– 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…
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 never Read more…
Paula Pedene, owner of Pedene Public Relations, was named the Public Relations Society of America’s 2015 Public Relations Professional of the Year. Pedene was one of the first whistleblowers at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System, where she and Dr. Sam Foote reported mismanagement of funds and a hostile work environment Read more…
On December 10, 2012 my life changed forever, but little did I know that it was the starting point of something that would transcend across the country. It was on this day the Associate Director (AD) at the Phoenix VA took me out of my 21-year position as a VA Public Affairs Officer for what was later confirmed Read more…
PHOENIX — The Department of Veterans Affairs has come to terms with three Phoenix whistle-blowers who filed retaliation complaints after helping expose mismanagement and health-care breakdowns in the Phoenix VA medical center. The trio — Dr. Katherine Mitchell, Paula Pedene and Damian Reese — accepted mostly confidential settlements for demotions and harassment Read more…
PHOENIX — On her 71st workday in the basement, Paula Pedene had something fun to look forward to. She had an errand to run, up on the first floor. “Today, I get to go get the papers. Exciting!” she said. “I get to go upstairs and, you know, see people.” The Read more…