Aimee Cirucci

Career at a Glance:

• Temple University, Adjunct Instructor
  
• Fannie Mae, Marketing Specialist
  
• FitzGerald Communications, Account Coordinator
• NATSO, Inc., Communications Associate
• National Society of Professional Engineers, Public Relations Manager
• Truckload Carriers Association, Communications Manager

PR Placements:

• The Jewish Exponent
  
• Commercial Carrier Journal
  
• The Kansas City Star
• Overdrive Magazine
  
• The Travel Channel
• Transport Topics
  
• Truckers News
• Extensive outreach to mom bloggers
  

Writing Highlights:

• Stop Watch Magazine, assistant editor
• NATSO News Weekly, contributor
• The Truckload Carrier Report, contributor
• The PTDI Advantage, contributor
• The DUS Monthly Update, contributor
• Beyond Motrin Moms: A Network Analysis of Empowerment, Gender Roles and Framing Autism in Mommy Blogs, MS Thesis, Temple University
• Online publications include: Absolute Write, Identity Theory, The Imperfect Parent, The Savvy Gal, Sister Divas Magazine, and Women’s Web

More Personally:

• Spent seven years practicing public relations and marketing in Washington, DC
• Provided pro bono writing and media relations services to the American Red Cross
• Has been to the largest truckstop in the world (and LOVED it)
  
• Fan of non-fiction books, strong coffee, pasta, modern art (especially graffiti art), country music, the color red, the South, demon deacon sports, non-traditional jobs and those bold enough to pursue them and (not surprisingly) orchids

Education:

• Wake Forest University, BA, Communications
• Temple University, MS, Communication Management
• Continuing education credits awarded in proofreading, copywriting and Quark Xpress.