Kayaking, Cooking and Creating Copy – Introducing Nicole van Esselstyn By Terry Haycock, Secretary/Treasurer New member Nicole van Esselstyn grew up in a small farming community near Danville, Virginia. She graduated from Virginia’s James Madison University in Harrisonburg with a degree in mass communications, concentrating in print journalism. Nicole was the editor...
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Treasure, Travel and Tenacity … Meet Ann Oppenhimer, Richmond’s Delightful Folk Art Entrepreneur By Terry Haycock, Secretary/Treasurer From the outside it is a stately brick Virginia home rich in history and tradition. But step into the foyer and you enter a world of color, imagination, whimsy and eclectic vision. And you are just on the threshold of Ann...
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Minister, Mom, and Manager — Introducing Lyndsie Blakely By Terry Haycock, 1st Vice President for Membership Meet Lyndsie Blakely, who has served as our treasurer these past two years. A native Virginian raised in Richmond, she received her bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and Recreation and Leisure from Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach (“Well,...
Read MoreMembership, Modesty, and Mentors – Celebrating 20 Years with NFPW By Terry Haycock, 1st Vice President for Membership This year marks my 20th anniversary as a member of NPFW through two state groups. In 2002, while working with other colleagues at Association Forum of Chicagoland, one of the members suggested I get in touch with Cecilia Green and join the Illinois...
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Kayaking, Willie Nelson, and Llamas — Introducing Beth JoJack By Terry Haycock, 1st Vice President for Membership Beth JoJack is native Virginian from Bedford County near Smith Mountain Lake. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and creative writing from nearby Hollins University, Virginia’s first chartered women’s college (founded...
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Wogging, Zumba and The Miami Heat — Introducing Karen Schwartzkopf By Terry Haycock, 1st Vice President for Membership New member Karen Schwartzkopf hails from Wheeling, in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. She attended Wheeling Jesuit College. After studying a variety of writing styles and techniques (advertising, journalism, magazine, broadcast, and...
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