Kelsey

Hello! My name is Kelsey Ransom and I'm a senior public relations major here at UNI. I chose PR because I'm very interested in event planning for a non profit and along the way I have found other interests in the public relations field. I started off as a nursing major, wanting to be a pediatric nurse, but then relaized that my strengths are in planning events taht will help raise money to those in need. My dream job would be to work at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital as a Marketing and Special Events position or a Fundraising position in general. The most important thing that I have learned is that no decision you make for you life is wrong, as long as you make sure to take experiences from each decision to move forward. I started off with a major at a totally different college (Allen Nursing College) and after getting myself into different groups and organizations on campus I realized that that feild wasn't for me and I took all the passions I had for helping sick children and aimed them towards a different field. In five years I would love to think that I will have been out of Iowa, if not for even just a little bit. My entire family has been home bodies and I think that there is more for me than what I've been around my whole life. I would love to be working my dream job at a childrens hosital raising money...St. Jude being my number one choice. I'm the Vice President of Marketing for my sorority and I feel like there is no better feeling than that of seeing all the hard work you've done go to someone who is deserving. Some money that we raise goes towards alumni of our sorority's chapter and I actually got to see money that I raised to go my friend's sister who's husband couldn't work for a month because of surgery, and had financial trouble because of it. It's a fantastic feeling and I cant imagine a better way to spend the rest of my life...helping others. Obviously non profit work and volunteering are some of my greatest passions. I held an internship at Junior Achievement as their Marketing and Special Events intern and I loved all the work that I did. Some other hobbies and passions that I enjoy are running, playing piano, listening to music and being surrounded by good people.