four internships (Huse Incorporated, Deveney Communication, Weber Shandwick and Southwest Airlines) during college and worked with clients such as American Airlines, Wal-Mart, Blockbuster, Suave, the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau and more. Upon graduating, Adrienne moved to Dallas and began working for Southwest Airlines, where she is currently a Writing Specialist Customer Advocacy. Adrienne enjoys taking advantage of her flight benefits, proofreading the newspaper for errors, spending way too much money on concert tickets, and attempting to dominate the volleyball court. You can contact Adrienne via e-mail, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Caitlin Murphy is a public relations professional specializing in travel. She has her B.S. in Public Relations from the University of Florida and currently lives in Winston-Salem, N.C. She has completed three half marathons, loves dancing, is always traveling, and is proud to have been the Resident Assistant for the 2006 and 2007 National Champion basketball and football players. She works for Mullen.
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Valeria Lento is the Communications Manager at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Destin, Fla., where she handles the hotel’s public relations and social media marketing initiatives. Valeria possesses an extensive knowledge of social media and has already established herself as a savvy social media strategist in the Northwest Florida Gulf region, having facilitated several presentations on the topic. Valeria received Bachelor’s of Science in Public Relations from the University of Florida in 2007 and is currently working on her Master’s degree in Strategic Communication at the University of West Florida. Valeria’s past professional experience included working with several global public relations firms, including Burson-Marsteller in New York and Edelman in Miami. At Edelman, Valeria assisted with regional coordination of public relations strategies in Latin America and helped manage national media relations campaigns on behalf of her clients. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Valeria is fluent in Spanish. She’s a proud member of her local chapters of the Florida Public Relations Association, Ad Federation and the University of Florida Alumni Association. Go Gators!
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Mallory Colliflower is a Florida Gator who, after earning her B.S. in Journalism at the University of Florida, returned to her hometown of Fort Lauderdale. In 2008 she joined The Miami Herald as an online producer. She was recently hired as a Social Media Coordinator at AutoNation, the country’s largest auto retailer, where her very unofficial title is the CFTO (Chief Facebook & Twitter Officer). She was asked to speak at Burson-Marsteller as a part of its NewsFeed program and was a panelist at the Social Media Club of South Florida’s monthly meeting on “Big Companies Getting Real.” She loves Gator football, running, good music and her iPhone.
