I love storytelling. As a current master's student at Syracuse University, I am learning how to be a storyteller through public relations. Originally from Upstate New York, my academic endeavors took me to Nashville, where I have lived since 2013. Here, I studied the music business, and ultimately journalism and public relations during my undergraduate career. Communications pulled me in because it is a unique channel of empowering action and provides an opportunity for authentic relationship building. My website, catherinegrygiel.com, features my public relations and journalism writing projects and personal graphic designs.