Aaron Henrich, who has headed communications at the Int'l Assn. of Business Communicators for more than a year, has left the group.An attempt to reach him by e-mail today was met with an automatic reply that said, "I am no longer with IABC." The e-mail provides contact information with other IABC staffers and ends by saying, "It has been a privilege to work at IABC and I wish the staff and all members the best of luck in 2014."
IABC has announced that it is switching to a certification program from its decades-old accreditation program.
An e-mail to chair Robin McCasland today brought the reply that she was out of the office at an offsite meeting and "I will not be replying to e-mail at this time."
Longtime IABC member and blogger David Murray wrote of his attempts to meet or talk with McCasland, who was on a tour to the Far East.
IABC, reflecting declines in corporate PR employment, showed a drop in net assets from $1M in 2012 to $222K in 2016 after a dip to $14K in 2015.
Claire Watson,
The International Association of Business Communicators, which lost $529K in 2013, needs new sources of revenues and should target the 28 million small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S., says chair Russell Grossman.
A dispute with web builder that has tied up $552,067 in funds, zooming severance and legal payments from firing 16 staffers en masse, “whopping” rent of $430,000, zoomng board expenses and other financial woes were told to IABCers yesterday.
Melissa Dark, an Australian internal communications consultant and former corporate staffer, has joined International Association of Business Communicators in San Francisco as director of communication and member services.
