Post by Jennifer Jones
During my sophomore year at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, I had the opportunity to take a Sports and Entertainment Marketing class. After completing that class, I came to realize how interested I was in business and marketing. I took on my first internship with an advertising and marketing firm in the summer of 2007 and grew to love it even more. After being connected to the Eyes on the Future planning group, I have gained more insight on how businesses run and I have had a great experience working with the committee to plan the 2008 Economic Summit.
I have been working with the staff at Employee Relations Associates, as well as the planning committee for the Eyes On The Future program to help make it all happen. I went into the first meeting thinking, “economic development, oh yay…” but now I love it! The people that I have been working with like to have fun but they also work very hard in their jobs. They have taught me a lot which I will carry forward with me in my career.
I believe that the Summit will have value to everyone in the Rochester area, not just business professionals who are looking to find out why their business would prosper here in the Rochester area and how to make it happen, but students deciding whether to go to college here or come back after college, and any other person interested in the economic growth and stability of our region.
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