Introducing our Newsmaker of the Year: Sandra G. Treadway By Julie Campbell The year was 1978. Sandra G. Treadway walked into the Virginia State Library and Archives, on Capitol Square in Richmond. She was fresh out of the University of Virginia, history Ph.D. in hand, reporting for duty as a copyeditor. “The academic job market was extremely tight at the time,”...
Read MoreVPC visited the VMHC in April 2023. Pictured above are Jessica Johnson, Tyya Turner, Terry Haycock, Julie Campbell, Louise Seals, Diane Thieke, Ann Oppenhimer, Pam Stallsmith, Frances Crutchfield, Cynthia Price and Geoff Thieke By Terry Haycock “Being involved in Virginia Professional Communicators is so important. It’s a solid professional network where all the...
Read MoreOur annual Fall Conference took place at the Virginia State Capitol on October 5. About 35 members and guests, including NFPW president Julie Campbell, gathered to hear top-notch speakers and take a tour of this historic building. President Sande Snead opened the conference, and House Clerk Paul Nardo welcomed attendees to the building. The day’s topics...
Read MoreBy Terry Haycock, Secretary/Treasurer What exactly is PR, anyway? If you ask new member and communications strategist Kelly Vance, she says it’s a whole lot more than “just getting ink.” “PR is widely misunderstood, but it really is in the name. We help clients build relationships. Relationships are built on trust and trust all comes down to open...
Read MoreVPC members and guests enjoyed an enthralling tour of the newly renovated Virginia Museum of History & Culture.
Read MoreIntroducing our 2023 Newsmaker of the Year: Kristen Green By Nicole van Esselstyn The New York Times best-selling author and former Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter published her latest book, “The Devil’s Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South’s Most Notorious Slave Jail,” in April 2022. Since then, the story of Mary Lumpkin, a formerly...
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