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Send us a Text Message.Scott Thomsen has served on the board of the NAGC for eight years, including previous roles as president-elect and communications director. He is the director of communications and public affairs for the Ventura County (California) Fire Department, overseeing the public information officers, community education, and community engagement. Previously, he served in various communications roles, including director, for Seattle City Light, a municipally owned electric utility, after a 20-year career in journalism as a reporter and editor for multiple news organizations, including The Orange County Register and The Associated Press.Lawrence J. Parnell, M.B.A., is an award-winning Public Relations professional and academic who is an Associate Professor and Director of the George Washington University Master's in Strategic Public Relations program. He has served in this role for 14 years, and the GWU Master's is now one of the best-known and most admired programs in the US.He holds a BS in Journalism from Boston University and an MBA from the University of New Haven. He is pursuing an advanced Strategic Management and Public Policy degree from the GW School of Business. He also operates Parnell Communications, a strategic communications and leadership training firm. He advises government, corporate, and non-profit organizations on executive development and strategic communications.  Prior to coming to GW, he had a 32-year career in the private and public sectors. He has worked in corporate, agency, and government settings globally and in national and statewide political campaigns. PR Week recognized him as PR Professional of the Year (2003) and named him to the PR News Hall of Fame in 2009. He is a frequent author and speaker on communications strategy, crisis and issues management, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at industry conferences and universities worldwide. He is the co-author of a top-selling public relations textbook, Introduction to Public Relations, published by Sage Publishing. The text, now in its second edition, is used by over 35 undergraduate Mass Communications and Public Relations programs in North America.He is a member of the Page Society and serves on the Board of the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Parnell is active on Twitter (@gwprmasters) and LinkedIn, posting commentary and sharing research and his insights on current issues in communications and politics.To read the study (Click HerThis Is PropagandaChallenging marketers' delusions about the cultural impact of our work. A WEBBY winner!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify The Brandon T. Adams Audio ExperienceWelcome to The Brandon T. Adams Audio Experience, hosted by entrepreneur, investor,...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the Show.This episode is sponsored by John Guilfoil Public Relations. From crisis communications to website development; visit our website JGPR.net or call 617.993.0003

About the Speaker: Jim Carter is a Senior Fellow with the America First Policy Institute's Center for American Prosperity. Previously, as Director, he oversaw the Center's operations, including research and policy development impacting economic growth, tax and budget policy, regulation, trade, and labor productivity. For nearly a decade, Jim was Vice President of Government Affairs at Emerson, a diversified global manufacturing and technology company based in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to managing Emerson's global, federal, and state government affairs, Mr. Carter's lobbying portfolio included tax policy, international trade, and management of the company's political action committee. Before joining Emerson, Mr. Carter served in the Bush and Clinton Administrations, as a senior staff member on the Senate Budget Committee, and as a policy advisor to former Senators John Ashcroft, Sam Brownback, and Connie Mack. Jim has served as a Deputy Undersecretary at the Department of Labor, a Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Treasury, and Associate Director of the National Economic Council at the White House. While at the Treasury Department, he received the Secretary of the Treasury's “Exceptional Service Award” and a separate award for his work on behalf of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Mr. Carter has been published more than 200 times on fiscal policy, economics, and other public policy matters for leading publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily, Politico, The Hill, The Daily Caller, and USA Today. He is a frequent speaker, including as an adjunct professor at The George Washington University and as a lecturer in the Public Management program at Johns Hopkins University. Jim is a 2014 recipient of Johns Hopkins University's “Excellence in Teaching” award. He also appeared in season three of House of Cards, playing a U.S. senator. Jim recently served on the board of directors for both the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and the National Capital Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. He is a former president of the Business-Government Relations Council, a non-profit organization that seeks to increase governmental awareness of the role of business in national affairs. He holds degrees from George Mason University and Truman State University.

The 8th Annual Project Healing Waters Fly Tying Marathon was held at The National Museum of the Marine Corps Museum in Triangle, Va.  Rob interviews museum employees and attendees. Fly tiers from Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders, District Angling, Northern Virginia Chapter Trout Unlimited, and the National Capital Chapter of Trout Unlimited were in attendance.   You can donate flies to your local chapter of Project Healing Waters.  Produced by Jason Reif Support This Podcast Be sure to use code 'SNOWHITE' for 10% off at Turtlebox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you are hoping to increase youth engagement in your local TU chapter or want to get more beginners into your club, this episode is definitely for you! On this episode of Emerging, Libby and I talked to Andrew Reichardt from the National Capital Chapter of Trout Unlimited. This is one of the oldest TU chapters and has some incredible history. One of the coolest aspects of this history is their recent initiative to increase youth engagement in Trout Unlimited. They have a great film called TUrnaround coming out soon so keep your eyes out for that. Here is a link to NCC-TU's website.  We hope you enjoy the show! If you have any questions, topics we should discuss, or people you want to hear from, shoot us an email at 5rivers@tu.org 

Mary McCusker & Stephanie Stern The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 007 Mary McCusker & Stephanie Stern. Guests are Stephanie has been an oncology social worker for over 25 years. She has extensive experience providing support services to people affected by a cancer diagnosis: patients, caregivers, and the bereaved. In addition to her work at Hope Connections, she supervises post-masters students at Smith College School of Social Work enrolled in their End-of-Life Certificate Program. She founded Compassionate Counseling Services and has a career in providing individual and group counseling services across a wide range of delivery models, including in-person, telephone, and on-line. Mary joined Hope Connections for Cancer Support as President & CEO, July 2018.  She is originally from a small farming town in County Derry, Northern Ireland. For the last 25+ years, the Washington DC area has been home, along with time spent in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mary worked in marketing for the Guinness Distribution Company and then with The May Company and Hecht's Department Stores. She landed at Macy INC, where she worked in the Macy's Leadership Institute, creating and delivering professional development programs for the organization's senior leaders. In 2008 a personal cancer connection took her to the National Capital Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as Director of the Light the Night Campaign. In 2012 I was asked to lead the campaign in our Mid-Atlantic region, including Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington DC. In 2015 she moved back to Ireland to care for her parents. “Taking the time to be with my mum and dad was perhaps the greatest gift I have ever received. Although it was painful and poignant in many ways, it helped me understand what caregivers go through, the gaps in their support, and what the future could look like in a world where critically ill patients had the best possible resources.” Listen to this uplifting Truman Charities episode with Mary and Stephanie about their organization Hope Connections Here is what to expect on this week's show: The support groups they offer for people going through a fight with cancer. A few of these groups range from blood cancer support groups, bladder cancer support, young adult cancer support groups and newly diagnosed cancer support groups. They also offer different programs for patients. The advice they offer to cancer patients and family member of patients to help them while they continue their fight and go through the process.  Their 12th annual golf event on September 22nd, 2021. You can support in a number of different ways. The event is a great way to come support Hope Connections and learn a little bit more about their organization and have a great day! Connect with Mary and Stephanie: Guest Contact Info: Website- https://hopeconnectionsforcancer.org/ Email- info@hopeconnectionsforcancer.org Linkedin for Mary- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marymccusker/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are delighted to have Nicole Roames, Senior Meeting Planner and First Vice President of the Society of Government Meeting Professionals, National Capital Chapter, joining us. Nicola is mixing things up with not only putting her twist on an existing event, but bring some sport here to the island!

(https://www.theh2duo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/water-in-real-life-raftelis-covid19.png) Samantha Villegas is a senior consultant with Raftelis, with more than 25 years of experience conducting public outreach for public works, in the areas of water, energy, and recycling. Samantha has assisted municipalities, water, and wastewater utilities with outreach, branding, reputation and crisis management, as well as the execution of communications strategies to ensure positive positioning for rate increases, acquisitions, capital projects, and change management. Sam served in a lead communications role for both a public water utility and a large, investor-owned utility. She has helped develop a number of guidance docs fir the sector, including ones on lead communication, Legionella communication, and the CCR. Sam has previously presented at Catalyst, ACE, Virginia AWWA’s JAM conference, and SWANA’s Waste Expo. Sam has been actively involved in the American Water Works Association (AWWA), where she served on the Public Affairs Council, and in the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), where she was the National Capital Chapter president and now serves on PRSA’s National Board of Directors. Sam holds a master’s degree in environmental policy and is accredited by PRSA. Top Takeaways Build trust by ensuring you keep these four factors in mind in your messaging: frequency, transparency, consistency, and honesty. Reframe the bottled water message. Don't use the same language about why tap is better than bottled. Talk about how using tap keeps bottled water available for true water emergencies. Give your digital audience the call to action to share information with community members that may not have access to digital information. Check out the PRSA infodemic infographic (http://prsay.prsa.org/2020/03/16/how-communicators-can-help-inform-the-public-during-the-covid-19-crisis/?spMailingID=32008853&spUserID=MzAyODk2MzEzMjI4S0&spJobID=1664151757&spReportId=MTY2NDE1MTc1NwS2) . Rogue Water will also have an infographic available about the CAP method from the Vincent Covello Risk Communication Center. Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a one- or two-sentence review in iTunes or on Stitcher. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. We give a shoutout to everyone who rates the podcast with 5 stars in future episodes. Give us some love on Twitter or Instagram and tag us @roguewaterlab or by using #WaterInRealLifePodcast If you know someone you think would benefit, please spread the word by using the share buttons on this page. Thank you for sharing some of your time with us. We know how precious those minutes are. Share your story, you never know who needs to hear it and remember, “Those who tell the stories, rule the world.”  

Twenty years ago, communications was a sub-category in PR. In the 1980s and 1990s, PR professionals spent their working hours on crisis communications, employee communications, shareholder communications, marketing communications, etc. These were targeted, specialized forms of PR. ----more----Today the profession has evolved to the point that communications/PR is now part of integrated marketing communications. Or is it integrated communications marketing? This episode is hosted by Matthew Cummings and he welcomes his guest, Marty Machowsky. About our guest: Marty Machowsky is a communications and marketing professional with expertise in technology, health care, corporate affairs, financial services, and crisis communications. Marty has supported a broad range of clients including major brands such as GE, Logitech, Microsoft, Pfizer, AT&T, Samsung, Verizon, S&P, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and startups. He has handled a range of corporate, thought leadership, marketing, and public policy issues. He has worked extensively with CEOs, marketing and communications teams, investor relations groups, government relations offices, and corporate counsels. Marty led a corporate affairs initiative for a major pharmaceutical company focusing on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines. He managed a program to promote the parental control feature of Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Marty served as communications director and spokesperson for the musicFIRST Coalition, a coalition of the music community. And he helped Bonneville Communications reposition its flagship media property (WTOP) from the AM dial to the FM dial in Washington, DC, while shifting its classical music library to a local public radio station. Several projects Marty directed and supported won public relations awards. This includes the Mercury Awards Edelman received for a project on high-definition television he managed for the National Association of Broadcasters and a Sabre Award for a project he supported for the American Beverage Association. Inova Health System won a Thoth Award from the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for a project Marty directed. And McGuireWoods Consulting was awarded Best in Show at the PRSA’s 65th Annual Virginia Public Relations Awards. Marty is president of 90Degree Communications. He has held positions at Finn Partners, Widmeyer Communications, McGuireWoods Consulting, Edelman, and Issue Dynamics. He served as Legislative Director to Rep. Rick Boucher (VA), and Chief of Staff to Audrey Moore, former chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Marty was also Press Secretary and Legislative Assistant to former representatives John LaFalce (NY) and Andy Maguire (NJ). Marty earned a Masters of Arts degree in political science from The Pennsylvania State University and pursued doctoral studies at Washington University in St Louis. He began his career in Washington when he was selected to participate in the American Political Science Association’s Congressional Fellowship Program.

Episode 13 JaLisa sits with Match Maker and Dating Coach, Chief Marketing Officer for the National Capital Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America, Master of Aeronautical Science, and Jack of All Trades, Brooklyn. We spark and pour, enjoy ! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jalisa-dove/support

(https://www.theh2duo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1074-x-366-podcast-template-6.png) Samantha Villegas, APR is an award-winning communications strategist, committed to using her powers for good. For more than 20 years, Sam has worked to expand recycling, promote water conservation, increase investments in energy efficiency, enhance opportunities for veterans, foster immigrants’ rights to work, support common-sense gun legislation and much more. Throughout her career, Sam has been an active volunteer in the Public Relations Society of America, the largest public relations association in the world, serving more than 20,000 professional members. In 2010, she served as Chair of the Mid-Atlantic District (representing 10 chapters). In 2013, she served as president of the Society’s largest chapter, the National Capital Chapter (1,500 members), where she expanded its volunteer service awards, revived its Hall of Fame award, and created a thought leadership initiative. In 2016, she was elected to the Society’s National Board of Directors, where she helps oversee operations and the Society’s strategic direction. In addition to her service in PRSA, Sam volunteers locally, providing more than $25,000 worth of pro-bono PR counsel and support to social service organizations in Loudoun County, VA where she lives. Sam was a 2017 Washington Women in PR “Woman of the Year” finalist. She holds a Master’s Degree in environmental policy from Johns Hopkins University and is accredited in public relations by PRSA’s Universal Accreditation Board. Top Takeaways: Ethics and public relations go hand in hand. Withholding information prevents your citizens from making informed decisions. Water providers should brand themselves as if their customers have a choice in who they choose for their water service. Employee engagement has to be rooted in reality. It can’t just be a catchy tagline. Truly invest in your employees and then create the campaign around what actually exists. Book: This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062837877/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062837877&linkCode=as2&tag=theh2duo-20&linkId=a3456fdee3453ba4c702b05c78117c0f) by Chrissy Metz Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936661837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1936661837&linkCode=as2&tag=theh2duo-20&linkId=62f8f010033f3ea17ff2ee76fb2bbe12) by Gino Wickman The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451627068/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1451627068&linkCode=as2&tag=theh2duo-20&linkId=20e0dd260022cfeb7372dddc20054db3) by Sean Covey, Chris McChesney, and Jim Huling Sponsors: Rocketbook Smart Notebook: Our friend Ryan Beltran got us hooked. It instantly connects and stores all your notes, ideas and doodles in the cloud with a free smart notebook app. Get 10% off your order of the (http://www.getrocketbook.com/?rfsn=1462782.87c60) using the code: FromtheFuture Audible is offering our listeners a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership. Just go to audibletrial.com/waterinreallife and browse the unmatched selection of audio programs – download a title free and start listening. Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a one- or two-sentence review in iTunes or on Stitcher.  This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. We give a shoutout to everyone who rates the podcast with 5 stars in future episodes. Give us some love on Twitter by tagging us (https://twitter.com/the_h2duo) or by using the #WaterInRealLifePodcast If you know someone you think would benefit, please spread the word by using the share buttons on this page. Thank you for sharing...

Most people working for nonprofits probably consider the work they're doing to be pretty important but the challenge is to convince other people of the value of your work and that of your organization. You may be doing the most transformative work in the entire world, but if you can't tell your story and can't let people know about it -- then what is the point? To answer some of the important questions about getting your message not just out there, but in the hands of the right people, we have invited Sabrina Kidwai of the DC / National Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America to clarify some of the finer points of public relations. Sabrina Kidwai is the president of the chapter which is the largest in the country with 1200 members working in nonprofits, government, and private business and all their members benefit from the diverse background of their membership. Don't miss what she has to say today on Through the Noise. Bio: The National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America represents many of the top leaders in the PR field and is the essential network for PR practitioners in the Washington, D.C. area. PRSA-NCC is the largest and most active PRSA chapter in the nation – with more than 1,200 members and 40-plus events each year. Sabrina Kidwai, APR, CAE, MPA, has been involved in public relations for 16 years and is currently the senior manager of public relations at ASAE. She is the president of the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and has served on the board for 9 years.

Rob and Andrew Reichardt met up on a recent summer evening to discuss Andrew's role as the President of National Capital Chapter of Trout Unlimited (NCC-TU). Andrew discusses his goals for NCC-TU, not stocking trout in local waters, and his chapter hosting the IF4 on September 26. Andrew tells stories about his time at Sweetwater Guide School and a trip to New Zealand ! Produced by FreeStone Media.

BOMA International is like many trade associations in that community, networking, and the sharing of best practices some of the most valued aspects of membership. But BOMA is the only organization representing the interests of commercial building owners and managers, in the US and abroad, and must remain nimble in order to keep up with rapidly evolving building technology and standards. Today we're joined by BOMA President and COO Henry Chamberlain, whose tenure with the organization stretches back to the days when floppy disks were a major technological breakthrough. Learn what building owners are doing to stay competitive in an era when people are increasingly demanding and expecting buildings to be greener. Henry Chamberlain is president and a 30-year veteran of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives and past president of the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and member of Real Estate Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100. BOMA International is federation of 91 U.S. local associations and 17 global affiliates headquartered in Washington, D.C. BOMA represents building owners and managers to advance a vibrant commercial real estate industry through advocacy, influence and knowledge.