The New Frontier of Communications with Sadie Wilks, APR
Mar
16
11:30 AM11:30

The New Frontier of Communications with Sadie Wilks, APR

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From new emerging platforms to the Metaverse, evolving technologies are changing the fields of public relations, communications and marketing. Learn about current and future communication disruptors with veteran PR practitioner and instructor Sadie Wilks, APR.

Sadie Wilks is the Public Relations Area Head and Internship Coordinator for the LSU Manship School of Mass Communications. She joined the LSU Manship School in August 2015, and previously served as vice president of communication and administration at Louisiana State Medical Society. Wilks has an extensive background in communication and public relations, including special events, website and social media management, strategic planning, volunteer recruitment and fundraising. She also served as managing editor of the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, a scientific, peer-reviewed medical journal.

Wilks completed her B.A. in mass communication at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication in 1998. In 2009, she achieved her accreditation in public relations (APR) by the Universal Accreditation Board and the Public Relations Society of America. She was honored with the First Circle Award from the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Public Relations Association of Louisiana in 2012, and the Senior Practitioner Award from the Southern Public Relations Federation in 2013.

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The Importance of Mentoring - Changing Lives and Communities
Feb
16
11:30 AM11:30

The Importance of Mentoring - Changing Lives and Communities

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Join us for this month’s luncheon to hear Gaylynne Mack, executive director of the Big Buddy Program, talk about the importance of mentoring.

While mentoring can take place at any age, the most advantageous and rewarding involve mentoring our youth. This month's speaker will tell us how essential those relationships are to our local young people - and to our community.

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The Transition from Journalist to Corporate Writer
Oct
20
11:30 AM11:30

The Transition from Journalist to Corporate Writer

Shurna DeCou was already an accomplished journalist before deciding to make a career move. Like many in her profession, she decided three years to hang up her press pass and become a corporate writer. She joins Women in Media to tell her story and about two very big realizations as she made the transition.    

Shurna worked as a newspaper reporter, college instructor, and freelance correspondent in the Cayman Islands.  Her work has been published in Reuters, The New York Times, The Sunday Times (UK), The Miami Herald and BBC Caribbean Service. Her coverage in the 2008 Beijing Olympics provided copy, photographs and radio news to 13 media outlets. For the last three years, Shurna has worked as a corporate marketing writer for a Fortune 500 company.

Register for this free online event. Zoom meeting information will be sent before the meeting. We are also collecting donates online for our annual charity and scholarship funds. Visit Women in Media to learn more.

Shurna Robbins DeCou worked as a newspaper reporter, college instructor, and freelance correspondent in the Cayman Islands.  Her work has been published in Reuters, The New York Times, The Sunday Times (UK), The Miami Herald and BBC Caribbean Service.

She was the pool journalist and photojournalist for the Cayman Islands athletes competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, providing copy, photographs and radio news to 13 media outlets.

Shurna has travelled extensively throughout the Caribbean, Central America, Southeast Asia and Asia primarily solo and out of her comfort zone. The New Orleans native now resides in the Greater Baton Rouge area where she has worked as a corporate marketing writer for the last three years.

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Feb
25
11:30 AM11:30

2021 Media Trends: Virtual Round Table Discussion

Join Women in Media and other local professionals for this free round-table discussion exploring 2021 media trends.

From social media to voice search capabilities, join media professionals from the Greater Baton Rouge area to discuss the most anticipated media trends of 2021. This event is open to all media professionals, as well as both members and nonmembers.  

Register for this free online event to receive the Zoom meeting information before the virtual event. We continue to accept any online donations for our annual charity and scholarship funds.

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Jan
15
11:30 AM11:30

January Luncheon: Teresa Bailey Day talks about work/creativity balance

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Closely related to work/life balance is work/creativity balance. We don’t always turn out to be huge successes in the things we like to tinker with on the weekends. Sometimes we have to work to pay the bills and do the fun stuff on the side. Side hustles are becoming a big part of your professional profile. Building relationships is how you get them off the ground.

 When you can balance what you need with what you love, you’ll find creativity flows throughout your day – almost every day – wherever you are. Teresa Day will share some tricks she’s picked up during the past 15 years nurturing a creative niche backed by a big business job.

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Oct
3
10:00 AM10:00

October Luncheon

Stephanie Riegel is an award-winning journalist, editor at the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report and host of "Out to Lunch" on WRKF-FM. The New Orleans native graduated with a journalism degree from LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication, and earned her MA from Tulane University. She started her career in print writing for Gambit Weekly, but later moved to broadcast for 12 years as a news reporter and anchor for WWL-TV in New Orleans. In 2005, Stephanie and her family relocated from New Orleans to Baton Rouge where she entered the local print and broadcast market. She joins Women in Media this month to share her career highlights and her favorite career advice - for both young and seasoned media professionals.

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Sep
18
11:30 AM11:30

September Luncheon

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Join us for September’s Luncheon. Betsy Barnes, the Director of Public Affairs at the Lieutenant Governor’s Office and 107.3 talk-radio host, discusses the importance of women finding their voice and joining the political conversation. Purchase your tickets now through the Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-medias-september-luncheon-2019-tickets-71553419203 .

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