ROYAL OAK – Women in Communications of Detroit will celebrate its 70th anniversary and honor top level, innovative communicators at its annual Matrix gala event held May 8 at Vladimir’s Banquet Center in Farmington Hills.
Robbie Timmons, WXYZ-TV Channel 7 news anchor and author of a new children’s book, is the keynote speaker. This year�??s Matrix is a reunion, featuring past presidents, speakers and special guests as well as honorees in three communications award categories.
WIC-Detroit will present its annual Diamond Award to Ann Thomas, Executive Producer of News/Talk 760 WJR Radio and its �??Women Who Lead�?� wjr.com series. The Diamond Award honors an individual or organization for improving conditions for women in the workplace or portraying women positively in the press.
The annual Vanguard Award will go to Chrysler LLC for innovative communications for its social and new media sites. Nancy Rae, Senior Vice President-Human Resources and Corporate Communications for Chrysler LLC, will accept the award for Chrysler. Chrysler is being recognized for its Voices of Chrysler web blog and its Firehouse.biz online site.
WIC-Detroit also will present this year�??s prestigious Headliner award to Adrienne Lenhoff Wise, president of Shazaaam! LLC and BuzzPhoria, a new social marketing enterprise, in Southfield. The headliner salutes the outstanding personal and professional achievements of a WIC-Detroit member who has risen to prominence in the communications field.
The Matrix event also includes a silent auction and reception beginning at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:45 p.m. The event is open to the public.
Ticket costs are $45 for members, $55 for non-members and $20 for students. For more information and to register, click on WomComDetroit.Org/Matrix
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