Speakers
Meet the eBranding Me Speakers:
Keith Petri
Keith Petri, the founder of eBranding Me, is a recent graduate of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. His studies in business, economics and studio art along with strong passions for marketing, technology and entrepreneurship led him to his current passion for social media and strong understanding of the new rules of networking. Through his prior entrepreneurial pursuits, recent blogging and extensive networking, Keith has seen the need for educating his peers on creating a positive online presence. eBranding Me is the culmination of his efforts.
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Andrea Genevieve Michnik
Andrea is a Buffalo, NY native and graduate of St. Bonaventure University holding a Honors degree in Journalism/Mass Communication and Master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications. She now works as the Director of Marketing & Enrollment with George Washington University’s Semester in Washington Journalism Program where she teaches New Media, Public Relation and Personal Branding seminars. *The SIWJournalism program invites students from across the country to attend GWU for a semester to learn about the newest trends in media communication while interning 4 days a week at a prestigious media organization in Washington, DC.
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Heather Huhman
Heather R. Huhman is a career expert and founder & president of Come Recommended, a career and workplace education and consulting firm specializing in young professionals. She is also the author of #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010), national entry-level careers columnist for Examiner.com and blogs about career advice at HeatherHuhman.com.
eBranding Me suggests joining the Come Recommended community to increase your chances of securing gainful employment post-graduation.
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Alexia Vernon
Alexia Vernon is a career and leadership author, speaker, ICF-certified coach, trainer, and the owner of Catalyst for Action - a coaching and training company that empowers people to build careers and companies that are successful, sustainable, and make a positive social impact. She is the author of Awaken Your CAREERpreneur: A Holistic Road Map to Climb from Your Calling to Your Career (September 2010) and has contributed to and been featured in a range of media such as the WSJ, ABCNews.com, Diversity Executive, Gradspot.com, iGrad.com, and InternAdvocate.com. Alexia specializes in teaching young professionals how to apply an entrepreneurial mindset to the career process and partners with colleges, corporations, and professional associations to develop Millennials/Generation Y into effective campus, business, and community leaders.
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Tyler Durbin
Tyler Durbin is the founder and editor of GenYJourney.com – a platform for Gen-Y’s to engage, learn, contribute and collaborate with their fellow Gen-Y’s and their colleagues throughout other generations. Using his own experiences as a recent college grad and young professional, Tyler writes for Classroom to Cubicle, an online magazine for college students and recent grads, publishes a weekly column on GenYJourney.com and has partnered with various student and professional organizations to help young people embrace life and career development.
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Colette D. Ellis
Colette D. Ellis, Founding Principal of InStep Consulting LLC, is a dynamic communicator and trusted advisor to pivotal leaders of Fortune 500 and nonprofit organizations across the United States. She has been a featured speaker for 85 Broads, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Citibank at Work, Downtown Women’s Club, HSBC Bank USA, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, US Small Business Administration and Women for Hire. Colette encourages innovative and continuous learning as an Adjunct Professor with New York University, teaching graduate courses on Managing Diversity. Her leadership program, Discover Your Competent Advantage™ helps clients leverage their power, passion and relationships to achieve sustainable results. Colette graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College, and from New York University, where she was a Dean’s Scholar, with an M.P.A. in Public Finance.
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Tracy Brisson
Tracy Brisson is the Founder and CEO of The Opportunities Project, an organization that specializes in helping college students and young professionals meet their professional and financial goals quickly. Tracy believes that with the right skills, attitudes, and behaviors, individuals can create their own opportunities, regardless of their background. She coaches clients one-on-one and delivers workshops on soft-skills, interviews, and social media, among other topics. Her career advice has appeared in theNew York Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Star Ledger, and on Monster+HotJobs, and mediabistro.com.
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