A little bit about me!

Hey There,

I'm Sophie Lily and welcome to the Synergy Media Productions blog!  Synergy has been cooking up in my head for years. Long before I registered the name with the state of Delaware.

Below is a little bit about me...

I started creating marketing and PR campaigns when I was 16 for local business in my home town of Millburn, NJ. My first job was for an orthopedic shoe store. I got paid $150 and a pair of hiking sandals which I still have and wear.

I have produced and promoted new, traditional and digital/social media campaigns in conjunction with Itchy House Films, Counter Clock Productions, Cry Havic and Boy Meets Machine among many others.

My prior work is diversified.  My projects have ranged from Urban Films/artists to international projects, such as the award winning Bollywood film Bijuka.    Bijuka, was featured in the Times of India 2x which is the largest English language daily in the world, Bollywood Mantra, The Daily Star, Box Office India as well as many other Bollywood trade publications.

My office is wherever my phone or computer is! I’m a global kinda girl!  In the great words of Jay Mathews Jr., "I bring them into my store thats open everywhere in the world as long as there is a phone"

I went to Penn State University (WE ARE PENN STATE!)  where I took on the College of Communications…literally. I double majored in public relations and journalism and minored…yes plural…in pre-law, English and telecommunications.

While at Happy Valley ( WE ARE!) I had the privilege of serving as the Legal Affairs Director.  The Legal Affairs director is similar to being a DA.  I had judicial oversight over the entire Penn State Community which is 20 campuses in all and in the direction of 70,000 students.   I trained up and coming student lawyers, held workshops, lectured, and worked with faculty and staff.  

While I was the LAD I wrote legislation for the university and wrote my undergraduate masterpiece, “The Social Ramifications of the Current Alcohol Policy in the Pennsylvania State University System.”   It was inspired by a creative writing class I wasn't doing so hott in. 

I was very involved….

·         Student Government Assembly Member

·         Student Government Association Senator

·         Judicial Affairs Advisor

·         Judicial Oversight Board

·         Penn State University Campus Hearing Board

·         Public Relations Committee Chair

·         Academic Committee Chair

Awards

• ·         Bryce-Jordan Award
• ·         Exemplary Contribution to the Penn State Campus Community
• ·         Exemplary Contribution as a Student Government Association Senator

Publications:

·         Undergraduate Research: The Social Ramifications of the Current Alcohol Policy within the Pennsylvania State University System

·         Judicial Affairs Liaison & Student Adviser Curriculum and Workbook- Created curriculum for and testing protocol for judicial affairs liaisons and student advisers

·         A New Global Environment for Learning—legislation adopted by the University for online course management

·         Nittany Knows—Developed newsletter for student government members, facility & staff.  Circulation; 3,450

·         Berks, All Dried Up—Editorial article printed in the University newspaper, The Daily Collegian

·         Suburban Mothers—Essay that was recognized by the academic community for excellence

I am also an Alum of Brnadise-Bardin Collegiate Institute where I won an academic scholarship to study. BCI brings together the top young Jewish leaders in the world to study for a month at the BCI campus. BCI-American Jewish University, is the second largest piece of Jewish owned real-estate in the world. It was founded by the great Chief Justice Louis Brandise.  My area of study was Talmud, Jewish law and ethics.

One of my weakness is math. My attempts at adding and subtracting are absolutely pathetic!  I am also very Dyslexic. Yrev! Yrev!    

Being LD has been the biggest influence in my life.  Prior to college I really struggled in school.   I had to do 3^rd grade twice.  Yeah….  I'm rolling my eyes too.

  
I technically only  have a 3^rd-4^th grade reading and spelling level.  God bless spell check!  I have learned to adapt around it and it has made me think more outside the box.  It's my greatest strength and greatest weakness.   Being LD is what lead me to getting  involved, maybe a little over involved in student life at PSU.  It was such a relief to be in environment where I could succeed.   I went to a high school where 12% of my grade went to an Ivy League school.  It was cool to be in all AP classes and honors.  It sucked. Bad!

These things are the way they are for a reason.  It really does all add up, if you let it and you want it too.

My current goals are to give my clients and their projects 110% of myself and continue to expand Synergy Media Productions. 

I will add tid bits and little stories about me as I blog along.   

Stay posted!  And feel free to email me at sophielily7268@gmail.com

Much Love!

Sophie