by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 23, 2014 | Featured Home, Member Spotlight
Written by Georgellen Burnett Jane Baxter Lynn states she has an African soul. She was born to British parents in Zimbabwe (what was Rhodesia) and lived in Southern Africa for the first thirty years of her life. She still describes living in Africa with words of...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 19, 2014 | Feature News, Featured Home, Volunteer Work
Written by Riley West WCA members worked alongside 200 other volunteers this past Saturday to help make GENaustin’s We Are Girls Conference a smooth and successful event. “[GENaustin’s] mission of empowering young girls fits very nicely with our organization. As we...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 13, 2014 | Featured Home, Luncheon, Monthly Lunch
Written by Riley West Next week we’ll hear from Deirdre Walsh with Jive Software, who will share with you the “6 Secrets of Social Success.” You will learn how to define your goals, integrate social into your organization, build your social brand, manage your social...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 2, 2014 | Featured Home, Member Spotlight
Written by Amy Gray On a beautiful October day, we sat down with Julie Barschow, WCA’s VP of Special Programs, at Maudie’s Hacienda to find out what makes her tick. Julie is a well-rounded freelance communicator for local nonprofit organizations and small businesses,...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 2, 2014 | Ask a Mentor
Dear Mentors, I think I might want to try freelancing, because ditching the 8 to 5 routine sounds heavenly. But, I am easily distracted. How do you make yourself work when there is so much freedom? —Dreaming of My Own Schedule Start with an actionable plan...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 2, 2014 | Student Spotlight
Written by Maria Rivera. Brittnie Curtis is a senior at Texas State University. This year, she takes on double responsibility within WCA as Secretary and Membership Chair for the Texas State Student Group. From managing and updating WCA’s campus blog and emailing...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 6, 2014 | Student Spotlight
Chelsea is the WCA student group president at Texas State University. Originally from Houston, Chelsea is a senior and is studying Public Relations with a minor in Business Administration. She is also working as a peer mentor for her university along with working as a...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 5, 2014 | Ask a Mentor
Not long ago, Michelle Santos challenged the Careers over Coffee group to talk about advice they would have given themselves 10 years ago. We wondered about 20 years ago. You remember 1994, don’t you? The year Lion King and Forrest Gump came out. Oh, and...
