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My Family’s Hidden Identity
In January 2021, I embarked on one of the hardest challenges I’ve experienced as a parent to date: explaining to my Jewish daughter what the Holocaust is and how it
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Getting Into Good Trouble
Fighting the good fight or getting into good trouble (as the late Senator John Lewis often said) is an inextricable part of my personality and life. Why is that? My
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SMPS Member Suzanne Swistak
In our member spotlight, Suzanne Swistak, CPSM, takes time out of her busy day to chat with SMPS. Suzanne, who’s communications executive at ECS, shares the rewards of her job
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Cultural Inheritances Are Powerful
I really struggled to write this article. I struggled with it more than anything I’ve written in the last five years. Not everyone is burdened by the pain of others
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SMPS Member Allison Halvorson
In our member spotlight, Allison Halvorson, CPSM, takes time out of her busy day to chat with SMPS. Allison, who’s communications manager at McMillen Jacobs Associates, shares the rewards of
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Knowledge Is the Groundwork for the Future
What I love most about my job is when someone reaches out and tells me how much they’ve gained through a program they’ve attended, virtually, of course. Knowing that our
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The Privilege of Being Yourself
I was raised in a family that always spoke their mind. We were never afraid to say what we wanted or needed to say. Until the age of 20, my
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Stepping Up in the Golden Mountain
When I was asked to write this blog, I was honored and then thought: Do I have anything to share? Aren’t there others who have more powerful stories like Kim,
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SMPS Member Erin Bettison Rapp
In our member spotlight, Erin Bettison Rapp, CPSM, takes time out of her busy day to chat with SMPS. Erin, who’s the owner of EBR Marketing, shares the rewards of
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We Won’t Overcome Until We Come Together
“Mommy, why are they shouting, ‘Black Lives Matter’? What about white people? Won’t that hurt their feelings?” That question, from my 7-year-old daughter, was one that I have never had
