CEA’s Communications Department is nationally recognized [Video]

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Education Association’s Communications Department took home seven awards at a national conference in Philadelphia on June 23, which recognized the department’s excellence in communication.

According to a release from the CEA, the Communications Department was honored at the State Education Association Communicators’ annual conference. The CEA, the largest teachers’ union in Connecticut, was awarded in several categories, including special events, podcasts, publications, opinion/editorial writing and social media campaigns.

CEA Communications Director Nancy Andrews also received the Bill Guy Award for Excellence in Public Relations, distinguishing her as the PR practitioner of the year, the release said. Andrews, a resident of Wethersfield, has been with the CEA for 13 years and has been in her current position since 2016. According to the release, she is the first Connecticut recipient of the national title in 35 years.

CEA President Kate Dias …