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Interview with Monique about crisis communication & collaboration

Interview with Monique about crisis communication & collaboration

As the fearless leader of our award-winning group of creatives and storytellers, Monique shares how she maintains calm under pressure, what fills her cup and keeps her grounded, and what she loves the most about collaborating with school communications professionals in Washington.

Interview with Monique about crisis communication & collaboration

Interview with Monique about crisis communication & collaboration

As the fearless leader of our award-winning group of creatives and storytellers, Monique shares how she maintains calm under pressure, what fills her cup and keeps her grounded, and what she loves the most about collaborating with school communications professionals in Washington.

Interview with Allison About Herding Cats & Making Quilts

Interview with Allison About Herding Cats & Making Quilts

Have you always wanted to work in Communications? How did you get here? I came to communications really by chance – after serving in an admin assistant/secretary capacity for a few years, I landed a position as the admin assistant to the Communications team at Tacoma...

Interview with Heidi About Leading with Inspiration

Interview with Heidi About Leading with Inspiration

You’ve been with our department for a long time. Have you always worked in communications? Yes! I was really fortunate to have college advisors who had the foresight to help me fine-tune my BA for a career in both Communications and Art. I started out 35 years ago as...

Interview with Justine About Anthropology, Bees, and Communications

Interview with Justine About Anthropology, Bees, and Communications

The first part of your career was very different from where you are today. What were the fun twists and turns of your professional journey?   I went to Washington State University Vancouver for college, and earned a double Bachelors degree in Anthropology and Digital...

Interview with Xander About Video Production and What Makes Him Tick

Interview with Xander About Video Production and What Makes Him Tick

How did you get started with video communications?  I was interning at a recording studio in Boston, MA because I thought I wanted to be a recording engineer. I quickly realized I would have a lot of competition if I ever wanted to be a primary engineer at the studio...

Interview with Mika About Her Journey into Communications

Interview with Mika About Her Journey into Communications

Have you always wanted to work in a creative career? Yes! Because I enjoy so many of the creative elements that go into a job in the Communications field, it's a really good, fun fit! Every day is a little different, and it requires a certain level of flexibility, but...

Interview with Melissa About Communications & Design

Interview with Melissa About Communications & Design

What kind of communications project do you most enjoy executing?  I really love being brought in from the very beginning planning stages to work on a large, multi-faceted campaign and seeing it through to the end.  It’s especially enjoyable if the work includes...

Interview with Laura About All Things Web

Interview with Laura About All Things Web

Have you always wanted to work in a creative career? Yes! I've always loved art and was constantly doodling something when I was little. In high school we had to pick a career of interest and, of course, I chose Marketing and Advertising (web designer wasn't even an...