Kia O. Moore volunteered at the Center for Global Public Relations in Charlotte, NC from 2009-2011. As a volunteer, she was exposed to academic research in public relations and gained an entrepreneurial mindset by helping establish the Center's resources. She assisted with developing the Center's services, branding, marketing, and strategic planning. Moore also honed her visual communication skills by becoming the in-house graphic designer. As a volunteer, she contributed to defining the Center's services, coordinated two conferences, and designed printed materials for a board meeting and two conferences.

1. Center for Global PR Volunteer Staff
Volunteer Location: Charlotte, N.C.
KIA O. MOORE
UNC Charlotte |Communications Studies | International PR Concentration |Journalism
Minor Volunteer Term 2009- 2011
UNC Charlotte
Center for What I Learned
As a UNC Charlotte Center for Global Public Relations
Global Public Relations volunteer I was exposed to the academic research side of
public relations. I was also exposed to the entrepreneurial
mindset by being a part of the team working to establish the
resources the Center would provide to PR practitioners, PR
educators, and PR scholars.
Being a part of the start-up phase of the Center helped
me develop an entrepreneurial mindset while having a public
relations practicioner’s focus. Assisting with the development
The Center for Global Public Relations of the Center’s services and business plan exposed me to, and
is dedicated to helping public relations practitioners,
allowed me to put into practice, the concepts of branding,
scholars/educators and students coalesce into a
marketing, and strategic planning.
global professional community that shares universal
I also had the chance to hone my visual
professional values and best practices. The Center's
communication skills. I became the in-house graphic designer
mission is to encourage and support the evolution of
global public relations as a specialization of during my volunteer term.
professional practices that can help people and Volunteer Accomplishments
organizations worldwide through communication and
 Contributed to the ideation process of defining the services
understanding.
offered by the Center.
The Center is a resource for practitioners,  Assisted in the coordination of the 2010 and 2011 Center
scholars/educators and students worldwide who want for Global Public Relations Conference.
to increase their knowledge about global public  Coordinated the 2010 Spring Advisory Board Meeting
relations through the Center's on-site research and attended by top PR Professionals.
education opportunities, its continuing education  Designed printed materials for (1) high-profile board
programs and its global partnerships. meeting and (2) two professional public relations
conferences.
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