AZ MEDIA MAVEN - Key Persons
Emily Aldridge is a Western Governors University (WGU) graduate. She has a Bachelor's in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing and is returning to get her Master's in Digital Marketing. She enjoys creating visual stories for businesses and helping others to see the passion and the why behind each and every business and the owners.
She lives in Springfield, Missouri with her husband and two babies. She loves experimenting in the kitchen and making delicious food that hopefully her toddler will also enjoy.
Jessica Parks developed an interest in public relations while exploring the great cities of the world by bike, rail, and bus with her family. She is passionate about improving communication at every level, both personally and professionally, and building relationships between businesses, stakeholders, and consumers.
An honors graduate from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, she is happiest when connecting people to the resources they want and the information that they need.
Joe is a second-year digital marketing student looking to build a successful career in the digital world. Throughout his teenage years, he developed a passion for social media and began creating and scheduling content for local businesses in his area. In his free time he enjoys going to the gym, playing soccer and walking his German shepherd, Leia.
Lindsay Watrous has an agency PR background and now provides behind-the-scenes copywriting support on an hourly basis. In addition to AZ Media Maven, her clients include a variety of Phoenix-area advertising/PR agencies and corporate marketing departments.
An admitted grammar geek, Lindsay is skilled at organizing disjointed ideas and information into a reader-friendly format.
She currently specializes in producing blogs, newsletters, press releases, and social media content for her clients. Lindsay loves hiking and exploring nature with her family. She earned a B.A. in philosophy from Sweet Briar College in Virginia and has completed graduate-level rhetoric and composition (English) coursework at Arizona State University.
Nicole Moon is an award-winning writer and news producer turned digital communications and public relations professional. She uses her knowledge of digital media, video production, social media, news production and strategic communications to help clients reach and engage their target audiences.
A storyteller at heart, Nicole recognizes the power of telling the right story at the right time to gain positive attention on digital mediums and noteworthy press coverage. Her passion is social media content creation and management. Nicole lives in the East Valley with her family. When she's not working or spending time with her family, you'll likely find her running, hiking, reading, or crafting.
Nicole received both a B.A. in Journalism and an M.B.A. from the University of Nevada, Reno. She also recently completed the Master's Certification in Digital Audiences from Arizona State University in 2019.
Owner and founder Rose Tring is a longtime print journalist with more than 25 years of media experience working at daily newspapers across the country.
A graduate of Marshall University in West Virginia, Tring began her career working for publications throughout the eastern United States. She earned writing awards in North Carolina for her coverage of mental health issues and a first-place business reporting award from the Indiana Press Association for her coverage of a plant closure and its impact on residents in the small town where it was located.
She moved to the West Coast in the early 1990s, working at daily newspapers in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. During her tenure at the Daily News in Los Angeles, Tring assisted in coverage of the OJ Simpson trial and its verdict, the Malibu Canyon brush fires, and the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. In Las Vegas, Tring was an assistant city editor overseeing the coverage of the Ted Binion murder and subsequent trial. She was part of the editing team for a Pulitzer Prize finalist article about Dr. Kevorkian and a local woman seeking his services.
Closer to home, Tring held several editing positions including assistant business editor and senior editor at The Arizona Republic, the state's largest newspaper. During nearly a decade as part of the Gannett-owned newspaper, she worked in multiple departments at the Republic including both the East and West valley offices and the city and business desks.
Tring also served as a web producer in arts and entertainment news for the state's leading online news source, azcentral.com.
Rose lives in the West Valley with her husband and two sons. She enjoys camping and hiking throughout the Southwest.
Job Titles:
- Marketing and Media Specialist for Super Star Car Wash
Thomas "TJ" Triolo is a Marketing and Media Specialist for Super Star Car Wash. He's a jack of all trades, working with photo, video, events and social media, but his specialty is writing. He's a graduate of ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. In his free time, he loves spending time outdoors, particularly hiking and kayaking.