Alumni Profiles
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Media and Communication at
Muhlenberg College |
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MIRYAM STRASSBERG RODDY
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Class of 1988
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Manager of Maximum Exposure, Brody Communications
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typical day:
-Making media calls and sending e-mails
-Editing marketing materials and books
-Making sales calls to book Marjorie Brody as a professional speaker
-Help my colleagues on their projects
exciting news:
-Married Kevin Roddy: 6/15/97
-Jaymie Taylor Roddy (girl) born: 10/4/02
-Got company national TV exposure on CBS-TV "The Early Show" in January 2005
-Edited several books for current employer
-Currently shopping first movie script, which is a short documentary about my dad's death from ALS (how he handled it over 32 months)
insights:
Never give up!
Never take "no" for an answer. When I hear "no thanks," I hear "not now, but try me later."
Be creative.
Help others.
Never lose sight of what's really important: family and friends.
(2005)