Meet your 2014/2015 Student Steering Committee!
Over the next few months, we will be posting profiles of CPRS Toronto’s 2014/2015 Student Steering Committee Student Representatives. Stay tuned for more!
Jessica Chong, Student Rep
Centennial College, Post-graduate Certificate in Corporate Communications and Public Relations, BA (Honours)
This is my first year involved with CPRS Toronto’s Student Steering Committee and I couldn’t be more excited for all the events ahead. This past year, I’ve worn many hats working at a bi-weekly newspaper to a PR agency.
Where are you from?
I’m from the suburbs, but I’ve always called downtown Toronto my second home.
What are you most excited for this year?
I’m excited to encourage as many of my peers to come out to this year’s events as possible, especially Building Media Relationships. As someone who worked as a student journalist, on the other side of the fence, it will definitely be an intriguing conversation to witness.
Have you interned anywhere?
This past summer, I interned at ROI Relations, a Toronto-based lifestyle agency. Before that I spent two summers at State Farm Canada.
What is your dream job?
My dream job would be at a large, global agency – a role that’s always challenging. I see public relations as a way to combine the best of storytelling and creativity.
What do you do outside of school?
Outside of school, I work a part-time job, scour the latest lifestyle blogs and blog myself at www.tostylewithgrace.com. I also keep up interests in photography and graphic design in my spare time.
Tell us something random about yourself
I love travel and new adventures – When I was 18, I studied abroad for a year and traveled to southwest England’s Jurassic Coast on a spontaneous solo photography trip that took seven hours.
Find me on:
Twitter: @jessica_gracec
LinkedIn: ca.linkedin.com/in/jessicagracechong/
