{"id":2997,"date":"2016-08-22T22:13:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T06:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prsa.wpengine.com\/?p=2997"},"modified":"2016-10-18T21:02:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T05:02:50","slug":"2997-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prsaalaska.org\/2997-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Anchorage: Ethical values in the face of whistleblower reprisal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2015\u2019s PRSA PR Professional of the Year will share her story<\/b><\/p>\n

What would you do if suddenly after 20 years, a new boss accuses of you misconduct and immediately removes you from your long-standing job as PR director, reassigning you as a clerk in a basement library?<\/p>\n

For Department of Veterans Affairs Public Affairs Officer Paula Pedene, APR, Fellow PRSA, it meant taking a stand for ethics in what some have called, \u201cA Modern Day Tale of David VS Goliath.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pedene was a Department of Veterans Affairs whistleblower in 2010 and felt that her demotion in 2012 was one of whistleblower reprisal.\u00a0She decided to fight, but it meant she would have to wait, hire a legal team, battle depression, and endure several Department of Veterans Affairs investigations against her, which eventually would reveal the manager\u2019s maneuver was indeed whistleblower reprisal.<\/p>\n

Although she didn\u2019t know it at the time, the ordeal would lead to current day activities of what is known as the \u201cVA Wait Time Scandal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pedene will join us at our September luncheon to share her inside story of moral, ethics and courage which eventually earned her top honors as the 2015 PRSA PR Professional of the Year.<\/p>\n

Speaker accommodations generously donated by the Crowne Plaza Anchorage Midtown Hotel.<\/p>\n

**Online ticket sales close Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. **<\/b><\/p>\n

Registration Details:<\/b>
\nRegistration closes FOUR\u00a0business days before this event (Sept. 15 at Noon). Luncheons are non-refundable after registration closes.\u00a0In order to honor our commitment with the venue, the\u00a0PRSA Alaska Chapter will close registration for all Anchorage programs at noon, four business days prior before each professional development session.<\/b>\u00a0This will ensure your seat and meal at the session.<\/p>\n

If you purchase luncheon tickets and are unable to attend, we suggest you offer your ticket to a colleague or student.\u00a0If you would like the chapter to open the seats to others, please email\u00a0btaylor@aedcweb.com<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0Once registration closes, all ticket sales are final.<\/p>\n

At-the-door sales will only be accepted if space is available at the start of the meeting. If seats are not available, walk-ins may purchase a late registration ticket to the event and receive coffee service.<\/p>\n

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Price before Sept. 15:
\n<\/b>$30 PRSA members \/\/\u00a0$40 Non-Members \/\/ $10 Students
\nAt the door tickets:
\n<\/b>$34 PRSA Members \/\/ $44 Non-Members \/\/ $10 Students
\nDate:<\/b> Wednesday, September 21, 2016
\nTime:<\/b> Noon to 1 p.m.\u00a0(Doors open at 11:30 a.m.)
\nLocation:<\/b>\u00a0Crowne Plaza Hotel, 109 W. International Airport Rd.
\nTickets:<\/b>\u00a0CLICK HERE.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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