Member Spotlight

Huy Vo

Huy Vo brings nearly 10 years of experience in writing and editing for print and online media, and special events planning and promotions. Since joining Bright Light Marketing in 2007, he has spearheaded the public relations efforts of the annual Made in Hawai‘i Festival, Honolulu Family Festival at Magic Island, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce's Chopsticks & Wine, and Ko Olina Taste at Kapolei, and provided strategic communications counsel for clients such as Hawaiian Host, Island Pacific Energy, Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i, Market City Shopping Center, and others.

Prior to joining the agency, Vo worked at Hawai‘i Business through the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Hawai‘i Chapter internship program, where he generated more than 30 print and online stories. He produced and edited more than 40 online stories for Media-Hi, Inc's travel and tourism website, www.aloha-hawaii.com. He also worked at PRWorks and at the University of Oregon, where he wrote and edited communications and media pieces for the university's Media Relations Department.

In 2008, Vo garnered a Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Hawai‘i Koa Hammer Award in the Consumer Marketing category and in 2009 he earned a Koa Hammer Award in the Media Relations category. He has also contributed pro bono work to the McKinley High School Foundation and assists the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Hawai‘i Chapter with its annual SPJ Awards dinner every year.

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Vo graduated from McKinley High School and earned his journalism degree in news/editorial and magazine and minor in Japanese language from the University of Oregon.

Vo is currently completing his Certified Festival and Event Executive (CFEE) program, which is affiliated with the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

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