By Julie Campbell, Immediate Past President and Contest Chair On Sept. 27, a pleasant fall Sunday, about a dozen mask-wearing folks spread out around the Virginia Women’s Monument on Capitol Square in Richmond to honor our Communicator of Achievement, Frances Broaddus Crutcheld. As an earlier VPC story described her, Frances is not only a communicator but also “a...
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Laughter Dominates Networking Event By Cynthia Price, professional development chair In between introductions and sharing about remote working and quarantine tips, VPC members reconnected and shared many laughs via a Zoom gathering in mid-August. “What a treat to ‘see’ everyone,” said longtime member Nancy Wright Beasley. “I always come away from our meetings...
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Fall Conference Series Kicks Off Next Week VPC members are known for their resiliency and determination. That’s why social distancing isn’t preventing us from hosting our fall conference. It will be different, though, with the 2020 Fall Conference Series held on Zoom, instead of one meeting held in person. The series kicks off with a networking event next week, and...
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VPC members shine as NFPW announces 2020 national communication contest winners Outstanding communications entries from throughout the U.S. have won honors in the 2020 National Communications Contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women, and Virginia Professional Communicators is well-represented. Nearly 300 professional communicators earned...
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Communicator of Achievement: Frances Broaddus Crutchfield Communicator of Achievement is VPC’s Highest Honor for a Member How many of us have a building named for us, especially when we’re still on this earth? The symbolism of such an honor runs deep. On Sept. 14, 2019, Frances Broaddus Crutchfield received a demonstration of decades of appreciation from the...
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Newsmaker of the Year: Christy Coleman By Julie Campbell Christy Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, is Virginia Professional Communicators’ 2020 Newsmaker of the Year. In addition to her many years of leadership in the museum field, she is a pathbreaker and an advocate when it comes to two under-represented groups in the fields of...
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Journalism, Law, Music, and Dance: A Visit with Bonnie Atwood By Terry Haycock Photos: Above: Bonnie with her publication and in 1966 as a chorus member of the Ice Capades. Meet Bonnie Atwood, editor of Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine, a “one-stop source for non-partisan statewide political news.” Bonnie’s service to VCCQM goes back to 1998 when...
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Information gathered by Terry Haycock To help us all while social distancing, three VPC members offer tips for working at home. From Sande Snead My tip is to get a dedicated space for your office that is quiet and away from the rest of family activities as much as possible. I once had my office in a closet — no kidding! Also, I had rules when the children...
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What Do a Purple Zebra, Rotary, the Holocaust, and VPC Have in Common? Meet Nancy Wright Beasley By Terry Haycock, who conducted this interview in February Photos Left to Right: Nancy in her purple Rotarian shirt; Nancy’s book; and Nancy with Patrician and Pete Low at a recent showing of the Saving Sara, a film based on Nancy’s book. The Lows are...
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By Julie Campbell, VPC Contest Chair In this surreal and unsettling time, it’s a pleasure to inform you of the results of the VPC Communications Contest. Thank you to everyone who entered. And I send my best congratulations to the winners, whose expertise and hard work are reflected in these results. I will mail award certificates and all judges’ comments to each...
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