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The IABC Phoenix board has named Meghan Umphres the volunteer of the month for January. Meghan, who joined us from the San Diego chapter, works as an employee communications specialist at Honeywell Aerospace and brings a lot of energy and passion for communications to IABC Phoenix. “I highly recommend volunteering with the chapter,” Meghan says. [...]

Diana Decker, December 2012 Volunteer of the Month Diana Decker serves on the Community Involvement Committee. She helped coordinate the IABC Phoenix Network Night book drive and has already completed some preliminary research for the chapter’s upcoming nonprofit seminar. When Diana contacted the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Phoenix, the organization responded immediately with [...]

Desert Desperado: Former IABC Phoenix President Makes Western While other past-master PR pros enjoyed the comfort of the boardroom and classroom, Fran Booth, ABC, last summer labored in the company of desperados, saddle tramps, prospectors and other wayward sorts under the relentless glare of the Arizona sun. Booth, a former IABC Phoenix chapter president, District [...]

Danielle LeBlanc, ABC, APR, has been the chapter’s Director of Accreditation the past three years, during which she has hosted and proctored numerous accreditation exams, and coached accreditation candidates. Danielle also has assisted with accreditation portfolio evaluation and with IABC Gold Quill regional judging. She’s manager of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations at Dignity Health, [...]

  Congratulations to Diana Whittle for being named the IABC Phoenix Volunteer of the Month for July. If you’ve recently submitted a job to the IABC Phoenix Job Bank and had it posted quickly – or if you’ve used the Job Board as part of your search – you have Diana Whittle to thank. In [...]

Rachel St. Moritz, formerly community relations and events manager at the 100 Club of Arizona, is IABC Phoenix’s Volunteer of the Year for the 2011-12 board year, which recently concluded. Rachel, an Arizona State University graduate with a degree in public relations and media strategy, joined IABC Phoenix in 2009. After becoming a member, Rachel [...]

Congratulations, Julie Davis, for earning IABC Phoenix’s June Volunteer of the Month Award. Julie volunteered as the 2012 Copper Quill Awards Judging Director. From coordinating with other IABC chapters around the nation on efforts to judge chapter award entries, to managing the judging efforts for the IABC Phoenix Copper Quill awards program, Julie was a [...]

Robert Colbert, ABC 
ON Semiconductor We’re pleased to announce our most recent Accredited Business Communicator (ABC), Robert Colbert. He joins the ranks of our 38 active and accredited members.  We recently caught up with Robert to learn more about his accreditation experience. Why did you pursue accreditation? I wanted to see if my work and [...]

Congratulations, Nicolette Kyte, for earning IABC Phoenix’s May Volunteer of the Month Award. Nicolette volunteered as the 2012 Copper Quill event director and provided diligent support for this year’s event.  From coordinating the event contracts and selecting vendors, to developing the evening’s presentation.  Her creative, detailed and strategic event planning skills were critical to the [...]