by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 23, 2010 | Membership
by Sharon Reynolds I’ve always been a “glass half full” kind of person and discovered early on that this is a good thing. It’s what helps me get through the challenges in my life. For eleven years, I’ve been a half-time freelance writer and half-time volunteer with my...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 15, 2010 | Membership
At AWC Austin, we love our members. But with a group of almost 200 dynamic, go-getting women, being new might be a little overwhelming. This is why we’ve started semi-annual new member orientations/mixers. The first was Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Carmelo’s Ristorante....
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 12, 2010 | Sponsors
This year’s Get Smart conference committee is grateful for Genius-level sponsor (the highest level sponsorship available), KVUE-TV, the ABC affiliate in Austin, Texas. KVUE’s president and general manager, Patti Card Smith, will be introducing the opening keynote...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 11, 2010 | Membership
by Samantha Furry This month’s member spotlight is on Marilyn McCray, owner at McCray & Company. AWC AUSTIN: How long have you been a member of AWC Austin? MM: I’ve been a member of AWC Austin since 2007. AWC AUSTIN: What do you use your membership for? MM:...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 7, 2010 | Guest Posts
Guest post by Patti DeNucci Last August, my family and I were invited to spend the weekend with some friends at a house on Lake Travis. Moments after we arrived, our son and I went down to the dock to investigate where we’d be cooling off for the next few days. Right...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 4, 2010 | Get Smart, Networking
By Michele Schwartz, executive director of ALCEP and AWC Austin board member It’s not what you know. It’s who you know. He appears on national television on a regular basis. She is a best-selling author of two books. I am on a first name basis with both of them! How...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 4, 2010 | uncategorized
Thank you to AWC National for recognizing AWC Austin for outstanding accomplishments in professional development and career services programming. We are humbled, honored and excited to receive the Best Chapter Leadership Development Program for our Get Smart...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 1, 2010 | Networking, Student Chapter
By Ashley McKemie, senior at The University of Texas at Austin Last year I had the most fantastic e-mentor. I was fortunate to be matched with Cory Leahy, who was one of the many great speakers our AWC UT chapter hosted that year. At the time, I was interested in...
