Professional activities, recognition,
and continuing education
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Awards
Blue Ridge Business Journal:
Most Valuable Contributor - 2004
Story of the Year - 2005
Story of the Year, Honorable Mention - 2006
Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists 2006 Awards Competition:
First place - Magazine, Business: "Insourcing in Connecticut," Connecticut Business Magazine
CT Business writer wins award
Society of American Business Writers and Editors (SABEW):
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation scholarship - SABEW 2006 fall writers workshop
Continuing education
Reynolds Center at API online seminars:
Covering Private Companies
Covering Personal Finance
CFA Institute Financial Analysis for Journalists series (self-study):
Understanding Security Analysis and Corporate Disclosure series
Recommendations on LinkedIn
"Deborah is a highly skilled news reporter and researcher, and a very talented business writer.... " - Editor Carol Latter, 2007
"If you are working on a book and you want the book to be as good as it can be, I highly recommend having Deborah edit it.... " - Robert J. Fischer CFP, 2008
Read full recommendations Blue Ridge Business Journal
"There are influences in the evolution of any business that you can point back to with pride, with horror or with some other meaningful response because they were important. I look at Deborah Nason coming by my office five years ago, seeking an opportunity to do something she just knew she could do well, as one of those." - Editor Dan Smith, 2006
Queen of Schmooze departs
She'll be missed Organized 2006 regional leadership trip to Lynchburg, VA
"The catalyst was our own Deborah Nason, contributing editor, who envisioned and organized the event after getting to know both communities extensively through her many assignments." - Blue Ridge Business Journal General Manager Tom Field
Roanoke-Lynchburg: Crossing the divide Association of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), New York Chapter
"...the chapter now has a sixth board member: Deborah Nason." - ASBPE NY Chapter President Warren Hersch, 2007
ASPPE Spring 07 newsletter, p.5 "Bringing together the many high-caliber speakers who will be presenting required the collective energy of ASBPE's national conference committee members. The society owes a special thanks to the New York chapter board members among them - Ginger Conlon, Joe Fleischer, Keat Foong, Deborah Nason and Janice Tuchman - whose efforts were key to realizing the digital sessions." - ASBPE 2007 Conference Chair Warren Hersch
ASBPE 2007 National Conference brochure, p.3 Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists
Newsletter editor and desktop publisher
CT SPJ February 07 newsletter CT SPJ November 07 newsletter