Almost 40 members, corporate partners, and guests
were on hand to meet NAWBO’s National President Elect, learn how to use the
power of PR to grow their business, and wish our Chapter President a happy
birthday.
VP of Programs, Joan Voeller presented Chapter president
Wendy Lopez with a birthday surprise
The DF/W Chapter held a special event to honor
Beverly Inman-Ebel, national
president-elect of NAWBO and enjoyed a workshop presented by
Mary Schnack of Mary Schnack Media
Services, Inc. on using public relations to propel our businesses to the next
level of success and beyond.
Board Secretary D’ Forman and UPS Corporate Partner
representative, Pat Horonzy enjoyed the beautiful grounds of the Las Colinas
Country Club.
Beverly Inman-Ebel expressed her excitement about
the Annual Conference to be held in Dallas in 2004 and introduced several new
and exciting programs from National including updates from the membership
forums held at the national conference in 2002 in Salt Lake City.
National President-elect and CEO of Talk Listen
Communicate, Beverly Inman-Ebel
The forums provided insight into key areas that the
members believe should be the focus of programs and initiatives in the coming
years. They included alliances with other organizations, the branding of NAWBO,
attention to communications and public relations, maintaining and developing
relationships with national and regional corporate partners, and internal
governance and by-law assessment.
Mary Schnack, CEO of Mary Schnack Media Services, Inc.
President of Programs,
Joan Voeller introduced Mary Schnack, a PR professional with an
impressive list of credentials including a 25-year career in communications
media, consulting, and public speaking. Her firm is located in Sedona, Arizona
where her team represents corporations, small businesses, and non–profit
organizations.
Mary’s presentation began with how to PUMP UP THE
VOLUME in your business by using PR effectively as a form of marketing
communications. Mary packed a lot of
information into the program and gave us a great overview how the media
organizations work and how to work
with them to increase our
opportunities for success in getting their attention and using PR successfully.
L to r: Beverly Inman-Ebel, National President-elect; Joan
Voeller, D F/W VP of Programs; Wendy Lopez, D F/W Chapter President; Mary
Schnack, CEO Mary Schnack Media Services, Inc.
