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Joyce Hoelzle Joins WIPP Board!

• Last Chance for Free Leadership Workshop for Women in Media
• How to Become a Mentor/How to Get a Mentor
• Update on Membership Initiative and Benefits

"I'm really looking forward to being a member of the WIPP Board, helping to chart the course of this fledgling organization." Joyce Hoelzle says.

Joyce Hoelzle is a Circulation Manager with Fawcette Technical Publications in Palo Alto, California. She currently manages Visual Studio Magazine, a technical publication for software developers. Prior to joining FTP, Joyce worked on two gaming titles at Computec Media USA. In addition to her circulation and publishing background, Joyce has experience in international business. During her three year stint with the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service at the U.S. Consulate General in Dusseldorf, Germany, she helped U.S. companies gain entry into the German market. She holds a bachelors degree from Boston University and speaks German and Spanish.

We welcome Joyce to Women in Periodical Publishing and look forward to working with such a talented and experienced member of our publishing community.

Forty women journalists in the news media will have an opportunity to attend a one-day workshop at the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday, June 27.

Women Reaching for the Top: Initiatives for Media Leadership has been developed in response to requests from women in the U.S. news media for more opportunities to develop leadership skills and learn from colleagues. The agenda will include topics such as communications skills and managing relationships, conflict resolution and negotiation, assertiveness and self- promotion and career development. The program also includes a luncheon panel discussion with top women in the media on strategies for success.

The workshop is open to those working in the Bay area and Sacramento. There is an application process but no fee to attend.

For more information contact Amy Johnson, Director of Programs, International Women's Media Foundation, Washington, DC. Tel. 202-496-1992 or email ajohnson@iwmf.org or visit www.iwmf.org.

Now you can become a mentor on line. Take a look at our revamped mentor page wipp.net/mentor on the WIPP web site. There are many talented people in our organization who are willing to lend a hand, a voice, or a compassionate ear to others in the industry. If you have time and talent to donate to becoming a mentor, or need someone to coach you through a project, or career issue, please let us know either through the site, or contact WIPP administrator Pam Finnell at pamfinnell@usa.net.

Did you know that with each WIPP web site update, we feature links to our new members' web sites? Be sure to check out what companies and organizations our newest members are affiliated with. See wipp.net for recent information.

The WIPP web site also features a Job Bank link but we need your help in keeping it up-to-date! Please forward any job listings or links you would like to have considered for posting to our attention at pamfinnell@usa.net.

The membership drive is now in full swing. Encourage your friends and co-workers to consider membership in our growing organization and reap the benefits of being a part of a dynamic group of women who are making a difference in the publishing industry. Membership fees are fully tax deductible.