Brenda K. Foster, MPA
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
“I’m energized by the endless opportunities to be creative and effective in this industry. Every single day, I discover a new way to deliver information to the audiences we need to reach. The growing use of images and storytelling in our business is particularly exciting, because it helps us personalize incredibly complex, but critical, human issues.”
Memorable professional moments:
People often find it interesting that …
I got my first “journalism” job when I was just 14 years old. I was the voice of Hickory the Elf for western Pennsylvania’s WWIZ-FM radio. I told jokes, recorded holiday commercials and read children’s letters from Santa Claus. One night I got to the studio too late to preview the letters, so I cracked up laughing on the air when a kid asked Santa for new underwear. Surprisingly, they decided I was too charming to fire.
What does people-first mean to me?
When I began my career, I knew that I wanted to do something that would make a difference. After transitioning from journalism to PR, I worried that I wouldn’t be able to find a job where people were more important than products. At exactly the right time, I learned about Vanguard. I’m often asked why I’ve stayed at this firm for so long. It’s because every single day, I work with people I care about while working to help people I care about. It’s a dream come true.
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