PATRICIA CARMONA

4918 Orchard Drive Ellicott City, MD 21043

443-509-6825 pcarmona@terpmail.umd.edu

EDUCATION
University of Maryland
College of Arts and Humanities
B.A. Communication, Specialization in Public Relations
University Honors Program
Developed personal and professional skills through honors seminar classes.

Cumulative GPA: 3.74

May 2017
September 2013-Present

WORK EXPERIENCE
Untethered Labs
College Park, MD
Public Relations Intern
December 2014-Present
Increased website views by 3,100 percent and made the most revenue in a single day after
successfully contacting and requesting publication from a reputable technology reviewer.
Wrote and edited news releases for GateKeeper, a subsection of Untethered Labs.
Volleyball Factory (Factory Athletics)

Columbia, MD

Marketing Assistant
May 2014-August 2014
Created digital flyers to increase social media presence and community outreach efforts.
Developed marketing campaigns in coordination with other interns.
Axiom Engineering Design
Marketing/PR Assistant
Redesigned company website to improve site appearance and traffic.
Utilized social media to update clients on company news.

Columbia, MD
May 2014-August 2014

Fit to be Fabulous
Elkridge, MD
Production Intern
August 2012-May 2013
Filmed, directed, edited and interviewed on air for the creator of the Fit to be Fabulous television
show.
Produced four shows that were aired on local broadcasting channels.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Public Relations Student Society of America
College Park, MD
Treasurer
February 2013-Present
Prepared the annual budget with the University of Maryland Chapter President.
Collaborated with the executive board to organize events on campus and trips to Public Relations
firms off campus.
Comm231: News Writing and Reporting for Public Relations
College Park, MD
Teaching Assistant
January 2015-Present
Copy edited and graded student coursework, including: press releases, email pitches, news stories
and blog posts.
Led class discussions on news writing, PR ethics, interview techniques, AP style and editing.

INTERESTS

Writing, violin, viola, guitar, volleyball, tennis, soccer, running.

AWARDS
Deans List all semesters, Arts and Humanities Deans Scholarship for Communication