Communication Specialist

Leslie Rios is a Senior studying Psychology. She works as a Communications Specialist for the Student Money Management Center. She’s responsible for marketing the Student Money Management Center’s services through emails and their Facebook page along with other traditional marketing endeavors. He’s...

Scarlett Garcia is a junior majoring in Sociology. They were introduced to ATLAS through Andrea Pellegrini, the Communication Specialist. In their role as Communication Specialist, Scarlett is responsible for managing the Facebook posting and drafting e-newsletters for students, parents, and...

Winnie Blanchfield, a sophomore at UIUC, is pursuing a BALAS in Communication and a BFA in Theatre. They recently co-starred in a club theater production and are also working as a Communications Specialist at The Student Money Management Center. In this role, Winnie is responsible for drafting...

Nate Carsten, a Junior studying Philosophy, is currently interning as a Communications Intern at The Center for Social and Behavioral Science, where he is responsible for curating social media posts, updating the website, and assisting with the production of the organization's podcast. Additionally...

Nikhila Sampath is a senior in Chemical Engineering who decided to apply for the ATLAS Internship Program after learning about it in the LAS Newsletter. She works as a Communication Specialist for Crisis Nursery. Nikhila’s position entails helping her client overcome any technical difficulties they...

Samantha Ruiz is a senior studying Political Science and Communications, and she heard about the ATLAS Internship Program by reading a flyer in class. Samantha interns for Technology Services as their Communications Specialist. She creates and posts digital content on their social media accounts...

Jenny Lee is a senior majoring in Advertising & Economics. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through a friend. Her client is SMMS where she works as a communications specialist. Her responsibilities include communicating with current users and possible users through various...

Amritha Kumar is a Junior studying Psychology. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through Handshake for the LAS Career Fair.  Amritha Kumar is a Communications Specialist Intern who mainly focuses on IFLEX promotion. Her client is Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (...

Veronica Zhu is a senior majoring in Communication. Veronica is a Communication Intern for the College of LAS! She is responsible for composing weekly and monthly newsletters. She is currently working on the weekly newsletter. Veronica hopes to pursue a PhD after graduating! Through her internship...

Alex Kaptur Guzman is a junior majoring in Communication. He heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through email and by word of mouth.  Alex’s client is the University Bursar Student Money Management Center (SMMC) at the University of Illinois. He is a Communications Specialist whose duties...