JPS Health Network seeks a senior PR coordinator. Requires a degree, a minimum of two years experience and Quark proficiency. Apply online at jpshealthnet.org. ... Nolan Catholic High School seeks a communications director. B.A. or B.S. required, plus 1-2 years experience. Send application with references to the Rev. Larry Doersching, S.M., D.Min., president, at the school, 4501 Bridge St., Fort Worth 76103-1198. ...
Envision Works seeks a full-time creative director. Requirements include a four-year degree and 5-plus years printing and agency experience. E- résumé and at least five portfolio projects (low-resolution PDF) to lauren@envisionworks.org. Phone interviews will be conducted the week of March 5. ... The Marketing Department seeks a part-time office coordinator. Candidate should know QuickBooks, Filemaker Pro, Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Send résumé and hourly rate requirements to Donna McFadden at dmcfadden@GetSizzle.com.
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NEW MEMBERS
SPJ ... Rebecca Bosquez, CBS 11
PRSA: Lindsay Houghton, Concussion LLC
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COMINGS & GOINGS
Promotions ... at the S-T: Rick Press, to assistant managing editor/online content ... Catherine Mallette, to assistant managing editor/features ... Terry Bigham, to sports editor/online
Additions ... at the S-T: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas grad Sandra Velázquez, Diario La Estrella sports editor
Exits ... at the S-T: Boston U. grad and no-fear photographer Khampha Bouaphanh, to the AP in Phoenix; a seven-year S-T veteran, his work covering sports and in Afghanistan and Iraq, Sri Lanka and New Orleans earned him Employee of the Month three times, Employee of the Year two times and 2004 Photographer of the Year
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PRESIDENT'S CORNER
Holly Ellman, Greater Fort Worth PRSA
Don't go to the Petroleum Club at the regular date and time this month expecting a program, because we won't be there. Chapter members will attend the Southwest District Conference in lieu of the March meeting. "Life in the Fast Lane: Navigating Your Way to PR Success," March 2 and 3 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, will be packed with exciting speakers on such topics as "Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina," "Measuring Communication Success," "Employee Communications in the 21st Century" and "Dissecting Investor Relations for the PR Professional." Tracy Sturrock and Ashley Antle have worked tirelessly with Ann Heidger of Dallas PRSA and many other volunteers to plan a conference that will provide insight and tested tools to advance and recharge your public relations career.
Greater Fort Worth PRSA's first professional development seminar of 2006 unfolds in April. Paul Harral, Star-Telegram VP and editorial page editor, and J.R. Labbe, the paper's deputy editorial page editor, will lead a writers workshop in the morning Wednesday, April 12, then speak at the luncheon afterward. We are thrilled to share their expertise with our members and guests. Check fortworthprsa.org for details.
The web site is also the place to learn about opportunities to get involved on committees and with the special interest groups. There's so much to learn and do. Join a committee today!
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PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
Richard Maxwell, IABC/Fort Worth
Greetings and happy St. Patrick's Day (month) to you, my fellow communicators.
Our February meeting topic was "Increase Communication Effectiveness with Images," presented by Susan Salvo of Salvo Photography. Susan is past-president of IABC/Houston and a board member of the IABC Southern Region. We learned about digital photography technology and took home guidelines for executive photo shoots. Visit her web site at salvophoto.com. And don't miss the half-day seminar and luncheon March 28 with consultant supreme Stacy Wilson. Jump back to p. 1 for details.
Our annual Bronze Quill Awards luncheon will be Tuesday, June 27. The theme is "The World Series of Communication." Entry deadline is March 17, with late entries accepted through March 24 ($20 late fee per entry). Download the entry form and pay at iabcfortworth.com/bronze.html. Questions? Contact Betsy Boyett at (817) 832-7783 or betsy@boyett.com.
March is IABC/Fort Worth membership month. For any new or lapsed member who joins or rejoins, the $40 application fee will be waived and he or she qualifies for the seminar member rate, which saves an additional $25, or one Petroleum Club meeting meal. Who says there's no free lunch anymore. Join today at iabc.com.
IABC's 2006 International Conference will be June 4-7 in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. Register by May 8 and take advantage of early rates. Details at iabc.com/ic.
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OVER & OUT
John Dycus, Fort Worth SPJ
She's famous enough to have her name on a landmark college censorship case, so the least you can do is drive across town (or the county) to hear her. We're taking the show on the road this month as UTA Student Publications hosts a timely session with Hosty v. Carter plaintiff Margaret Hosty. She's a feisty person, I'm told. Worth your time. And if you've never been on the Arlington campus, you'll love it. Best big-scale grounds crew and landscaping anywhere. There is that matter of parking, though. Better leave the house now. ...
New advertiser Magic Video didn't even think about dragging out that reasonable eChaser payment. Welcome, Jason Croft, and thanks for being so prompt. ...
When ridicule is cool. It helps that the target is Bill O'Reilly. ...
Closing words: "The most important thing in acting is honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made." -- George Burns
Closing words II, G.W.B. & the Pharisees division: "If I can help people focus on preparedness, how to be better prepared in their homes and better prepared in their businesses -- because that goes straight to the bottom line -- then I hope I can help the country in some way." -- former FEMA director Michael Brown, heavily criticized for his agency's slow response to Hurricane Katrina, on the disaster preparedness consulting firm he has started to help clients avoid the sort of errors that cost him his job ... "I apologize for that if I'm indirectly responsible, which I'm not." -- Gov. Jeb Bush after Florida Republican Party officials ejected reporters trying to hear Bush speak to several hundred party activists in Tallahassee; the reporters had been listening through an open door ... "President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, "George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan." And I did, and then God would tell me, "George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq." And I did. And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me. "Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East." And by God I'm gonna do it.' " -- Palestinian minister Nabil Shaath, in a BBC interview
