Meet Phyllis Hu - The Incoming YP President

Name: Phyllis Hu

Company: IW Group

Hometown: Sugar Land, TX

College: The University of Texas - Austin (Hook 'em Horns!)

What is your role at IW Group? What are the main facets of your job?

As a senior account executive, my main responsibility includes serving as the day-to-day contact for a number of our agency's accounts and providing consultation for the Asian Pacific American market. However, I have had the opportunity to take on larger responsibilities, including managing our college interns as well as working on new business pitches.

What has been your favorite PR moment?
I have had a number of memorable experiences, but one of the most fun accounts is our work for the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority. For the past few years, we have been organizing familiarization tours for some of the top APA media outlets to experience some of the best restaurants, shows and entertainment in Las Vegas. Last year we were given private cooking lessons at Aureole and had the chance to meet and interview some of the cast members of Cirque du Soleil's KA.

What do you think your next career move will be?

I plan to continue growing and learning from my mentors at IW Group.

What are you most excited about for YP next year?
I'm extremely excited to work with the new board members and to brainstorm some new ideas that our members will enjoy and find helpful. The incoming board members have some great ideas and it will be exciting putting those into motion.