Member Spotlight

News and Profiles of SF IABC members

Members Make Us: Michelle McGill

Members Make Us: Michelle McGill

During Member Month and throughout the year, we celebrate and support the members who make us a thriving and diverse organization and resource for Bay Area communicators.  This month, we’re catching up with our chapter’s Social Media Manager and aspiring home...
Members Make Us: Amanda Tran

Members Make Us: Amanda Tran

Throughout the year, we celebrate and support the members who make us a thriving and diverse organization and resource for Bay Area communicators.  This month, we’re catching up with our chapter’s Student Membership Manager and indoor cycling enthusiast, Amanda...
Members Make Us: Lowell Sarmiento

Members Make Us: Lowell Sarmiento

During Member Month and throughout the year, we celebrate and support the members who make us a thriving and diverse organization and resource for Bay Area communicators.  This October, we’re catching up with our SF chapter’s Social Media Events...
Lessons Cancer Taught Me

Lessons Cancer Taught Me

SF IABC honors the fortitude and resilience of one of our members, Stacy Lavilla. Stacy already had meaningful work before her breast cancer diagnosis. At the time, the 43-year-old, a single mother of two kids, was working as communication director for AAPCHO, a...
Need Work? Roll Up Your Sleeves and Volunteer

Need Work? Roll Up Your Sleeves and Volunteer

Erika Wah credits a complimentary IABC student membership she received as an IABC Canada Conference volunteer in 1993 for helping to launch her early communication career. Fresh out of university, she started volunteering at IABC events and joined IABC British...