A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Happy First Month of the 2016!
The board and members of the leadership team met this past weekend to continue to plan activities for you.
Our first event this year will be workshop, Saturday, February 20 at 10 a.m. to discuss the ins-and-outs of covering an election. The location will be announced in the next couple of days. All of our workshops will be held the 3rd Saturday of each month this year.
A full calendar of activities, including regional and national events, will be posted online soon so you can plan early.
If you have any questions, please send me an email at president@dfwhispanic.org.
Sincerely,
Karina Ramirez
HCDFW President 2016-2018
MEMBERS ON THE MOVE
Congratulations to member Sarah Macias, who as of today, is the new News Manager for KWKT FOX 44, which serves Waco, Killeen and Temple and Bryan-College Station. You can congratulate her via Twitter at: @SarahMaciasKWKT.
Have news to share, please send us as message to membership@dfwhispanic.org.
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Thanks for being a part of our HCDFW familia new and renewed members!
NEW MEMBERS
Gilma Avalos, CBS 11 News
Daniela Parraga, Telemundo Lubbock
Norma Cavazos, The Dallas Morning News
Monica Favila Cortez, CBS 11 News
RENEWALS
Jennifer Chamberlain, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Timothy O’Leary
Silvana Pagliuca, Al Día Dallas
Karina Ramirez, Al Día Dallas
Magda Salazar, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
It is every important that you review your membership profile for NAHJ and have selected “Dallas/Fort Worth” as your local chapter. This is the only way for us to verify that you have joined or have renewed with our organization.
The NAHJ Membership application is available here: http://bit.ly/1CzXsuY.
If you have questions about your membership, please contact Yaneh Guillen-Diaz, director of membership at NAHJ. Once you have renewed, please send your email receipt to membership@dfwhispanic.org.
JOIN A COMMITTEE
This year we are reactivating our committees! There is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes at our workshops and events and we want you to be a part of it. Even if you dedicate an hour a month, we want you to get involved and support us to become one of the best chapters in NAHJ!
Please reach out to the following members to join their committee:
Publicity/Social Media/Website
Raul Solis
socialmedia@dfwhispanic.org
Scholarship
Eva Marie-Ayala
scholarship@dfwhispanic.org
Banquet/Gala
Magda Salazar
banquet@dfwhispanic.org
Finance/Fundraising
Lourdes Vazquez
secretary@dfwhispanic.org
Membership
Olmar Vanegas
membership@dfwhispanic.org
Spanish-Language
Samuel Belilty
spanish@dfwhispanic.org
2016 NABJ/NAHJ CONVENTION
Registration is open for the NABJ/NAHJ Joint Convention and Career Fair to be heldAugust 3 – 7, 2016 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C.
The convention will offer journalism education, career development and networking to the nation’s top journalists, media executives, academic and public relations professionals, and students.
For more information visit www.nabjnahj.com.