{"id":234523,"date":"2026-07-03T08:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/234523\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T08:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:36:08","slug":"alison-jones-is-a-summer-intern-with-visiterie-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/234523\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Jones is a summer intern with VisitErie | Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Alison Jones, a summer internship with VisitErie offers more than professional experience \u2014 it\u2019s an opportunity to help promote the region she has always called home.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s official destination marketing organization. The General McLane High School graduate is gaining hands-on experience while helping showcase Erie County\u2019s attractions, events and experiences to visitors.<\/p>\n

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