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Felicia Parks Career Advisor DOF | Career Center

Degrees
BA, Public Relations & Journalism, Howard University

Favorite Spot on Campus
A bench in the garden near the amphitheatre
Bio
As a seasoned career advisor for the School of Communication, Felicia enjoys coaching students through resume critiques, interviewing techniques, salary negotiation, and writing cover letters for internships and full-time employment. During advising sessions with students and alum, Felicia shares her real-life experiences of writing press releases, creating strategic public relations campaigns and developing on-air scripts for various radio and television broadcasts.

Felicia launched her career with Electronic Data Systems’ public relations group and advanced within the company, serving as EDS’ Office of Government Affairs representative and ultimately as national campus relations & staffing team supervisor. Additionally, she provided communication strategies to local county campaigns, multi-state engineering competitions, several inner-city youth groups, and an alumni association dedicated to providing scholarship and networking opportunities to college students.

Before joining the Career Center SOC Team, Felicia advised Kogod business students from 2004 – 2008.
See Also
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Partnerships & Affiliations

  • EACE
    Member

  • AU Association of Black Journalists
    Co-Advisor

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Professional Certifications

STRONG Certified & MBTI Certified