Virginia Professional Communicator’s 2017 Communicator of Achievement is Deborah Padgett. This award is the highest honor presented by our organization and recognizes an outstanding member who has distinguished themselves within and beyond their profession. Debby has been a member of Virginia Press Women and Virginia Professional Communicators for more than 25...
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Julie Grimes Julie Grimes is communications manager — for a second time — at the Virginia Department of Education. Julie first joined VDOE in 2000, but took a 17-month detour to the Office of the State Inspector General, where she set up the agency’s communications program, before returning to VDOE at the end of 2016. With her return, Julie has added managing VDOE’s...
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Virginia Professional Communicators’ Spring Conference is Friday, April 28, on the beautiful University of Richmond campus. The conference is a place to meet and network with other communication professionals while learning from experts who will talk about hosting the vice presidential debate and about AP Style and cyber security. The recipients of the...
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#10 Connect with your peers. Spending time with your professional peers from across the state is one of the biggest benefits of attending a conference. You’ll have multiple opportunities to make meaningful connections and learn from your colleagues. Among the opportunities are shopping in Carytown and dinner at The Daily on April 27, a networking game during the...
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Experts at the Spring 2017 conference will talk about hosting the vice presidential debate, AP Style and cyber security. AP Style: A Refresher Course Journalists are typically familiar with Associated Press style, but many organizations in corporate America also follow it. With tweeting and texting, American English is evolving at warp speed, so AP is updated...
Read MoreVPC’s fall meeting brought together nearly 40 members and guests for a wonderful day of networking, learning, laughing and growing personally and professionally. Keynote speaker Dean Browell, an international expert on consumer behavior with Feedback agency, offered a workshop geared toward any communications professional. Major takeaways from his presentation...
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