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Paula L. Pedene APR, Fellow PRSA

paula Pedene

TOPICS - • Communication • Culture • Ethics

• Leadership • Morale • Morals • Positive Attitude

• Public Relations • Values

paula pedene - PROGRAMS

  • Take on the Misleading Hierarchy to Boost Yourself from Failure to Freedom
  • How A Whistleblower Took A Tough Stand for Ethics
  • Keeping the Faith in Difficult Times

paula pedene - BIOGRAPHY

Woman of faith, wife, mother, public relations counselor, and veterans advocate.



Paula Pedene is the Executive Director of the nonprofit Honoring America’s Veterans and owner of Paula Pedene & Associates. She is a nationally recognized speaker on the value of Ethics in Leadership and public relations strategy. As a five-time Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil awardee, she is a visionary leader for advocacy and empowering others. Her inspiring journey in the award-winning book, A Sacred Duty, How a Whistleblower Took on the VA and Won, highlights the importance of perseverance for battles on moral ground.

 

Paula has numerous prestigious awards, including Public Relations Professional of the Year for her outstanding public relations practice; the John McCain Leadership Award for her veteran advocacy, particularly in leading the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade and distinction as a recent inductee into the Defense Information School (DINFOS) Hall of Fame for her U.S. Navy broadcasting accomplishments.

 

Pedene is married to retired Navy Commander Bill Pedene, and they have two sons, Robert and Steven.

 

She has a hereditary eye disease that causes tunnel vision; thus, she uses a cane and aids for visual guidance.

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paula pedene - MEDIA

 A SACRED DUTY is the true, first-person account of Paula Pedene, a legally blind, 54-year-old, decorated Navy veteran who endured a campaign to destroy her personally and professionally. But in the end, she was able to summon the strength to battle back and help expose a conspiracy and cover-up that outraged the nation.


In 2010, Paula and a colleague blew the whistle on their bosses for financial mismanagement, sexual harassment, and workplace hostility at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix. After the top two leaders were ousted and a new administration arrived, she hoped it would mark a “fresh start” for the facility. But the incoming leadership, driven by ruthless ambition and the sense they were untouchable, knew what she had done – and were determined not to let it happen to them.


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