Welcome to our newest Members! Andria Allen-Appeldoorn Lauren Bus Michael Janisse Allison Pirani Rochelle Ten Haaf Jenna Ujiye   Congratulations to the following members with a recent or upcoming membership anniversary Laurie Lashbrook – 30 years Angela Abdallah – 26 years Teresa Hollingsworth – 25 years Keith Marnoch – 19 years Julia Quinton Oosterman –…

By Rachel Blondé On Wednesday, February 21st, IABC London hosted Finance for Communicators – Embrace the Numbers where members took a deep dive in to the world of finance. With over 15 years’ experience, Rodney Burke, Vice President Global Finance at StarTech.com delivered an informative and interesting presentation regarding topics including financial reporting, annual reports…

Where do you work? What is your role, including responsibilities and projects? I work at Jesse’s Journey, a London-based charity dedicated to funding research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy. My role is Senior Communications Officer, and like many people who work in small non-profits, my role is quite varied. I’m responsible for crafting much of the written…

By Andrew Kaszowski, President-Elect, IABC London Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of activity and commitments in London, we can forget the “I” in IABC (which, by the way, is “International.”) Fred Devries, Director of Finance, and I had a brilliant reminder of the powerful benefit of the international support built into IABC this past weekend,…

Where do you work? What is your role, including responsibilities and projects? I work at Western University as the Director of Media and Community Relations. I am responsible for communications related promoting and defending the University’s presence locally, nationally and internationally. I oversee an amazing team of professionals who handle internal communications, media relations, community…

Where do you work? What is your role, including responsibilities and projects? As the Manager, Communications & Media Relations, King’s University College, I lead a small, vibrant team of two staff plus myself. We also have two student employees, and interns from Fanshawe College and Western University. I also work closely with external contractors for photography,…