With 15 years experience, Ryan Sheehy, APR is the founder of SHEEHY creative, a PR and social engagement consultancy. Beyond building an extraordinary marketing communication career, one of Ryan’s greatest passions is teaching and mentorship. For nine years, she’s taught hundreds of Ad/PR undergraduate students who are now thriving in the field. Currently she’s a lecturer at the Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication where she teaches PR and Digital Media. In 2014, Ryan served on the Board of Directors for the Public Relations Society of America Austin chapter as the director of accreditation and was responsible for leading candidates through the APR process, both as an instructor and adviser.