Name: Mark Tosczak

Chapter: Tar Heel

Current position: Founder & Chief Strategist at Flying Car Communications

How long in current position: since September 2013

First PR job: My first full-time PR job was as communications director at a small economic development policy think tank. I had to manage everything from branding to media relations to direct mail.

Where you attended college: NC State University – BA in English; Elon University – MBA

If you weren’t doing PR, you’d be…… doing something to do with technology – maybe programming or web development. I’m endless fascinated by technology, how much it’s changed in my lifetime and what the future holds. And, increasingly, you can’t function as a PR professional without a fair degree of technological literacy.

Proudest professional accomplishment: Starting my own PR firm and being able to employ others.

What is your passion? Learning. I often think that if I won the lottery and didn’t have to work I would just go back to school and earn another degree just for the sheer pleasure of learning.

Why you are a PRSA member? To connect with other talented PR professionals.

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