Join us for the sixth annual Cincinnati PRSA Blacksmith Awards, on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. at The Madison Event Center, in Covington, KY.
Cincinnati is home to some of the brightest PR professionals, and the Blacksmith Awards offer a unique opportunity for practitioners to measure their work against the best. Please join the Cincinnati Chapter of PRSA in saluting the top PR campaigns and tactics and to see who is named Public Relations Professional of the Year.
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Membership
This October, PRSA is giving a FREE Chapter membership with every new PRSA National membership. It’s a great way to connect with fellow public relations professionals across the nation and right in your backyard.
With PRSA National membership, you will:
- Advocate for the profession by contributing to “The Business Case for Public Relations™.”
- Enhance your daily performance with the latest issues, case studies and research analysis.
- Benefit from members-only offers, including discounts on professional development seminars, conferences and events.
- Connect with other members and access industry tools with your personalized homepage.
- Accelerate your career — at any level.
With PRSA Local Chapter membership, you will:
- Become a visibly engaged member of your local public relations community, while expanding your circle of colleagues and contacts.
- Attend local seminars, meetings, luncheons, receptions and programs.
- Earn recognition through industry awards.
- Step into leadership roles and advocate for the public relations profession.
- Learn about business development and job opportunities in your local community.
Join online now with promotion code OCT11. This special membership promotion is for a limited time only. http://bit.ly/mVXVMF
Associate Membership— While this promotion is not available to Associate Members joining PRSA with less than two years of public relations experience, PRSA is offering new Associate Members a free one-year membership in the New Professionals Section when they join during any National promotional month. Use the promotional code AM11. http://bit.ly/jF2Ybl
Jill Dunne
Membership Chair
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Cooperative for Education (or CoEd for short) is a Cincinnati- and Guatemala City-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit aiming to help Guatemalan schoolchildren break the cycle of poverty through education. They are realizing that they’re one of those “best kept secret” nonprofits and want to change that by getting the word out to a wider audience about their mission and work. CoEd is looking for help from a PR professional who could help with advice, contacts, and writing press releases. Please contact Ann Dempsey, with Cooperative for Education, at ann.dempsey@coeduc.org or 513-293-2893.
Peter Osborne
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APR Corner
APR candidates are now taking the chapter’s Prep Course. The six-week session runs through October 11, with Readiness Review Saturday taking place on November 5. Best wishes to our candidates as they pursue their goal of earning their APR and distinguishing themselves professionally.
Thanks to our chapter’s educators and APRs
As in years past, educators in our chapter and APRs have been generous with their time and support of our APR Prep Course and processes. A super-big thank you to our fall APR volunteers:
Course Instructors
Mike Boehmer, APR
Bill Brewer, APR
Stephanie Honan, APR
Wendy Maxian
Gail Myers, APR
Maureen Richmond, APR
Tom Schick, APR, PRSA Fellow
Mentors
Stephanie Honan, APR
Gail Myers, APR
Amy (Stricker) Okin, APR
Amanda Pratt, APR
Maureen Richmond, APR
Readiness Reviewers
Stephanie Honan, APR
Connie Kolita, APR
Deb Leonard, APR
Gail Myers, APR
Amy (Stricker) Okin, APR
Amanda Pratt, APR
Jeff Seal, APR
2012 Plans
In 2012, if we have five or more candidates, a Prep Course will take place in the spring and the same holds true for the fall, with Readiness Review Saturdays occurring the first Saturdays in June and November.
Debbie Copeland Bloom, APR
APR Chair
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Cincinnati Landmark Productions (CLP), a non-profit professional theater company, seeks a full-time Marketing and Development manager.
CLP is the production and management company for the Showboat Majestic; The owners and operators of the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts; and Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre teen summer program. CLP also produces events, concerts, children’s programs and an art fair at its two landmark theatres
Visit the job bank here for more details on this position and other career opportunities.
Maureen Richmond, APR
Job Bank Chair
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Join the PRSA New Pros on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. at Lookout Joe coffee shop (3181 Linwood Avenue, Mount Lookout) to learn more about media relations. Katie Clavey, Entertainment Reporter/Blogger/Personality from Enquirer Media, will be joining us to share her insights.
For the latest New Pros news, remember to follow us on Twitter @CinPRSANewPros. If you are interested in being added to our email list, please let us know at cincynewpros@yahoo.com.
Megan Haughney
@mhaughney
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Name: Ashlee Coomer Foltz
Current Position: Director of Marketing & Communications at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Duties range from corporate communications, media relations, serving as Editor of the Business Journal, co-producer of TV show, “Leading Businesses, Leading Communities” and developing advocacy communications.
Previous Experience: Consultant for Strategic Advisers, LLC (a bipartisan public affairs, communications and marketing firm with a specialization in issue-oriented campaigns), Attorney with the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and a Staff Attorney with Access to Justice Foundation.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in English and Government from Centre College, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law, licensed to practice law in Kentucky.
I live in NKY with my husband, Will. I enjoy renovating my 171 year old house, yoga, international travel and antiques. I’m looking forward to being a part of this organization!
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Volunteers needed to speak to Journalism and PR class
Public relations professionals are needed this fall to speak to Journalism and PR students at Cincinnati Christian University, about their experiences and offer expert advice. Classes meet on Thursdays from 3:20 to 4:40 p.m. and 4:45 to 6 p.m. Contact Ginny McCabe at 513-604-6720 for more information.
Give Back Cincinnati is Recruiting YPs for Communications Committee
Give Back Cincinnati – the city’s largest, all-volunteer young professional organization – is now recruiting for its 2012 communications committee. The organization is known in the community for planning and executing large-scale, single-day volunteer events for young professionals aged 21 and older. These events range from hands-on community clean-ups, to visiting nursing homes, to painting 50 homes in a single day through its Paint the Town effort. More information can be found on the organization’s website at www.givebackcincinnati.org.
The communications committee essentially serves as the public relations and marketing firm for Give Back Cincinnati, and is responsible for a wide range of marketing and public relations activities, including:
writing newsletter articles;
organizing media presence at events;
maintaining the flow of information between committees and the larger organization;
managing and programming the website;
designing event support materials (t-shirts, fliers, etc.);
photographing events; and
communications with members.
A wide variety of roles are available, depending on what volunteers are most interested in doing. In addition, and because the organization is staffed entirely by volunteers, communications committee members experience a great deal of freedom, flexibility and immediate hands-on experience in their roles.
If you or someone you know would be interested in learning more about this opportunity, or would like to apply for a role on the committee, please contact Cincinnati PRSA member (and Give Back Cincinnati Communications Director) Lauren Doyle at communications@givebackcincinnati.org. You could also attend an info session that will offer a broad overview of Give Back Cincinnati and all of its 2012 leadership positions this coming Sunday, October 9 at 11:00 a.m.
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