Oct. 1, 2009–How Dunlap Scholl and his art found new possibilities “Out of My Comfort Zone”–Peter Dunlap Scholl
From a talk given October 2009 By Peter Dunlap Shohl Not long after I was diagnosed in early 2002 with Parkinson’s Disease, an old friend paid me a visit. A person of warmth and intelligence, he predicted a fruitful, if difficult time, a prediction based on experience with others who had faced severe illness. I […]
Sept. 3, 2009–McMurren’s Secret: Enjoy What You Do–Scott McMurren
A summary of our September 3, 2009 speaker, Scott McMurren by Kay Vreeland and Sonya Senkowsky Scott McMurren, Alaska’s premier travel blogger and longtime Anchorage Daily News travel columnist, spoke at the September 3 luncheon. He underscored his passion for travel–particularly cheap travel – and all the wonders that it can bring to the intrepid […]
June 4, 2009– “About Face” film-maker: Child’s cries for help led to friendship, film–Mary Katzke
A summary of our June 4, 2009 speaker, Mary Katzke By Kay Vreeland Mary Katzke, whose media production company Affinityfilms Inc. completed the documentary “About Face” in January 2009, spoke at the Alaska Professional Communicators luncheon June 4, explaining how the film was made, its story, and its future. The film’s subject, Gwendellin Bradshaw, was […]
May 7, 2009–Magical Masks authors from the Home Base After School Program–Mary Rhodes Rasheed
Student authors tell of Africa trip and other adventures A summary of our May 7, 2009 speakers, Magical Masks authors from the Home Base After School Program: Mary Rhodes Rasheed, Cecilia Mora Pitts, Randall Wilson – with program coordinator Shirley Mae Springer Staten by Barbara Brown On May 7, Alaska Professional Communicators were treated to […]
April 2, 2009–“The Spill: Personal Stories from the Exxon Valdez Disaster”–Stan Jones
A summary of our April 2, 2009 speaker, Stan Jones by Barbara Brown Twenty years ago, on March 24, 1989, 11 million gallons of crude oil were dumped in Prince William Sound when the Exxon Valdez tanker went aground. At the time, Stan Jones was a reporter with the Anchorage Daily News, covering the spill. […]