RICHMOND, Va., May 13, 2026 — Sande Snead, president of SS Communications LLC and a Richmond-based strategic communicator, has received the Virginia Professional Communicators’ 2026 Communicator of Achievement Award. She was honored at the organization’s Spring Conference on April 18 in Richmond. Sande Snead, 2026 Communicator of Achievement While conference...
Read MoreBy Martha Steger Cheryl Wilson, executive director of Virginia’s 250th-anniversary commemoration in 2026, was named VPC’s Newsmaker of the Year for 2025. Wilson accepted the engraved award at the annual Spring Conference on May 3. Wilson emphasized that Virginia’s 250th-anniversary commemoration isn’t “just another anniversary...
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By Sunni Brown, Contest Chair Virginia Professional Communicators celebrated the winners of the state-level 2026 communications contest on April 18 at its annual Spring Conference, held at the University of Richmond. The NFPW National Communications Contest is a two-tiered contest recognizing outstanding work by communicators from various fields, including members...
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By Sunni Brown, Contest Chair NFPW has announced the winners of the 2025 national communications contest, and VPC members were well-represented among those honored — 13 members received 18 national awards, including eight first-place awards! More than 1,900 entries were submitted in this year’s contest, and all state-level, first-place awards advance to the national...
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Over a wide-ranging career, Haycock, a lifelong pianist and writer, makes music with words – and a major impact on the people, communities and nonprofits she serves RICHMOND, Va. — Terry Haycock, of Midlothian, a lifelong pianist who channels her musical talents into communications, has received the Virginia Professional Communicators’ 2025 Communicator of...
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By Sunni Brown, Contest Chair Virginia Professional Communicators celebrated the winners of the state-level 2025 communications contest on May 3 at its annual Spring Conference, held at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. The NFPW National Communications Contest is a two-tiered contest recognizing outstanding work by communicators from various fields,...
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