Jim Sinkinson voted into NEPA Hall of Fame, Barbara Kaplowitz named Volunteer of the Year.James Sinkinson, publisher, Emeryville, Calif.-based Infocom Group, was inducted into the NEPA Hall of Fame at a luncheon in which his popularity in the association was underscored by not one but two standing ovations. Moisture filled his eyes. In addition to publishing seven newsletters in the fields of public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most (including Western and Eastern editions of the $439/year Bulldog bulldog, breed of thick-set nonsporting dog developed in the British Isles many centuries ago. It stands from 13 to 15 in. (33–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 40 to 50 lb (18.1–22.7 kg). Reporter), advertising law, and real estate, Sinkinson is a widely respected copywriter who has written dozens of direct mail packages for fellow newsletter publishers. On top of that--and a principal criterion for being voted into the Hall of Fame--he has served NEPA in innumerable positions, including a frequent conference speaker on direct marketing, member of the board of directors from 1987 to 1996, and president in 1993-94. He has also single-handedly held together the NEPA Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern chapter. Volunteer of the Year Another NEPA workhorse work·horse n. 1. Something, such as a machine, that performs dependably under heavy or prolonged use: "the 50-year-old DC-3 ... and perennial conference speaker, Barbara Weckstein Kaplowitz, was named NEPA Volunteer of the Year. Among her many contributions to the association is her chairing of the Marketing Special Working Group, in which capacity she developed and maintains the especially lively marketing listserv. Kaplowitz, who worked for 11 years as marketing director and group publisher at UCG UCG United Church of God UCG Underground Coal Gasification UCG University College Galway UCG Unified Communications Group (Microsoft) UCG Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems (Guy Lotgering book) , is a principal of Big Huge Ideas, a full-service marketing agency in Potomac, Maryland Potomac is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It includes the ZIP Code 20854 for properties and 20859 for US Post Office Boxes. . She's also publisher of Between the Covers, a consumer newsletter for readers of romance fiction. |
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