{"id":4640,"date":"2021-10-02T11:03:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T19:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/?p=4640"},"modified":"2021-10-02T11:03:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T19:03:36","slug":"member-spotlight-connor-farrar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/member-spotlight-connor-farrar\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Spotlight: Connor Farrar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Connor_Farrar_WEB.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4641 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Connor_Farrar_WEB.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"328\" \/><\/a>Meet Connor Farrar, an account coordinator with Thompson &amp; Co. Public Relations. He is a newly minted public relations and communications professional who graduated this spring from the University of Alaska Anchorage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He helps coordinate a variety of tasks supporting clients served by Thompson &amp; Co. and sister company, Blueprint Alaska. \u201cI provide a wide range of support to our team, including event planning, drafting up itineraries for content trips and copyediting. Pretty much whatever is thrown at us!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Wasilla<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite Song:<\/strong> Norwegian Wood by The Beatles<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earned a Bachelor Degree in Journalism and Public Communications from the University of Alaska Anchorage in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does membership in PRSA assist you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve only just recently joined PRSA, however I\u2019m already beginning to understand the importance and benefits to being a member of the organization,\u201d he said. \u201cDespite being a recent graduate of the journalism and public communications program this last spring, I acknowledge that there is so much more for me to learn about public relations (I\u2019m sure there always will be!).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I start my career, the national newsletter, online forums, and vast network of knowledgeable PR professionals are all invaluable assets to someone like me,\u201d he added. \u201cPRSA reaffirms that I always have someone I can ask questions to. This allows me to continually stay up to date on PR news and relevant information, and helps me find my foothold in this whirlwind of a mediascape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRSSA Alaska Volunteering<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>n\/a.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Connor Farrar, an account coordinator with Thompson &#038; Co. Public Relations. 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