Setting Intentions for 2019 By Cynthia Price, Professional Development Chair F-words were abundant during a recent VPC networking event. Don’t be alarmed, though. Members weren’t resorting to foul language. Instead they were sharing their words of the year that would inspire them. Michele Cook’s f-word is focus. “I get bored very quickly.” She plans to focus on...
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Start the New Year off right! It’s a great time to renew your membership with Virginia Professional Communicators and the National Federation of Press Women — or join our organizations for the first time. Don’t miss out on a wonderful opportunity for personal and professional development. Annual dues, which include membership to both NFPW and VPC,...
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The 2019 NFPW Professional Communications contest is live, and the deadline is fast approaching! The two-tiered contest is open to anyone over the age of 18 regardless of age, gender, professional status, or location. The first tier of the contest is run at the state level, in this case VPC! First-place winners from the state-level are then moved to the national...
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National Federation of Press Women names 15 Virginia Professional Communicators members winners in annual competition By Sue Brinkerhoff Bland RICHMOND, VA—Members of Virginia Professional Communicators (VPC) won 27 awards for excellence in communications from the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), at the annual conference, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The...
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Danica A. Roem, our 2018 Newsmaker of the Year, made headlines throughout Virginia and the nation last November with her election to the Virginia General Assembly. One of the nation’s first openly transgender elected officials, she also defeated a 13-term incumbent, in large part by focusing on her constituents’ concerns about traffic congestion on Route 28. And, of...
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Linda Fisher Thornton sees the higher good with ethical decision making By: Cathy Jett, VPC past president Linda Fisher Thornton, author of “7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership,” was the capstone speaker at VPC’s spring conference, which focused on truth, trust in communications and making ethical choices. Thornton, who consults...
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