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Fall Luncheon attendees had the chance to honor two top Virginia communicators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pam Stallsmith presented Sande Snead<\/strong> with VPC\u2019s 2026 Communicator of Achievement<\/a> award. Sande was recognized for her dedication to the profession and breadth of experience \u2013 from editing her high school newspaper, to leading multimillion-dollar marketing and advertising campaigns, to raising money to fight leukemia and lymphoma. Snead has exemplified leadership through perseverance, determination and curiosity, including serving as VPC president twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pam Stallsmith presents Sande Snead with this year’s\u00a0Communicator of Achievement.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria Bourne, president of the Virginia Press Women Foundation<\/a>, introduced Chloe McCann<\/strong> as the 2026 Agnes Cooke Scholarship winner<\/a>. McCann is a student at at the University of Mary Washington (UMW) in Fredericksburg, where she is majoring in Communication and Digital Studies with a double minor in Journalism and Security and Conflict Affairs. McCann receives a $3,000 scholarship to support her studies and student membership in VPC. Bourne described McCann as having \u201ca rare talent for finding narratives that might otherwise go untold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laura Fortunato, Chloe McCann, and Victoria Bourne<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall Luncheon attendees had the chance to honor two top Virginia communicators. Pam Stallsmith presented Sande Snead with VPC\u2019s 2026 Communicator of Achievement award. 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