A RIC alumna and editor in chief of Providence Media Group, elyse.press.major '93 oversees not one but six award-winning lifestyle magazines that include pvdmonthly, so_rimag, thebaymag & heyrhody, with a readership of roughly 100,000. And she loves to give back to her alma mater by providing opportunities for other RIC students. "I loved working with Elyse," says RIC alumna Mikayla Bedard '20, who interned at Providence Media from January to May this year. "She's very upbeat, very positive and one of the most open and supportive people I've ever met. When I'd sit in on editorial meetings, I noticed a lot of respect shown to her and she shows a lot of respect for others." "Through Elyse Major, I learned that I can expand on my English degree as far as I'm willing to go with it," says Jailene Perez, another RIC student and intern at Providence Media "I can write. I can research. I can edit. For the first time, I don't feel afraid anymore to tell someone that I'm interested in writing pr...