Our new cover photo shows Ira Yellen, president and CEO of First Experience Communications, presenting a check for $500 to Benjamin Combs for designing the winning logo for the planetarium at the Glastonbury-East Hartford Magnet School. Glastonbury school board Chairman Susan Karp is at right. PHOTO: https://www.facebook.com/GlastonburyLIFE
FEC gives $500 to Glastonbury Student for Logo Design
Posted on 25. Apr, 2013 by Ira Yellen in award, Blog, community, connecticut, Education, Portfolio, Recent Company News
MassChallenge Winners That I was Honored to Mentor
Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 by Ira Yellen in award, Blog, entrepreneurs, innovation, mentoring, technology
Winners I mentored were selected at yesterday’s MassChallenge Awards event: GRIThttp://goGRIT.org won $115,000 and Nordic Technology http://masschallenge.org/p… won $50,000. Congratulations to them. They did the hard work. I was proud to play a small part in their success.
Women in Innovation Awards is a Winner
Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 by Ira Yellen in award, Blog, connecticut, economic development, entrepreneurs, innovation, technology
This is one of the best CT events. The women honored at the yearly Connecticut Technology Council’s Women in Innovation are our unsung heros in science, math, computer science and most importantly as leaders and mentors to young women. I get tired of all the negative stuff. It was refreshing to see and hear what […]
FEC's Alison Karam Named Outstanding Public Relations Practitioner at 2009 Mercury Awards
Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 by David Kluskiewicz in award, Blog, public relations
The spirit of Mercury, a messenger of the gods in Roman mythology, shone on First Experience Communications’ Alison Karam, APR as she was named outstanding public relations practitioner of the year at the 2009 Mercury Awards. The Practitioner of the Year Award has become a tradition for the Public Relations Society of America in Connecticut […]