by Danielle Urban | Aug 2, 2015 | Feature News, Featured Home, Volunteer Work
Written by Tricia Barendregt. Whether you’re a recent grad, a seasoned pro, in transition, or still figuring out what you want to be when you grow up, volunteering is a great way to stay plugged in and active in the professional community. Need more persuading? Here...
by Danielle Urban | Aug 2, 2015 | Feature News, Featured Home, Luncheon, uncategorized, WCAustin
Written by Victoria Williams. How do you gain internal and upward influence with executive in the workplace? Stacy Armijo knows. Armijo – who serves as Senior Vice President and Austin General Manager for Pierpont Communications – is a focused, strategic communicator...
by Danielle Urban | Aug 2, 2015 | Feature News, Featured Home, Member Spotlight
Written by Victoria Williams. WCA member Jennifer Stayton is a woman of many talents. One of her most recognizable talents, in fact, can be heard weekdays from five-to-nine in the morning because Stayton lends her voice to Austin’s own KUT-FM as the local anchor and...
by Danielle Urban | Jul 20, 2015 | Feature News, Featured Home
By Tricia Barendregt When does the negotiating process start? At Careers Over Coffee North on July 10, we learned that negotiating starts a lot earlier than you would think. Marc Miller from Career Pivot shared his negotiation advice for both job seekers and...
by Danielle Urban | Jul 13, 2015 | Feature News, Featured Home, Member Spotlight
Written by Shelley Kilpatrick Accomplished graphic designer and University of Texas graduate, Eva Gonzales has served as secretary of WCA’s Board of Directors for the last three years and chairs WCA’s Technology Committee. Often referred to as “the...
by Danielle Urban | Jul 12, 2015 | Ask a Mentor, Feature News, Featured Home
Written by Sandra Kleinsasser Dear Mentors, I am trying to grow my communications skills and have been volunteering for a nonprofit group by helping with their newsletter. Unfortunately, this group (not WCA!) is disorganized and there is a lot of drama and angst among...
by Danielle Urban | Jul 9, 2015 | Feature News, Featured Home, Student Chapter, Student Spotlight
Written by Hanna De Hoyos Lindsay Sloan is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). She is from Cypress, Texas, a suburb in the Houston area. She is majoring in corporate communication studies with a minor in English, and plans to complete a business...
by Danielle Urban | Jul 8, 2015 | Feature News, Featured Home, Luncheon
Written by Rachel Dawn Hayes Today we share part two in our Q&A with WCA’s July Luncheon panelists on the topic of Austin’s changing media landscape. Don’t miss the rest of the conversation in person next Wednesday, July 15. Emily Donahue, News Director and...