Paola Banchero, associate professor and chair of the Department of Journalism and Public Communications at UAA, will speak at the monthly luncheon for Alaska Professional Communicators. Her focus is on young people, social media, and other aspects of digital culture. Banchero has 17 years of journalism experience — reporting from Guadalajara, Mexico to Anchorage — and she was a reporter and editor for the Arizona Daily Star and The Wichita Eagle before moving to Alaska. The public is invited.