Honoring America’s Veterans (HAV) is inviting all Arizona High School students to share their stories of inspiration, hope, and gratitude for veterans by entering the annual Essay Competition. HAV awards cash prizes to the top four entries and their teachers. This year’s theme is The USA, A Beacon of Liberty. Read more…
Thanks to a partnership between the Department of Defense Skill-Bridge program and Phoenix West Commercial, U.S. Air Force veteran Brandy Braveboy has a new opportunity as a commercial real estate agent. A native of Tempe, Braveboy spent 20 years in the military with more than eight years of service overseas. Read more…
By Paula L. Pedene, APR, Fellow PRSA Veterans Voice Columnist, Arizona Republic Due to COVID-19, Arizona was looking for ways to enhance hospital capacity if needed. To do this, they turned to the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to help. They had their eyes on the potential of St. Luke’s Read more…
by Paula L. Pedene APR, Fellow PRSA The Arizona Republic Veterans Voice Columnist This week, my heart is a bit heavier as I share the loss of one of my friends, Henry Ong Jr. I met Ong in 2002 when he became one of the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade Veteran Read more…
June 11, 2020 Phoenix, AZ–Tackling the issue of presenting the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade is front and center for Honoring America’s Veterans (HAV) new Executive Director, Paula Pedene. “Our first order of business is determining how to present the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade on Veterans Day in November,” Pedene says. “With Read more…
– Grand Prize Winner: Announced Friday, March 15th – Veteran’s Day by Paula Pedene, with Doug Williams – Finalists (2): Announced Friday, March 15th – Famous Baby by Karen Rizzo The Price of Gold: Choreographing a Gymnastics Dynasty by Geza Pozsar, with Bill Hayes and Jennifer Thomas *bios coming soon for the winner Read more…
Paula Pedene is an ethics inspiration to me. She is a service-disabled veteran, was a public affairs officer in the Navy and works at the VA. She was PRSA’s PR professional of the year in 2015. She is a guidepost against which many PR professionals should measure their ethical standards Read more…
If you were at PRSA International last November, you may have seen a woman named Paula Pedene honored with the 2015 PR Professional of the Year award, where she was described as having “fearless determination and strength.” That may have given you an inkling of her integrity and passion for the field, as well Read more…
Paula L. Pedene, APR, Fellow PRSA, is having a difficult time trying to narrow down a low point during her tumultuous last few years working for the Veterans Administration. “There were so many,” she says during a recent phone conversation. “The lowest part was when I realized I would probably Read more…
Paula Pedene is a patient woman. A disabled veteran and former head of public relations at the scandal-ridden Phoenix Veteran Affairs Health Care System, Pedene has waited eight months to learn the punishment for the manager who retaliated against her for blowing the whistle on corrupt leaders at the beleaguered Read more…