Nov. 1, 2012–The Elections, the Polls, the Prospects–Ivan Moore
Ivan Moore, pollster and owner of Ivan Moore Research, will speak at the monthly luncheon of Alaska Professional Communicators. In the days before the Nov. 6 General Election, as things heat up, Moore will provide his perspective and analysis on what the polls say and how to evaluate poll results. If you’ve been receiving dozens […]
Oct. 4, 2012–Re-inventing the Library: Balancing Budget Cuts and Community Needs–Toni Massari McPherson
Toni Massari McPherson grew up on the East Coast and got her degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She came to Alaska during the ’70s after spending a year as a VISTA in Delaware and working for a small Pennsylvania newspaper for a couple years. She jumped into the […]
Sept. 6, 2012–Historic Preservation in Skagway–Bob Lyon
Bob Lyon started with photography by learning to do wet-plate tintypes, the kind of photography done during the Civil War. Since then he has done photojournalism—having work published in the Washington Post, Rugby Magazine, Der Speigel, Civilization Magazine, Mother Jones, L’Express, and the International Herald Tribune, among other print media. Bob specializes in large format […]
June 7, 2012–White House of the North: Stories from the Alaska Governor’s Mansion–Carol Sturgulewski
Journalist and author Carol Sturgulewski will speak at the monthly luncheon for Alaska Professional Communicators. Sturgulewski, oldest daughter of former Governor Murkowski, has recently published White House of the North, an account of a century’s worth of legends, history, and personalities in Alaska’s Governor’s Mansion. She interviewed governors, first ladies, and friends from every administration […]
May 3, 2012–Teacher at Mirror Lake Middle School – Recipient of the 2011 Mayor’s Youth Arts Award–Emily Blahous
Emily Blauhous has been a teacher in the Anchorage School District for over thirty years and has been at Mirror Lake since the school opened 15 years ago. She teaches piano keyboarding classes to music students and is the leader and mentor of a group of students who produce an present daily closed circuit news of […]