The Association for Women in Communications Santa Barbara (AWC-SB) has named the three student, next-generation journalists who will receive the 2024 Founder’s Award in recognition of their work.
The student journalists, Joyce Chi, Rosie Bultman and Cebelli Pfeifer, will be honored at the AWC-SB meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 13.
They will share their experience covering campus events in today’s climate, and what interests them in journalism.
The meeting to be held at WorkZones in Santa Barbara, will also feature a presentation by licensed psychologist Victoria Gonzalez, titled Stressed out? You are not alone.
Gonzalez will address how to identify and manage some of the stressors in our personal and professional lives and offer advice for stress relief and improving mental health in an interactive session.
The meeting is free for AWC-SB members and $25 for guests. For more information and to register, visit AWC-SB website.
Chi, internal news director, KCSB-FM 91.9 (UCSB), is a fourth-year biopsychology major at UCSB. She joined KCSB News in fall 2021, exploring her interests in science, public health, and bioethics, then became news editor a year after that.
Chi said she is passionate about breaking down complex topics so everyone can understand and empathize with a story.
Bultman is the external news director, KCSB-FM 91.9 (UCSB) and a history of public policy and law major at UCSB.
As news director, she said she is especially interested in covering local activism, international politics and labor rights from an investigative standpoint.
Bultman is the sole producer of “The People’s Program” on KCSB, a global news show that is, in her words, a “critical examination of our political world.”
Over the last year Bultman began the production of a video documentary “The Takeover,” which tells the story of UCSB’s historic Black Student Union protests in 1968.
Bultman hopes to pursue a career in independent multimedia journalism after she graduates from UCSB this spring.
Pfeifer is a second-year student at Santa Barbara City College, and this year’s fall 2024 editor-in-chief of The Channels, SBCC’s student-run newspaper.
Pfeifer said she is passionate about not only storytelling and unraveling her curiosities about the world, but also making an impact in the community.
Some of her favorite stories to cover are personal profiles and issues that concern the greater community.
In addition to writing and editing for The Channels, she is a double-major in political science and communication, and plans to attend a four-year university soon.
Speaker Gonzalez is a licensed psychologist specializing in interpersonal and identity issues. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oregon and completed her doctorate in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology at UCSB, where she now works.
AWC-SB empowers women to develop and deepen the communication skills they need to succeed in a variety of fields. Members enjoy educational and networking opportunities to elevate their careers, enhance personal growth, and become agents of change.
Now an independent organization, AWC-SB served for many years as the award-winning local chapter of the national Association for Women in Communications and is governed by an all-volunteer board.
Visit awcsb.org to learn more about the organization.