2022 National Contest Results: You’re a Star! VPC members were well represented and won many awards in the national contest. Congratulations to all the award winners, especially Beth JoJack, Karen Schwartzkopf, Joan Tupponce, and Sheila Wickouski, who all took home first-place awards in an extremely competitive year! A distinguished group of professional...
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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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Luisa Igloria, State’s 20th Poet Laureate, Named Newsmaker of the Year by Virginia Professional Communicators RICHMOND, Va — Luisa Igloria, Virginia’s poet laureate, has been named Virginia Professional Communicators 2022 Newsmaker of the Year, one of the organization’s top honors. The annual VPC Newsmaker Award is given to a nominee who has made significant news in...
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Virginia Professional Communicators Announces Winners of 2022 State Communications Awards Contest; 1st Place Winners Compete Nationally Richmond, Virginia — Winners of the Virginia Professional Communicators 2022 Communications Contest were announced on April 30, 2022, at VPC’s spring conference, held in Richmond. VPC’s first-place winners have advanced to the...
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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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The VPC Board invites you to our in-person spring conference event, which will be an awards celebration and networking opportunity. We also intend to celebrate our Newsmaker of the Year as part of the festivities. This event will be held at the Grapevine, and VPC will foot the bill to make up for our canceled New Year’s celebration. Following your RSVP, you...
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Tortoises, Rowing, and Georgetown — Meet new VPC member Devin Reese By Terry Haycock, 1st Vice President for Membership Devin Reese is Executive Editor of Natural History Magazine managing the Samplings news section. She and husband Hal Cardwell live in Alexandria, Virginia. They have three children: Camilla, 21, born in Panama, who is studying economics in London,...
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Chicken Soup, Buddy Holly and French Roast Coffee — Meet New Member Melissa Face By First Vice President for Membership Terry Haycock Melissa Face hails from Wakefield, Virginia, where she’s lived most of her life. She attended high school at Wakefield’s Tidewater Academy. After graduation, she resided in South Carolina while earning a Bachelor of Arts from Coastal...
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Camino De Santiago, Community, and Communication: Introducing the Marvelous Mary Jane King By Terry Haycock, 1st Vice President for Membership Longtime VPC member Mary Jane King, a native Virginian, resides in Keswick (near Charlottesville) with her husband David. She majored in English at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA, graduating in 1969 with a BA....
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By Terry Haycock, 1st Vice President for Membership Gail Kent is a longtime VPC member who served as our president from 2014–16. Like her colleagues in VPC, Gail is a fascinating, multi-talented writer and PR practitioner. She hails from Hickory, North Carolina. Gail says she “wound up in Virginia” in 1975 with her first husband, a Navy man stationed here. She later...
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