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
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.
Meet new member, Anna Cangialosi. Anna is a Sr. Branding & Communications Manager for Barton Malow. She enjoys learning how their teams creatively solve challenges each day and tell their stories through various communication platforms that engage employees across our network of offices and job sites across North America.
Meet new member, Elishia "Jayye" Johnson. Jayye is the Director of Communications for Mothering Justice, a grassroots social justice organization that advocates for policy change centered around empowering black women to take action on policy issues that aim to improve quality of life for families in Michigan and America. Jayye is also an advocate for improved access to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) resources for marginalized Youth and Adults to allow them to have the tools and knowledge they need to creatively express themselves. Jayye hopes to collaborate with other AWC members to advocate for positive change in our society.
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.
