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Meet Jennifer Perkins, President’s Award Winner

by Danielle Urban | Apr 6, 2016 | Banner Brunch, Feature News, Featured Home

Written by Noemi Ortiz. Jennifer Perkins of Cogent Public Affairs has served in various volunteer roles with Women Communicators of Austin, but it is her willingness to go above and beyond that has won her WCA’s President’s Award. One of the ways WCA members...

Meet Sandra Kleinsasser, Gladys Whitley Hearst Outstanding Member Award Winner

by Danielle Urban | Apr 4, 2016 | Banner Brunch, Feature News, Featured Home

Written by Katie McKee. As a former editor at the Austin American-Statesman and mainstay of Women Communicators of Austin, the least we can say is Sandra Kleinsasser is accomplished. Kleinsasser was previously chosen as WCA’s April Member Spotlight, but now has...

Meet Michael Barnes, Liz Carpenter Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

by Danielle Urban | Apr 4, 2016 | Feature News, Featured Home, uncategorized, WCAustin

Written by Katie McKee. For more than 20 years, Michael Barnes has been a staple of Austin journalism. While earning his PhD from the University of Texas, he began writing theater reviews for the Austin American-Statesman, and hasn’t stopped writing since. In 1993, he...

Common Mistakes to Avoid When Making a Video

by Danielle Urban | Mar 30, 2016 | Feature News, Featured Home

Written by Noemi Ortiz. These days just about anyone with a smartphone can record high definition video, edit footage in user friendly apps and upload to YouTube in a matter of moments. While making a video is objectively easy, making a film that successfully reaches...

Q&A With WCA’s Spring Speed Mentoring Speakers

by Danielle Urban | Mar 21, 2016 | Feature News, Featured Home, Student Chapter

Written by Katie McKee. On April 2, students, mentors and communications professionals will gather for WCA’s Spring Speed Mentoring Event, and you don’t want to miss it! The event offers student members 10-minute rounds to meet a variety of WCA professional members...

Ask a Mentor: I Never Kissed the Blarney Stone

by Danielle Urban | Mar 17, 2016 | Ask a Mentor, Feature News, Featured Home

Compiled and edited by Julie Tereshchuk. “Dear Mentors, I’d like to switch directions in my communications career and I’m sure that my experience and skills will cross over. Then I read the job ads, and I’m not so sure. Everything seems so specific. How do I...