How to be Your Own Super Hero: Essential Networking and Career Building Strategies
by Katie Quackenboss – In 2024, there will be about four million students graduating from college and entering the job market, myself included. They will need direction and lots of help. The professional world has much to offer, but where do you begin?
An interview with IABC President Rick Alcantara
Rick Alcantara, president of IABC Philadelphia, recently appeared on Tiffany's Community Spotlight to discuss public relations, crisis communications and association membership with host Tiffany DuBois-Morales.
Navigating the Unseen Roads: A Journey to Personae
By Diane Streleckis - The idea of personas for communication seems simple. You develop a set of profiles, each representing a segment of your audience, then write your materials to the appropriate person. But, of course, the process to create these personae is never simple. And no matter how well you plan, it’s usually full of surprises.
4 Keys for Coaching Leaders to Communicate in Today’s Diverse, Complex World
By Diane Streleckis - With the immediacy of social media and the web, the world has become more connected than ever. Yet especially during today’s turbulent times, that connection brings challenges for leaders wanting to get their messages out effectively to employees, clients, and a diverse and at times divided public.
Read moreWhy AI Makes Cutting Through Content Clutter Even More Crucial
by Diane Streleckis - There’s no escaping the volume of content coming at each of us every day. And generative artificial intelligence tools are only increasing the amount and making it harder for communication professionals’ messages to get to the top of the pile.
The Building Blocks of a Great Media Appearance
by Diane Streleckis - You’ve nabbed that coveted media spot for your company representative or even yourself. What can you do to make the most of the opportunity—and not go viral for all the wrong reasons?
Read moreChange Management: Getting Around the New AI-Assisted Workplace
By Diane Streleckis - Artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to a workplace near you. It feels like a whole new world. But as Women Conquer Business founder Jen McFarland pointed out, it’s just one of many changes that have remade the landscape of work.
Read morePhiladelphia Chapter Presidents
| 2026 | Rashi Iyer |
| 2025 | Rick Alcantara |
| 2024 | Rick Alcantara |
| 2023 | Rick Alcantara |
| 2022 | Alex Spooner |
| 2021 | Alex Spooner |
| 2020 | Michael Smith |
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| 2019 | Michael Smith |
| 2018 | Bill Seiberlich |
| 2017 | Christine Kuhinka |
| 2016 | Christine Kuhinka |
| 2015 | Christine Kuhinka |
| 2014 | Christine Kuhinka |
| 2013 | Earl Whipple |
| 2012 | Chris Lentz |
| 2011 | Chris Lentz |
| 2010 | Tony DeFazio |
2000-2009 |
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| 2009 | Tony DeFazio |
| 2008 | Lauren Conway |
| 2007 | Mark Basla |
| 2006 | Mark Basla |
| 2005 | Mark Basla |
| 2004 | Paul Dupont Kidd |
| 2003 | Lisa Durst |
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| 2001 | Elena Perri |
| 2000 | Fred Maher |
1990-1999 |
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| 1999 | Fred Maher |
| 1998 | Jocelyn Canfield |
| 1997 | Jocelyn Canfield |
| 1996 | Anthony Cirillo |
| 1995 | Anthony Cirillo |
| 1994 | Paul Levey |
| 1993 | Paul Levey |
| 1992 | Paul Levey |
| 1991 | Paul Viggiano |
| 1990 | Deborah Moore |
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| 1989 | Deborah Moore |
| 1988 | Roseann Rubenstein |
| 1987 | Roseann Rubenstein |
| 1986 | Roseann Rubenstein |
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| 1982 | Joanne Calabria |
| 1981 | Joanne Calabria |
| 1980 | Joanne Calabria |
Unleash Your Creativity with AI -- Interview With Our July 2023 Speaker
By Diane Streleckis -- Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to do more than simply save communication professionals time or boost productivity—although it can certainly do both those things. Innovation expert Gina Debogovich shared how AI can invigorate your creativity so the messages and experiences you create connect with the people you’re trying to reach.
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