For Alison Jones, a summer internship with VisitErie offers more than professional experience — it’s an opportunity to help promote the region she has always called home.
A senior at PennWest Edinboro majoring in interdisciplinary studies with dual minors in marketing and event planning and management, Jones is spending her summer as a marketing intern with VisitErie, the county’s official destination marketing organization. The General McLane High School graduate is gaining hands-on experience while helping showcase Erie County’s attractions, events and experiences to visitors.
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