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Tamara Conrad

Tamara Conrad

Major: Journalism/Print

Year: Senior

Tamara Conrad is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and graduated from Woodland Hills High School. She was active in the journalism programs offered in her high school, and decided to make a career as a journalist. To make this dream a reality, Tamara decided to study journalism at The Pennsylvania State University through the College of Communications.

At Penn State, Tamara has been active in many organizations. She is the Vice President of the Penn State Association of Journalists for Diversity, an organization that helps undergraduates gain knowledge and resources in the field of media. PSAJD publishes Cultural Expressions, for which Tamara is currently the Assistant Editor. As an assistant editor, Tamara helps generate story ideas, helps writers with newsgathering, and does the first edits for all stories to be published. Tamara also serves as a peer mentor for the College of Communications, offering advice and personal college experience to freshman.

Throughout her years at Penn State, Tamara has participated in multiple internships to polish her journalist skills. As a sophomore, Tamara interned with Voices of Central Pennsylvania as a print reporter. As a reporter, she wrote on issues concerning the University and the surrounding communities. After her internship, she continued to write for the monthly paper as a volunteer, and later interned with the publication again as a section editor. Tamara has also interned with Gateway Newspapers in Pittsburgh.

Tamara has also participated in the Penn State Dance Marathon, which raises money for the Four Diamonds Fund to combat pediatric cancer, as a committee member. She first served on the Rules and Regulations Committee, in which she helped monitor the Penn State Bryce Jordan Center, where the marathon was conducted. She later served on the Donor Relations Committee, in which she helped write letters and create mail packages for corporate donors.

Tamara aspires to become a renowned journalist and the editor of a prestigious publication.