A note about AFP meetings:

Thank you for your continued support of AFP during the past year. We hope that you have been receiving  what you need from our chapter as we all navigate this new reality.

The programming co-chairs are working to bring us new and exciting speakers who are outside of our own membership and may charge us for their time and expertise. While our virtual meetings will continue to be free for AFP members, there will be cost of $10 for non-members to attend beginning with the April 12 meeting listed below. It is our hope that this will  increase the value of an AFP membership and expand our speaker base.

Thanks again for being part of AFP!

Emerging from COVID: A New Vision for In-Person Communication

After so many months of living virtually, will we ever return to normal? Yes – and we’ll be stronger than ever. Come explore the future of our post-COVID communications: what has changed, how to move from virtual to in-person communication, navigating others’ comfort levels and how the lessons from the pandemic will lead to a new direction for the future.

Callista Gould is a native of Iowa, who left for a while, then came back. She has made a career out of raising the profile of professionals – from business executives to rock and roll stars.  Wherever she landed, she set herself apart by applying Iowa values of kindness, consideration and attention to others.

   Author of the book, The Exceptional Professional: What You Need to Know to Grow Your Career, she speaks at businesses, universities and associations nationwide, and shows individuals and organizations how to increase their profile and profitability through amplified professionalism and outrageous outreach.

   Prior to this, she was Director of Marketing at successful tech start-up, InterTech Media, in Stamford, Connecticut; Manager of Public Relations for Amana Appliances in Iowa; and Marketing and Event Planning for Sony Music in Chicago for artists such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Ozzy Osborne and Korn.

   She has an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago and Bachelors in English and Medieval Studies from the University of Iowa. Her Etiquette Tip of the Week emails have attracted loyal followers from all 50 states. And sometimes...she Tweets.