Meet new member, Kim Kozlowski. Kim is a Higher Education Reporter for the Detroit News. Kim is a lifelong and award-winning journalist with more than 30 years in the field. She is known for her coverage of the Dr. Robert Anderson sex scandal at the University of Michigan.
Meet our current member, Laura Mastrangelo. Laura is a Marketing Manager at 4Flow. She has experience in marketing strategy, social media, branding, website redesigns, and web content writing (including SEO). She is an advocate for the AWC Detroit Chapter and enjoys meeting other women who have a passion for what they do and willing to help like-minded communications professionals.
The AWC Detroit Chapter is proud to feature our 2022 new members whose expertise includes journalism, marketing, communications and media relations. We are excited to have such an impressive group of women join our organization!
Meet our current member, Jennifer Hamilton. Jennifer was a Communications Manager at HarmonyCares (formerly U.S. Medical Management). She has experience in technical/creative writing, event planning and social media marketing as well as employee engagement and corporate communications. From 2021-2023, she served as the VP, Membership and Member Ambassador for the AWC Detroit Chapter and continues to look for opportunities to get involved.
Meet our current member, Patricia "Pat" Anstett. Pat is a semi-retired medical writer for Patricia Anstett Communications. Her discipline expertise includes 40 years in the newspaper industry with strong journalism skills, including writing and editing. She enjoys being an AWC member where she feels supported in her career and received nominations for several top awards.
Meet our current member, Carol Cooper. Carol is a professor and chair for mass communications at Rochester University. Her discipline expertise ranges from broadcast journalism and media writing to video production. She enjoys being an AWC member where she has opportunities to network and receive supports from other communications professionals.
Member Joanne C. Gerstner has launched an exciting new global content venture with Facebook. Learn more about Open Court, her newsletter platform, focused on sports, science and life. Joanne wants to share this experience and help AWC Detroit members think about their own newsletter ventures!
Congratulations to Joni Hubred, our latest Media Room Spotlight! Under her leadership, the Farmington Voice is a thriving local news publication. We applaud this multi-talented entrepreneur, communications advocate, award-winning journalist and author of a thrilling mystery series.
Eileen Wunderlich, AWC Detroit Board member at large, has written a delightful article on the career paths of the children of four AWC Detroit members and how they were influenced by their parents – featuring Shelley Danner, Ben Gardner, Eric Kiska and Peter Robins-Brown. Hear more from this new generation of communicators about their chosen careers.
Congratulations to Nancy Kaffer, our July Media Room Spotlight! She is an accomplished Detroit Free Press columnist working hard to share honest and informed opinions on current events in local, state and national politics. It's a tough job and she does it so well!
