The Heart of BEDI: Uplifting the International Perspective in Public Relations

Join Uyen Ngo, the Vice President of Belonging, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for PRSSA National Committee, and Nashat Ahmed the 2024–2025 National Vice President of Brand Engagement, as they speak with Fernanda Sinzato, the senior associate of healthcare media relations at Weber Shandwick about her International PR experience. In this episode, Uyen, Nashat and Fernanda talk about Fernanda’s journey being an international PR student and transitioning to be a PR professional. Fernanda goes into depth about the challenges she has faced and the lessons she has learned. The pair also goes into depth about how PRSSA students and chapters can support their classmates, who are going through many changes in their careers and lives.

We promote and build a culture that welcomes and celebrates diversity and equity in the PR workforce. If you want to get to hear about how PRSSA supports international PRSSA members, BEDI, how to get involved with PRSSA National BEDI initiatives, or how you can be a champion for the future, this episode will be perfect for you.

 

Additional information: 

 

To connect with Fernanda Sinzato:

Fernanda Sinzato | LinkedIn 

 

To learn more about PRSSA's initiatives for Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:

Diversity & Inclusion | Equity in Public Relations | PRSSA | PRSA 

 

To connect with Nashat Ahmed, PRSSA Proud Council member '24-25: 

NashatAhmedwork@gmail.com

Nashat Ahmed | LinkedIn

 

To connect with Uyen, Vice President of Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (BEDI) ‘24-25:

vpdiversity@prsa.org

Uyen Ngo | LinkedIn

 

To connect with PRSSA National: 

Facebook 

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Instagram 

LinkedIn 

 

To connect with Ro Lane, VP of Brand Engagement '24-25:

vpbrandengagement@prsa.org

Ro (Jalynn) Lane | LinkedIn