Anne Marie I came to Washington, DC in 1993 to be a White House intern as part of my graduate program at Boston University. I became hooked on DC and decided to stay. I worked at C-SPAN for about eight years and during that time, earned a second masters degree from Georgetown University's Communications, Culture and Technology graduate program. An article from my thesis, which examined how the banking industry used the Internet as a crisis management tool during Y2k, was published in the Public Relations Review. I am deeply interested in how the Internet can empower people through networking and presented a paper on the subject at the 13th Annual Internet Conference in Budapest, Hungary. My most recent accomplishment was developing success stories on international development work for USAID - Take A Look!
Why Did I start Small Friendly Planet?
Small Friendly Planet provides an Internet platform to network within the Washington, DC area.
A network of Washington, DC professionals using the Internet to share information and collaborate on
personal and professional development opportunities. Each month, I feature a person living in DC who is doing something amazing or interesting. I also promote community events around town - so feel free to e-mail me suggestions at sfpdc@yahoo.com.
Network Defined: An alliance among like-minded individuals whose goals are to provide each other with help, insight and opportunities. The greater the number members who are part of the network, the stronger the relationship and the more efficient the process to obtain and provide helpful information.
Networking can take help in job searching, apartment seeking, looking for social activities or opportunities to volunteer. Everyone has value and can help each other in some way.
How this Network works Small Friendly Planet strives to use the Internet to maximize opportunities to reach out to professionals in the DC community and promote their accomplishments and participation in community activities.
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