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Digital Media And Branding Coordinator
California State University, Fullerton
Monica Pignotti isn’t the first in her family to go to college, but she’s the first to earn
a degree. Though her parents were supportive, she worked to pay for college or
earned scholarships in order to join one of the best communications programs in
the state. She credits CSUF campus organizations such as PRSSA and the Latino
Communications Institute for her positive transfer experience from community
college. During her senior year, Pignotti worked as a student assistant for online
and social engagement in the Strategic Communications department. “The support
and mentorship I had as a student employee taught me the invaluable lesson of collaborating with others and getting to
know the campus through different perspectives. What I love about the CSU the most is no matter the department, we
all share the same mission—to foster student success one way or another,” Pignotti said. Since graduating in 2019, she
worked at Cal Poly Pomona and recently rejoined her alma mater as their digital media and branding coordinator for the
GEAR UP program.