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About Amanda
The Versatile Professional
Amanda has professional experience in broadcast journalism, PR, marketing, advertising, special events and writing. She has interned at the Voice of America's Hindi Services where she interviewed over 15 Bollywood celebrities for their radio programs. Amanda has also completed internships at The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History's Office of Public Affairs, Fleishman-Hillard, The Townsend Group, The Ad Agency Inc., and zcomm, through which she has gained extensive knowledge and experience of the PR, marketing, advertising and special events industries. Amanda was the Program Coordinator of the 2008 Indian Visions Film Festival in Washington, DC.In Spring 2008, she conducted a large-scale Bollywood marketing techniques research study. Amanda is a Staff Writer and Vice President of Business Development for PlanetBollywood.com. She is a member of the Provoices team, and also writes for NRI Today and PassionForCinema.com.
The Talented Artist
Amanda is an excellent writer. She has been published in Marymount University's The Magnificat, Holy Child's The Inkwell and The Willow, Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans, The Indian Express North American Edition, IndiaFM.com, PassionForCinema.com, NowRunning.com, NRI Today and PlanetBollywood.com. Amanda has produced, directed, scripted, filmed and edited a short documentary film about Senioritis. Having a strong interest in Indian music, Amanda knows how to play the harmonium and has taken Kirtan lessons. She enjoys writing poetry in English and Hindi. Amanda is currently working on a few Bollywood screenplays and Hindi lyrics assignments.
The Stellar Student
Amanda Sodhi graduated Summa Cum Laude from Marymount University in May 2008. She double majored in Communications and English, and she minored in Business. Amanda maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.95 on a scale of 4.0 and made it onto the Dean's List every semester. Marymount University recognized Amanda's outstanding academic achievements and nominated her to the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Amanda received the Evelyn Ludlow Award for the best English Senior Seminar Essay in addition to also receiving the Academic Excellence Award for Bachelor of Arts English and the Academic Excellence Award for Bachelor of Arts Communications (all three of these awards are awarded to only one student in the entire class).
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