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Member Profile: Amber Pietrobono

Amber Pietrobono
Senior Brand Marketing & Public Relations Associate, Fisher-Price

1. Where did you go to college and what was your degree?

St. Bonaventure University, MA in Integrated Marketing Communications , BA in Journalism/Mass Communications

2. Hong long have you been a member of PRSA?

Several months

3. Why did you join PRSA?

To participate in PRSA programs and workshops, and to meet new people.

4. What is your position with PRSA? What do you enjoy the most or what have you learned?

New member.

5. What do you wish you’d known when you started working in public relations?

Learn to describe what you do simply. Not everyone understands PR.

6. What is the best part of your job?

I can’t choose just one. I love the travel, meeting new people, and working on so many different projects.

7. What is the toughest lesson you have learned on the job?

How to say “no” when I’m at my max workload.

8. What do you (or would you) tell local college students majoring in public relations or young professionals who may seek career advice from you?

Internships. You can never have too many.

 9. What’s your favorite activity or place to go in Western New York?

Saturday mornings at the Bidwell Farmer’s Market, coffee from Café Aroma, and then strolling Elmwood. It’s the perfect Saturday.

10. If you could ghostwrite a major speech for any person, living or dead, who would it be and why?

Jennifer Lawrence. She’s so talented and relatable, yet her humor and choice of words are often misunderstood and mocked.