New contributors added to DrakeCo Blog

Several Drake & Company employees will now be regular contributors to the DrakeCo Blog. We will aim to publish twice weekly.

Nicole Fischer, Program Coordinator: 1st Tuesday
Look for her posts about Trees for Troops, Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, social media, grant writing and fund raising.

Brian Reuwee, Director of Marketing: 1st Thursday
I will be posting on topics ranging from marketing and communications to nonprofit operational management. Using social media and technology to engage your membership is another favorite topic of mine.

Becka Hadley, Program Coordinator: 2nd Tuesday
Becka is quickly becoming one of our social media gurus. She's an avid Tweeter and involved in various projects for the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare

Aly Hall, Program Coordinator: 2nd Thursday
Aly is DrakeCo's slash master. She's multitasking on multiple clients and will blog about her experiences as a multi-account coordinator.

Becky Rasmussen, Assistant Director: 3rd Tuesday
Becky is the editor of the American Christmas Tree Journal and a veteran association communicator.

Rick Dungey, Account Executive: 3rd Thursday
Look for Rick to post about public relations, crisis communications, media relations and new client transition.

Nancy Soucek, Editorial Specialist: 4th Tuesday
Her first post: "Building relationships with Sponsors and Advertisers" is already up on the blog. She manages many of our client-advertiser relationships and has done an outstanding job as an editor and communicator.

Cindy Hackmann, Account Executive: 4th Thursday
Cindy is the newest member of the DrakeCo team. She serves as the Executive Director of the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association, and comes to us via an advertising and communications agency.

Posts by Steve Drake will also appear frequently, if irregularly, and guest bloggers from our meetings, finance and membership departments will also post on occasion.

Enjoy.