Written by: Lauren Antista – Communications Coordinator, Florida Psychological Association 2009-2010 FPRA President, Heidi Otway, APR kicked off the August membership luncheon with a recap of the Capital Chapter’s successes at the recent FPRA conference in Naples. The Capital Chapter stole the show, receiving more awards than any other chapter, including: the Professional Development Award; the […]
Written By: Lauren Antista, MS – Communications Coordinator, Florida Psychological Association June 17, the day of the FPRA’s Capital Chapter monthly membership meeting, marked the 59th day since the disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the coast of Louisiana and the 49th day since the spill’s aftermath began to impact Florida’s coastlines and economy. The […]
Have you been thinking about how you can get even more engaged in the Capital Chapter? Now is the time! Take the next step to fill out your interest survey to serve in a leadership position on our Capital Chapter Board of Directors. This is a great opportunity learn, make new friends and give back […]
Some people love how quickly social media evolve. They make it a hobby — and sometimes a profession — to keep up with the latest trends and opportunities. Others feel it all too overwhelming to learn a new system just in time to watch it evolve, or worse, fade away into obscurity. As the largest […]
Written By: Lauren Antista – Communications Coordinator, Florida Psychological Association April 15, FPRA members gained insight into communicating effectively with Florida’s Hispanic community, an often untapped and overlooked market, from Univision’s, Myriam Masihy. Masihy credited much of Univision’s success to targeting the rapidly growing Hispanic-Latino population in the U.S.’s unofficial second language – Spanish. Myriam […]
Written By: Niki Pocock – Communications Specialist, Florida Healthy Kids Corporation A little over a year ago, I wouldn’t have been at the last Florida Public Relations Capital Chapter lunch. I wouldn’t have heard Office of the Attorney General Deputy General Counsel Alexis Lambert give a freakin’ hilarious presentation about media law (seriously, the dry […]
Written By: Lauren Antista – Communications Coordinator, Florida Psychological Association “If it’s out there, someone else can find it,” Alexis Lambert said. FPRA Members were treated to a candid and often humorous look at the legalities of social media at the March membership meeting. March 17, Alexis Lambert, the Sunshine and Public Records Attorney for […]
Written By: Jenny Fernandez – Public Relations Director, 180 Communications Last month, local public relations superstars teamed up with FAMU & FSU communications students to pull off the FPRA-Capital Chapter’s 11th Annual ER for PR non-profit counseling event. With fresh coffee and gourmet pastries as fuel, these generous volunteers offered up their time and energy […]
Written By: Karen Kirksey – Public Information Coordinator, The Florida Bar Communications students from Florida State and Florida A&M universities left the traditional classroom setting for a while this week to learn a unique lesson. On Feb. 23, they attended an etiquette luncheon sponsored by the Florida Public Relations Association-Capital Chapter. The seminar, held at […]
Written By: Valerie Wickboldt – Communications Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend, Inc. Pep talks are great. Pep talks from award-winning professionals are even better. I’m talking, of course, about the FPRA Past President’s Luncheon. At the new luncheon location at the Tallahassee Center, FPRA members listened intently as six well-known favorites answered […]