{"id":13292,"date":"2024-12-21T10:33:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T15:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/?p=13292"},"modified":"2024-12-21T10:34:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T15:34:38","slug":"why-champions-for-prssa-is-an-invaluable-resource-for-que-los-champions-for-prssa-son-un-recurso-invaluable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/21\/why-champions-for-prssa-is-an-invaluable-resource-for-que-los-champions-for-prssa-son-un-recurso-invaluable\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Champions for PRSSA Are An Invaluable Resource \/ Por qu\u00e9 los Champions for PRSSA son un recurso invaluable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At ICON 2024, I had the pleasure of recording a podcast with a great role model of mine, Gina Laughlin. Gina is the Vice President of Global Communications at Delta Air Lines and serves as a Co-chair for Champions for PRSSA. Her leadership, poise and passion for mentorship shines through in everything she does. You can listen to the first episode of the new series, Chats with Champions, on Spotify<\/a> and Apple Podcasts<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first met Gina at ICON 2022 in Dallas, Texas, when I was a sophomore who had recently switched to a PR major. This Conference opened my eyes to so many aspects of the public relations industry. Watching Delta\u2019s presentation at this Conference gave me insight into internal, CEO and crisis communications. I immediately knew that I wanted to explore these areas of this field. The following year at ICON 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee, I sat at Gina\u2019s table for the Champions for PRSSA Breakfast and was able to chat with her in-depth about her work and my interests. Her advice and expertise was incredibly helpful as I worked to figure out how to maximize the last two years of my college career. Over the summer, I experienced Gina\u2019s calm, caring leadership style firsthand as a global communications intern at Delta Air Lines. Through my connection with Gina and many other Champions for PRSSA, I have truly grown from an unsure, confused underclassmen to a passionate, excited future professional.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the PRSSA National Vice President of Career Services, connecting students to professionals is a key aspect of my role. The Champions for PRSSA are professionals who have volunteered to provide mentorship, career advice and their expertise to students. They are a resource that every single one of us can learn from. In this podcast episode, Gina shared that she chose to become a Champion because of the mentorship she received when she was in college. \u201cI personally experienced all of the things that Champions\u2019 stand for,\u201d Gina shared as we talked about her time in PRSSA. In this episode we talk about:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n