Cherisse Fonseca Rivera is a public relations girl who likes to challenge her inner creativity. She currently teaches Writing for the Mass Media and Writing for Public Relations at the University of South Florida.

When she is not teaching, Cherisse is a consultant in the Tampa Bay area focusing on social media (Web 2.0), event planning, and media relations. She is a strategic communications expert, and is the creator of Innovativequeen.com. She is a speaker who engages her audiences and challenges them to use new media to deliver messages. Cherisse as been featured on Conversation Agent and SoloPR.


In real life, Cherisse is always coming up with new ways of making things work for her. She has a gift for making something out of nothing. She loves sharing ideas that work for her and knows will work for others.


Cherisse is an avid stamper and scrapbooker. She is married to a "chef", which makes things even more exciting. Her awesome Puerto Rican family always encourages her to be an "innovative queen."


Cherisse is a graduate from the University of South Florida. Her studies have focused on organizational culture, diversity, and relationship building.

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