Name: Marisa Tatum

Chapter: Georgia

Current position: Communications Specialist (Corporate Communications, LexisNexis)

How long in current position: 3.5 years

First PR job: PR assistant/administrative aide for the Ohio Senate

Where you attended college:  Auburn University (M.A.) and Southern Illinois University (B.A.)

If you weren’t doing PR, you’d be.., owning and managing an event venue that specializes in weddings (I love weddings) and mentoring at-risk children.

What is your passion? Using my creative abilities to evoke positive emotions within people.

Proudest professional accomplishment: It’s a tie between winning my first two industry awards last year for video features that I produced and recently launching the African American Network employee resource group for our corporate office.

Why are you a PRSA member? To connect with other communications professionals and stay in the know regarding industry news, best practices and insights.

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