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Our mission, first and foremost, is to promote NVTC as a leader in social media. The group will strive to embrace this new medium and adapt to its ever changing environment. Through educational forums and insightful dialogue with NVTC members, the Social Media committee will become a valuable resource for those in the Northern Virginia technology community who want to use social media tools to improve how they communicate with key audiences. While there is a need to understand more about the tools that make up the social media landscape, most importantly, it is about what tools are the best fit for businesses and how they fit into a company's overall goals. NVTC's Social Media committee will address these very issues that are top-of-mind with the members.
Follow the NVTC Social Media Committee blog at NVTCSMC.com. The purpose of the blog is to share the latest information on social media best practices and trends with the NVTC community. Follow our blog and join in on the conversation. Have an idea for blog content? Let us know as we encourage guest blogger contribution in addition to posts by regular committee members.
Meetings
The committee meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
May 29, 2012
Meeting: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Welz and Weisel Communications
3950 University Drive, Suite 201
Fairfax, VA 22030
June 26, 2012
Meeting: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Welz and Weisel Communications
3950 University Drive, Suite 201
Fairfax, VA 22030
Upcoming Events
To Be Announced
Further information will be posted as it is available.
To see the entire line up of NVTC Events click here.
Committee Leaders
Co-Chair
Rufus Manning
Welz & Weisel Communications
(703) 218-3555
rufus@w2comm.com
Bio
Co-Chair
Gerard M. Stegmaier
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
(703) 734-3109
gstegmaier@wsgr.com
Bio
Vice-Chair
Colby Cox
Marketwire + Sysomos
ccox@marketwire.com
Bio
Vice-Chair
David Farmer
Environics Communications
dgf@ecius.net
Bio
Board Liaison
Evan Weisel
Welz & Weisel Communications
(703) 218-3555
evan@w2comm.com
Bio
Bios
Gerard M. Stegmaier
Attorney
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Gerard M. Stegmaier is an attorney in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he litigates on behalf of clients concerning public and private corporate governance, intellectual property and Internet issues, especially as they relate to privacy, information security and consumer protection. He also defends related consumer class actions, securities-related claims including derivative suits and class and SEC-enforcement actions with particular experience preparing such cases for appeal where necessary. Much of Gerry's practice also involves pre-litigation and risk management counseling relating to privacy, data protection, intellectual property and emerging technologies and markets. He serves as an adjunct member of the law faculty at George Mason University School of Law, where he has taught courses in privacy, information governance, consumer protection, and securities regulation. The International Association of Privacy Professionals has designated Gerry as a Certified Information Privacy Professional.
Rufus Manning
Senior Account Director
Welz & Weisel Communications
Rufus Manning serves as a Senior Account Director at Welz & Weisel. Manning has spent the past 14 years driving both global agency and corporate communications and social media programs for companies in the telecommunications/wireless, internet infrastructure, security, server virtualization, online advertising and B2C markets. Manning most recently lead the corporate communications efforts for a number of established technology brands including VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN), TARGUSinfo, Parallels and Motricity (NASDAQ: MOTR). Over that time, his programs produced countless feature articles appearing in broadcast and print media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News, Dow Jones, CNBC, Businessweek, USA Today, Time, Newsweek and more.
Prior to leading corporate communication programs, Manning cut his teeth in PR while at Brodeur Worldwide. At Brodeur, he was a member of the team that launched the Raleigh, NC office supporting IBM and launched several notable start-ups including author Tom Clancy's Red Storm Entertainment gaming company. Manning is a graduate of North Carolina State University and was among the first recipients of PRSSA's Codispoti Award, an award given to students who demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in high-tech public relations. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys spending time reading, running and trying to keep up with his three children.
Colby Cox
Account Executive
Marketwire + Sysomos
Colby Cox is an account executive with Marketwire + Sysomos servicing the Mid-Atlantic. Colby strengthens his clients performance and profitability by giving them the tools and knowledge to listen, plan, create engage, and monitor their communications, marketing, and brand objectives. One of Colby's main focuses is on how to help his clients leverage Social Media and intertwine it with current communication plans. Colby was a presenter at the 2010 PRSA International Conference on Branded Content and is a frequent speaker at local events. In addition to his day to day tasks Colby is also a contributing blogger on the Marketwire "Channel M Blog", Speaker, and works within Marketwire + Sysomos to strengthen their product suite to meet the evolving needs and challenges of today's communicators. Colby works diligently to stay on top of the latest trends and tools effecting the industry to ensure he is a true consultant for your communication needs. Prior to joining Marketwire + Sysomos, Colby was the RVP of Sales for a consulting and cost containment company in Gaithersburg, MD.
David Farmer
Vice President
Environics Communications
David G. Farmer has nearly 25 years of corporate communications and marketing experience with a track record of producing results for domestic and international satellite communications companies serving business, consumer and government clients. He has broad experience in strategic planning, corporate communications, messaging, public relations, marketing, product management, mergers and acquisitions. At Environics, Dave advises clients on strategic public relations initiatives to develop cohesive corporate messaging, generate awareness and improve visibility, increase sales and reinforce brand leadership. David earned an MBA in International Business from George Washington University in Washington, DC, and holds a BS degree in Business Administration and Marketing from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Several of David's advertising concepts have been published in college textbooks as examples of how to communicate visually. David is Co-Vice Chair on the Social Media Committee of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), is active on several technology committees at NVTC and is a member of the Society of Satellite Professionals International, Public Relations Society of America, the American Marketing Association and TelecomHUB.
Evan Weisel
Principal and Co-Founder
Welz & Weisel Communications
Evan Weisel has more than 15 years of public relations experience providing strategic counsel to business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) technology companies. Evan has a proven track record of providing public relations, marketing and social media counsel to pre-funded start-up companies, VC-backed companies, small-to-medium sized businesses and publicly-traded Fortune 1000 companies that span a wide range of technologies including content management/eDiscovery, enterprise software, information security and privacy, telecommunications, and government solutions and systems integrators. Prior to launching his own agency, Evan spent over a decade in the Washington, D.C. area working in senior-level roles at technology-focused public relations agencies. Evan started his career in the early 90's at one of the Capital-region's largest PR agencies, Stackig Advertising & Public Relations. In addition, he is an NVTC board member and is actively involved with its charitable arm, the Equal Footing Foundation.
