Meet the Social Media and Publicity Committee

Hey everyone!
My name is Allison Grayson. I’m a second year Journalism major at Cal Poly, with a concentration in Public Relations. In addition to my major, I am also working on minors in both Agricultural Communications and Equine Science. Although I decided to go with the Journalism major to hone in on my media skills, I love finding ways to integrate my passion for agriculture into my work in the department.
I grew up in San Antonio, Texas, where I was involved in the equine side of 4-H. Even though I did not show livestock myself, I loved going to the livestock portions of the shows to see how it all worked. I was transferred to Davis, California by the military life during my high school years; and during that time I took a break from 4-H to pursue Class A equine shows. I was still able to further my interest in livestock, though, being that my dad is a large animal veterinarian.

At Cal Poly I have been able to be a member of the Beef Cattle Stocker Enterprise at Cal Poly’s own Swanton Pacific Ranch. And it was through that experience that I learned a lot about raising beef cattle.
I am very excited to be a part of Western Bonanza, not only to learn more about livestock shows, but also to work with the participants and sponsors. Without you, there would be no show!
On behalf of the Social Media and Publicity Committee, we want you to know that we want this year to be the most successful year yet for Western Bonanza—so feel free to send us feedback on how we’re doing! And keep checking into our blog and our Facebook for updates!
See you in February!
Allison Grayson

Hey everybody,
My name is Carolyn Madson and I am a member of the 2011 Bonanza Media & Publicity team! I'm in my second year at Cal Poly and am majoring in Agricultural Science. I grew up on a cow/calf operation here on the Central Coast and am absolutely loving the opportunity to pursue a career in the ag industry at such a fine university. This is my first year being involved with our livestock show and I am so excited to be a part of something that has such a large positive impact--I believe that shows like Western Bonanza provide their competitors with memories and experiences that help them both in and out of the show ring. I showed hogs, beef cattle, and rodeo'd growing up and can't wait to get back in the animal barns!

As you get ready for the big weekend in February don't forget to stay tuned to the various Bonanza links the Media team has going!
We'll see you soon!
Carolyn