Introducing New PNP Staff!

The PNP program is lucky to have a talented staff of BU students working with the program this year in the areas of marketing, admissions, and administration.

Logan Poole, Katie McPadden, Helen Wong

Helen Wong is a graduate student at the Boston University School of Management studying public and nonprofit management. She graduated from Roger Williams University in 2004 with a degree in communications and a minor in political science. For the past three years, Helen worked as the production coordinator at Court TV, a cable television network that produces investigative documentaries. Helen has volunteered for a number of non-profits in New York and she is currently a member of NAAAP Boston's Scholarship Committee and a mentor for the Junior Achievement program. With the skills and education she will gain with a MBA from BU, Helen hopes to bridge the resources between for-profits and non-profits through corporate philanthropy or foundation grant-making. In her spare time, Helen enjoys traveling, cooking, and participating in community events.

Katie McPadden is a BU College of Communication public relations graduate student studying nonprofit communication. She graduated from James Madison University in 2006 with a degree in media arts and design, concentration in corporate communication, and a minor in English. Prior to BU, she worked in the nonprofit sector for the central administrative office of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, as a communications associate specializing in public relations, media relations, internal and external communications. She also had internships in the integrated marketing communication department at W*USA 9 News, a CBS affiliate station in Washington, D.C. and the creative department at Media Link Advertising, an agency and production company in Harrisonburg, VA. Katie loves living in Boston and is excited to be assisting the PNP program.

Logan Poole is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying sociology with a minor in public health. She is actively involved with the Community Services Center at BU, responsible for activities such as the First-Year Student Outreach Project. She planned and implemented a week-long volunteer program for 600 first-year students and researched, prepared, and presented a day of education focusing on the HIV/AIDS Awareness Issue Area. She is also a substitute EMT for FitRec. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her little sibling in a one-on-one mentoring program through BU, exploring Boston, reading, and baking.