References:

Chelsea Ruff Assistant Director of First Year Experience cruff@luc.edu, 773.426.6189 Through this orientation internship experience I have had the pleasure to work with and get to know Chelsea Ruff. She was my one-on-one mentor this summer and through our meeting I was able to discuss my experiences with her and receive feedback on how I was doing. Chelsea knows many of my situations that I faced throughout the summer. She knows my personality traits, strengths and weaknesses. She can attest to spirit, my diligence, and my passion. She knows that I love this job and that I am so grateful for what this experience has given me. Tim Sieck Skywalk Group Partner tsieck@skywalkgroup.com, 319.210.2912
Tim is a Partner of a small business in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that focuses on recruiting, IT, and training and development. I have worked under Tim for the past year doing miscellaneous tasks such as creating a 360 Feedback Report, and maintain control of the companys social media. Tim knows how I act in a professional workplace and he can attest to me being a hard worker and willing to take on any task. He knows that I am a flexible individual that is ambitious and driven.

Mindy Seiffert Client Consultant of Skywalk Group mseiffert@skywalkgroup.com, 319.521.7287

Mindy is a Client Consultant at the same small business in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as Tim. I report directly to Mindy on a daily basis. She is the person that assigns me tasks including the weekly job email we send out to clients, compiling the Skywalk blog book, ordering businesses cards, writing blogs, and sending out press releases. Mindy can attest to my versatility as an employee and she knows that I am willing to tackle any challenge. Since I have worked under Mindy for the past year, she knows that I have the driven to take under and complete any task.

Herb Ritchell Advertising/Public Relations Program Director hritche@luc.edu, 847.508.3518

I had the fortune of having Herb Ritchell as a professor this past spring for my Advertising class. Since he taught the class, he knows what I had to learn in order to pass the class. I have also worked with Herb outside of the classroom. I helped plan the Public Relations Reception for all Ad/PR Juniors and Seniors in the Spring under him. He knows how I work in preparation for an event and the actual event itself. He can attest to my hard work and my willingness to do what needs to be done. I also worked under him as a volunteer for the PRSA Midwest District Conference that was just held in July. Many top PR individuals attended this event so Herb was able to see how I interacted under pressure with other professionals during the event. Since it was

the first conference we had, there was a lot of pressure to do a good job. We succeeded with flying colors and set the bar high for future conferences.