By Terry Haycock If you’ve met the subject of this month’s member profile, she probably made an impression. Here are a few things you may have learned: She was a “theater kid.” She was born in Lancaster County, Pa., grew up in Charlotte, NC, and, in 2015, moved to Richmond, Va. She spent her honeymoon in Zimbabwe. She earned an M.Ed. in educational leadership at...
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NFPW has announced the winners of the 2026 national communications contest, and 18 VPC members received 18 national awards, including three first-place awards. National winners will be recognized at the 2026 NFPW Conference in Ellicott City, Maryland, on September 26. Virginia’s winners include: Jessica Broaddus, Jennifer Kinne, Marge Swayne, Alex...
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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...
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RICHMOND, Va., April 30, 2026 — When Katherine O’Donnell graduated from the University of Richmond in 1999, she didn’t realize that tourism could be a career. Today she serves as President & CEO of Richmond Region Tourism. For O’Donnell’s successes in making the Richmond Region a top visitor destination and promoting its profile across the globe, Virginia...
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2026 Spring Conference Recap By Cynthia Price For 491 days, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained by Russia — and a global communications campaign worked relentlessly to ensure the world didn’t forget. Ashley Huston, a former Dow Jones communications executive, shared an inside look at that effort during the Virginia Professional...
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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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