Anna Kathryn Penley is a senior at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, majoring in communication studies with a focus in integrated marketing communication (IMC), and a minor in leadership, planning to graduate in May 2024. Anna Kathryn (AK) is from Hickory, North Carolina. She values spending time with her family and friends and serving others. AK works at two local restaurants in Wilmington, K-38 and Bluewater Waterfront Grill at Wrightsville Beach. Aside from working in customer service, AK enjoys spending her free time on the water and at the beach with friends, working out, and traveling.
The Clifton Strengths Finder results concluded that AK’s top five strengths are individualization, adaptability, woo, positivity, and activator. Individualization, adaptability, and positivity all fall under the relationship building leadership domain. Each of these strengths aid in building strong relationships that bring people together. Woo and activator fall under the influencing leadership domain. Influencing strengths help AK take charge by speaking up and making sure others are heard. These personality traits have aided AK in her communication studies journey at UNCW. She has found a passion in collaborating with others, boosting creativity in classes such as interpersonal communication, applications in multimedia journalism, IMC brand message design, and many more. AK hopes to pursue a career in social media design, management, or marketing.
Brand Mantra:
“Transforming ideas into creative reality.”
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