Tina Hay, Editor of The Penn Stater Magazine – April PR Series Speaker

The Media Savvy Public Relations Seminar Series Session for April will feature Tina Hay, Editor of The Penn Stater Magazine. Ms. Hay’s magazine has won nearly two dozen awards for its honest and unflinching coverage of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal at Penn State University. Her session for the Public Relations Seminar will focus on how an alumni magazine, and its online blog, were able to address a crisis with a candor that people don’t usually expect from an institutional publication.

Ms. Hay possesses a bachelor’s degree in Management from Penn State University where she also worked for thirteen years doing communications for the university’s College of Health and Human Development. She has been editor of The Penn Stater since 1996.

The Media Savvy Public Relations Seminar Series was developed to provide a thorough understanding and application of public relations techniques as it spans an impressive range of topics from Public Relations 101 to development of your own media plan.  The series will run monthly (on the 3rd Thursday) through September.

This session of the Public Relations series will be held on April 18th from 9 am to 11 am at the Raystown Lake Region Visitor’s Center at Seven Points of Raystown Lake.  The cost to attend the session is $15 for members of Huntingdon County Business and Industry, Chamber of Commerce or Visitors Bureau, and $25 for non-members. The session will include a continental breakfast courtesy of Standing Stone Coffee Company of Huntingdon.

To register contact the Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce at 814-643-1110 or visit huntingdonchamber.com to register on-line.

Income Taxes: Preparing for the Unknown

“Today, it takes more brains and effort to make out the income tax form than it does to make the income.” 

~Alfred E. Neuman

 Join us on Thursday, December 20, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Comfort Inn Huntingdon, 100 South 4th Street, Huntingdon, as we present a workshop on Income Taxes: Preparing for the Unknown featuring Toni Forshey, EA & Courtney Lang, EA.

In this workshop, Toni and Courtney will cover the following topics on preparing for the upcoming tax season: Tax Cuts/Deductions Expired 12/31/11 (Individual & Business), Tax Cuts/Deductions Expiring 12/31/12, Basic Information to Bring to Your Tax Appointment, Items Your Accountant Needs to View in order to Adhere to IRS Requirements and Tax Identity Theft.

About Toni and Courtney

Toni Forshey, EA earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Central Penn College.  She has worked for CPA Associates for 12 years and has been enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service since 2004.  She is currently working towards earning her CPA designation and has frequently served as an advisor to clients on payroll matters and on computerized accounting issues.

Courtney Lang, EA earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Penn State University and is currently working on her Master’s Degree.  She has worked for CPA Associates for 2 years and earned her EA designation in 2011.  Courtney has also earned the designation of Quickbooks Pro-Advisor and serves as a resource to clients on all matters related to using Quickbooks.

You can register for this seminar by clicking here or by calling the Chamber at (814) 643-1110.

Management Summit- How to Engage, Inspire and Motivate Employees for Peak Performance

The Chamber has partnered with PA CareerLink Huntingdon County, Huntingdon County Business and Industry, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau and the Bedford, Blair and Fulton County Chambers to offer you FREE Management training. The Management Summit- How to Engage, Inspire and Motivate Employees for Peak Performance will be held at the beautiful Lake Raystown Resort Conference Center on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Lunch will be provided. (Sponsors are needed to cover the cost of lunch) We have contracted with Dale Carnegie Systems to provide the training. Click here for training details. Click here for sponsorship information.  

The presenter is John R. Rodgers, JR., M.A. John is a 1984 graduate of PSU. He earned a master’s degree in History with an emphasis in Research Methods from Shippensburg University. John has been a Dale Carnegie instructor since 1989 and has gained international recognition by Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. as one of the top marketing associates and instructors in the world. In the past two years John has become one of Dale Carnegie’s elite Executive Coaches. In this role John works with Senior Vice Presidents and C-level executives to improve their overall effectiveness and efficiencies in working through people to achieve maximum business results.

Contact Helen Pyzowski at the CareerLink to register to attend. Pyzowski@uplink.net. Space is limited, so register early.