Madelyn Saadah

Her unbeaten record at life continues...

Winning awards was never something that mattered a whole bunch to Madelyn. She was happy just doing what she loved. There were times where winning blue ribbons was fun, but not winning never took any of the fun away from what she loved to do. That is where the phrase “winning at life” came from. She always felt like she won at life when she was happy and having fun, there was never a need for the trophy to acknowledge that she was good at something. If she liked doing it, it did not matter what others thought about her skills.

If a hard worker is what you are looking for then look no farther because Madelyn is as hard a worker as they come. Her dedication to projects and ability to make things work is unmatched. No matter how long a project might take, know that when you put her on the job, she will try her hardest to make sure it is done to the best of her ability. This attitude goes back to growing up as a Girl Scout. She was taught how to preserve and achieve her goals from a young age. Madelyn is a recipient of the Girl Scout’s highest award and honor, the Gold Award. She earned this her senior year of high school but had began working as soon as she entered high school as a freshman. This project is something that she holds near and dear to her heart. In completing her project she had bettered her high school community and learned how to interact and deal with the local department of transportation. Since this took years to complete and the award requires a minimum of 80 hours of service she now knows how to push through and find a way no matter how many times she gets shot down.

Madelyn has lived in Northern Virginia her whole life and enjoys living on the east coast. Her family are avid travelers, and they love to take trips to experience new places and cultures. Through this she has had the opportunity to visit many places in the United States as well as many countries globally. Madelyn wishes to continue to travel as it brings so much joy. In her free time, she is a dancer, enjoys baking and cooking, reading an watching movies or TV shows.

Madelyn Saadah is a communications student at James Madison University studying Public Relations. This is a subject that she is passionate about and can see herself using in the future. Throughout her schooling she has enjoyed learning about the Public Relations world and how to apply the practice at a national and international level.

Madelyn’s work experience in public relations comes from an internship she holds through University Communications at JMU. The position of media relations assistant has exposed her to how a university uses their connections to make the news. From this internship she has learned more about how to gain earned media and how important that is to a company or in this case a university. There is so much more to learn from an internship than most will be able to get from classroom learning.