How to Unlock Your Power in Times of Transition: 2024 WCA Get Smart Conference Preview
Register today! Dima Ghawi’s first lesson in womanhood was thrust upon her as a young girl in her grandmother’s kitchen in Jordan. “She picked a vase,” Ghawi recalls. “‘Do you see this perfect glass vase?’ my grandmother asked me. ‘If it gets cracked, you can never...
Creative Communications professionals “skilling up” on AI faster than other groups
By Katiana Krawchenko Tips and Tools for Professional Growth This year has proven AI at work is here to stay, according to top industry analysts, and among those working to elevate their skills the most are creative communications professionals. That’s according to a...
Facing Unemployment and Strategies to Beat It: For New College Grads
My name is Hope Capwell and I’m a Communications intern for Women Communicators of Austin. I’m a student at Sam Houston State University studying mass communication and beginning my budding career. At the start of my senior year, I had a difficult time finding...
Recognizing the Value of Partnerships: The heart of Texas Tribune CEO’s vision for the future of her newsroom and beyond
[WCA Leader Lunch Recap by Katiana Krawchenko] Since 2005, Texas has lost more newspaper journalists per capita than all but two other states and of Texas’ 254 counties, 27 no longer have a newspaper. The Lone Star state is the nation’s second largest with 30 million...
New Julie Tereshchuk Scholarship Doubles Student Philanthropy Impact
Women Communicators of Austin is thrilled to announce a new need-based student scholarship honoring the memory of longtime member, supporter, and past president, Julie Tereshchuk.
Julie Tereshchuk: WCA Friend, Mentor, and Leader
Loyal friend, exceptional mentor, editor supreme, and all-around unique person. Julie Tereshchuk, longtime member, supporter, and past president of WCA, passed away on May 22, 2022, from a two-year battle with lung cancer. Julie joined what was then the Association...