She serves as faculty adviser to the award winning student-run PR agency, Cardinal PR. She is also the founder of the Shine On! conference designed to build resiliency in elementary school girls. With more than a decade in the corporate world handling various facets of public relations for International Paper, her experience covers crisis communication, labor relations, employee relations, building cohesive community partnerships, large-scale event planning, and public affairs and environmental lobbying. Lemza has launched a small business of her own and enjoys sharing the trials and tribulations of being an entrepreneur as examples for her students.