Jodi Hodak, ABC, Honored as Dallas/IABC 2001-2002 Communicator of the Year

Business Wire, Nov 26, 2002

Business Editors

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2002

The Dallas chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators has named Jodi Hodak, ABC, its 2001-2002 Communicator of the Year (COTY). Hodak is the 31st award recipient.

As president of WriteAway Communications, Hodak provides full-service consulting for several corporate clients, particularly in the areas of marketing and employee communication. In 2001, she received certification as a Woman Business Owner from the Women's Business Economic Council.

Hodak is currently serving as treasurer on the Dallas/IABC Board of Directors. She is an Accredited Business Communicator (ABC), a professional certification administered by IABC. She has been a recipient of Bronze Quill awards from Dallas/IABC and Addy Awards from the Press Club of Dallas. She is a Cum Laude graduate of California State University at Northridge, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Writing.

A panel of independent judges selected Hodak based on the quality of her work samples, her service to IABC and related accomplishments.

Other COTY finalists included:

-- Carol Barreyre, ABC, communication consultant, McKinney, Texas;

-- Scott Cytron, ABC, president, Cytron and Company, Dallas;

-- Donna Itzoe, manager, IT Communications, Verizon, Inc., Irving, Texas; and

-- Elly Mixsell, president, Wired Communications, Dallas.

The COTY award -- and its predecessor, Editor of the Year -- date back to 1953. Previous recipients include communication leaders from several major corporations in North Texas, and the region's most accomplished communication entrepreneurs.

Dallas/IABC and its predecessor organizations have been in existence since 1942. With more than 350 members, it is one of IABC's largest chapters worldwide. For more information, contact:

Robin McCasland

Dallas/IABC Past President and 2000 Communicator of the Year

c/o Texas Instruments Incorporated

12500 TI Blvd., MS 8683

Dallas, Texas 75243

Phone: 214/480-2008

About IABC:

With more than 300 members, Dallas/IABC is the premier professional association for writers, editors, marketing and communication experts and entrepreneurs representing companies large and small. Dallas/IABC assists local communicators interested in expanding their knowledge base and in improving skill sets for business communication.

As a 13,700-member not-for-profit association, IABC is a learning community for professionals committed to improving the effectiveness of organizations through strategic communication. IABC members practice the disciplines of corporate communication, employee/internal communication, marketing communication, public relations/external communication, media relations, community relations, public affairs, investor relations and government relations. Dallas/IABC is one of 100 chapters in 58 countries.

For more chapter information, visit our Web site at www.dallasiabc.com.