Many thanks to Debra Bryant, PE, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic; Shailendra Patel, PE, VDOT’s Innovative Project Delivery Division; and Mark Swilley with York County’s Environmental Department, for giving us their time and the benefit of their perspective on how to submit short-list-worthy proposals or win at the interview phase.

Serving on the SMPS Virginia Board or a Committee is an opportunity to build your career as a professional marketer. Your investment of time and energy will be rewarded through the network you build, and the leadership and management skills you develop, among myriad other means.

Roughly 60 members from across the state gathered in Charlottesville March 3rd & 4th for the 2nd Annual SMPS Virginia Conference.

Maybe, maybe not. Still, key indicators hint the US economy may be headed toward a recession - and as marketers we need to work within that reality. Here are some recession-proofing tips.

Panelists included the College of William & Mary’s Wayne Boy, PE; Virginia Commonwealth University’s Brian Ohlinger, PE; Christopher Newport University’s Hunter Bristow, RA; and Will Johnson with Virginia Community College Systems.