Dr. Kathy Gruver
Dr. Kathy Gruver, author of The Alternative Medicine Cabinet, recently finished her PhD in Natural Health, earning Highest Honors. Kathy was thrilled to be a special guest on Lifetime Television’s award-winning morning show, The Balancing Act, which can be viewed on her website, The Alternative Medicine Cabinet. Recently, Kathy had the privilege of studying at Harvard Medical School with the famous Dr. Herbert Benson, at his Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine. Dr. Benson, author of the best-selling The Relaxation Response, is known for his pioneering work on the physiological effects of meditation and stress. The main thrust of the weeklong…
Overcoming Adversity and Living Fearlessly
By Teri Breier When it comes to triumphing over trauma, Marcia Meier may be the ultimate authority. Jaws dropped around the room at the September AWC-SB meeting, as our guest speaker described her experience of being hit and dragged by a car at age five—followed by 17 surgeries in 15 years. Decades later, in a one-year period, Marcia’s mother passed away after a long period of dementia, her marriage ended, and her popular Santa Barbara Writers Conference, which she ran for two years, was sold. In the years leading up to this distressing period, Marcia earned a journalism degree from…
AWC National Conference Draws Celebrity Speakers
AWC-SB founding members Lois Phillips and Deborah Hutchison enjoyed meeting Journalist Ann Curry (center), recently promoted to anchor of the NBC Today show. Ms. Curry delivered the keynote address at the last conference in Seattle, WA (2009). The 2011 AWC national conference, Navigating the Communications Highway, in Tulsa, OK, will be held in October. Rooms are going fast!
Honoring the Mentorship Model: AWC-UCSB Mixer
On May 4th, members of AWC-SB joined students of the Communication Association at UCSB for a mixer to explore the mutual benefits of internships in the business world. Held on the University’s campus and entitled Honoring the Mentorship Model, the event included a panel hosted by Co-Presidents Amy Weitz and Megan Clark on the importance of creating opportunities through internships. The panel consisted of employers from different fields of communication, including Jina Carvalho from The Glendon Association, who was accompanied by her student intern Shantal, and Deborah Hutchinson of Gutsy Gals Inspire Me!, who has experience working in the film…
An Internship Benefits the Employer and the Student
Austin Cazort, Economics and Accounting Major, UCSB, BA 2011, worked as an intern and then as a staff assistant to Lois Phillips during the past school year. An excerpt of her “thank you” letter to Lois provides one perspective on the value of the internship to the student, whether within a large corporate office or governmental agency or (as in this case) within a small business that is a sole proprietorship. “Watching how hard you work for your consulting business showed me what it takes to be a successful businesswoman… I appreciate the advice you gave me after the Linkage…
