PRSA Richmond Chapter

We're so thankful for our 2024 PRSA Richmond Chapter Board of Directors led by president David Bass. The team wraps up its term this month. Many thanks also to Jay Ell Alexander who kept everything running smoothly behind the scenes! We're also grateful to board member Connie Kottmann, APR, not pictured here. And of course, to all our members and supporters! #HappyThanksgiving Greg Surber, APR, Christina Dick, Sarah Murphy, Amy Steinmann, M.S., Amy Lacey, Taya Jarman, MS, APR, Jill Vaughan, Rayhan Daudani, Jason Phillip Lee, Geoffrey Zindren

Congratulations to our 2024 PRSA Richmond Foundation scholarship recipients!

Our Young Professionals group met up recently to network, grab some beer and appetizers and play some games at Bingo Beer! Find out more about membership: https://lnkd.in/ecX6zCZZ

Nonprofit journalism is stepping up to fill a void in community reporting as traditional newspapers cut back or shut down. Join us on Nov. 21 to learn more about today's media landscape and the future of journalism. Register by Nov. 18 here: https://lnkd.in/eUuyF-rB

We learned so much about LGBTQ+ Tourism at the October PRSA Richmond Chapter luncheon! Many thanks to Jess Houser Board President of the Richmond LGBTQ Chamber, Wirt Confroy, Director of Business Development with Virginia Tourism Corporation and Courtney Cacatian, Executive Director of Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau for sharing their wisdom! Be sure to join us in November for our luncheon on Local Journalism at the Crossroads!

DEADLINE Monday to register for our October luncheon on LGBTQ+ Tourism. https://lnkd.in/ejyGbjv7 Join us on Wednesday, Oct, 31 at the Westwood Club from 11:45am to 1:30pm to hear from: - Jess Houser, Board President of the Richmond LGBTQ Chamber - Wirt Confroy, Director of Business Development with Virginia Tourism Corporation - Courtney Cacatian, Executive Director of Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau REGISTER NOW: https://lnkd.in/ejyGbjv7

Our excellent Independent Practitioners members met up with Brandy B. of Dunlap Law PLC to discuss legal issues for IPs. Thanks for the great conversation, Brandy!

The only thing better than free coffee is sharing it with other government and nonprofit PR pros! Last week's PRSA Richmond Chapter's PR Perk Up at Brick Road Coffee offered networking, great info and advice, and of course COFFEE!

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)'s annual ICON conference is underway! PRSA Richmond Chapter President David Bass, President-Elect Greg Surber, APR and First Vice President of Professional Development Connie Kottmann, APR are representing #RVA!

So many great take-aways from today’s PRSA Richmond Chapter program Conexión Y Comunicación: How Your Communications Program Can Authentically Engage Spanish-Speaking Audiences.A few that stuck with me include: 1) our region is seeing more people from Colombia and Venezuela. They are highly educated and language is one of their greatest challenges; 2) building trust is so important and it requires a long-term commitment. You have to build a relationship without immediately wanting something in return; 3) after you launch a campaign, what’s going to happen when someone calls you back? You have to “get your house ready.” Many thanks to the organizers, to VPM for hosting, and to the panelists including Karla Almendarez- Ramos and Oscar Contreras.