Hi, I’m Helen Castro

a communications specialist, writer, & roller coaster aficionado with a passion for education, social justice, and a well-placed en dash.

Welcome to my ePortfolio!

Click the link below to see the website I created for my quilting business. This was a project for my Digital Media Production class.

02_THE QUILT BOSS >

Brand Community and Engagement in the Family Tourism Industry in Central Florida: A Comparison of Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World Resort

This was my final project for the course Critiquing Marketing Communications. There is a paper and a narrated Prezi presentation.

03_VIEW MY PRESENTATION >

2011 - present

Senior Manuscript Editor

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Edit peer-reviewed articles for print and web for a bimonthly substance use journal. In addition, I represent the journal at professional conferences and exhibits, resulting in as much as a 31% increase in article submissions to the journal.

04_EXPERIENCE >

05_TRAVELER >

BA I Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

English & Communications

Graduated cum laude

MCM I Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ

Communication & Media Studies

3.96 GPA

May 2019

MLER I Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ

Labor & Employment Relations/DEI

Certificate in Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

3.97 GPA

May 2024

06_EDUCATION >

Public Relations Client Pitch: Verne Fowler School of Dance 60th Anniversary

This was my final project for Public Relations Strategy. It consists of a proposal for a public relations plan and an analysis of that proposal.

07_PUBLIC RELATIONS STRATEGY >

Writing & Editing

Subject Research

Intellectual Curiosity

Empathy

08_STRENGTHS >

09_MY HOBBIES

Here's how to reach me:

helen.castro@rutgers.edu

732-841-6795 (cell)

10_CONTACT ME >

I created this 2-minute video for my Digital Media Production class. The assignment was to create a "corporate-style" video, and my team chose to do a promotional video for the School of Communication & Information.

11_PROMOTIONAL VIDEO >

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