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.
Meet new member, Rachelle Graham. Rachelle is a senior communications manager for the Detroit Zoo. Prior to exploring opportunities in communications/public relations, Rachelle was a multimedia journalist and news anchor. She is excited to be part of the AWC Detroit Chapter, learning about best practices and networking.
Learn valuable tips and perspectives on internships from AWC Detroit member Lisa Rotarius' recap of our recent student event "Internships and You", led by a team of expert professional advisors and past interns.
Meet new member, Laura L’Esperance. Laura has been a communications, public relations and branding professional for the entirety of her 25+ year career, working with nonprofits, municipalities and global financial services organizations. She is passionate about women’s empowerment—especially encouraging and supporting them in running for public office. She is excited about her new AWC membership and looking forward to meeting like-minded people as well as taking advantage of the interesting educational content AWC provides.
Congrats to Linda Solomon, our newest Media Room Spotlight! As a nationally recognized photojournalist, she has worked with many celebrities, and generously shared her talents to make a huge difference in underprivileged children's lives in more than 50 U.S. cities.
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!
SSDM was awarded the U.S. Search Awards "Best Use of Content Management" award for their client EmPower HR's Quick-to-Market campaign. Learn more about this wonderful achievement and help us congratulate fellow AWC members and SSDM employees, Laura Oliveto and Marissa Campo.
Jennifer Hamilton (VP, Membership and Member Ambassador) for the AWC Detroit Chapter shares her experience with the organization and reasons why everyone, regardless of career status, should consider applying for membership today!
Meet new member, Lisa Rotarius. Lisa is a full-time mom, undergraduate student in the mass communications field, and part-time administrator for Real Estate One. She enjoys volunteering for major non-profits like Habitat for Humanity, Wigs for Kids, the Special Olympics Fall Games, and Forgotten Harvest. When she isn't volunteering, studying, cooking, or raising her daughter, she is excited about her new AWC membership where she can network with other AWC members, be part of supportive community, and develop professionally.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 6 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease, the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., with deaths having increased 145 percent between 2000 and 2019. “It’s never too early to start protecting your brain against this devastating disease, but it can be too late,” said
