Samantha graduated from Rutgers University in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and communications.  While at Rutgers, she was involved in several academic and extracurricular activities such as: work study at Alexander Library, Zeta Tau Alpha, Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society, and copy editor at The Daily Targum.  During her time as an undergraduate, she interned at local lifestyle magazine, Lehigh Valley Style, where she had works published in several bi-monthly issues.

She has had a successful career thus far in the public relations and marketing fields, first working at a boutique public relations firm specializing in lifestyle and sports clients and now where she currently works as Marketing Manager in the Southern NJ territory for Kaplan, Inc.  She chose the MCIS program because of its’ great reputation and faculty and plans on specializing in digital media and strategic communications.  In her free time, Samantha enjoys reading, traveling, skiing, and trying new foods and restaurants.