Ignite Your Online Presence: Strategies for Growing Readership, Followers and Engagement

Friday, August 25th, 12 P.M. PDT- A FREE Virtual Event

Ignite Your Online Presence: Strategies for Growing Readership, Followers and Engagement

A Lunch and Learn Discussion Panel with Christina Vo, Isidra Mencos, and Hannah Onstad. President, Elise Marie Collins, will be introducing the authors and moderating the panel. 

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This event is designed to empower writers in building a meaningful online presence. This panel discussion brings together authors and experienced professionals who will delve into strategies for building a branded experience that helps grow readership, increase followers, and maximize engagement on various social media platforms.

Attendees will learn how to leverage tools to use social media efficiently and how to connect with their target audience on their preferred platform(s) to promote their work effectively.

Whether you’re just starting your writing journey or seeking to amplify your online impact, this event will equip you with practical tips to enhance your social media engagement as an author.

Christina Vo is a writer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she continues to write and explore the interplay of culture, identity, and personal history. Her work reflects her commitment to understanding and sharing the complexities of the human experience. Christina’s debut memoir, The Veil Between Two Worlds: A Memoir of Silence, Loss, and Finding Home, demonstrates her ability to weave personal experiences into broader narratives about identity, home, and belonging. Her second book, My Vietnam, Your Vietnam, an intergenerational memoir co-written with her father, will be published in May 2024. Christina attempts to carve out time to focus on her personal writing, while spending her days working as a donor relations writer for Stanford University. She has worked internationally for UNICEF in Vietnam, the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, as well served as a consultant for nonprofits. Christina holds an MSc in social and public communication from the London School of Economics.

Isidra Mencos is the author of Promenade of Desire—A Barcelona Memoir. She holds a PhD in Spanish and Latin American Contemporary Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, where she taught Spanish language, literature, and creative writing. Her essays and articles have been published in Diálogo, WIRED, Chicago Quarterly Review, Front Porch Journal, The Penmen Review, and Stirring Literary Journal, among others. Her essay, “My Books and I,” was listed as Notable in The Best American Essays 2019. Originally from Spain, Isidra lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Hannah Onstad is the founder of H2O content strategy which aims to provide engaging digital experiences. She has over 15 years of experience working with developing teams in education technology and trade book publishing. She uses her acute storytelling ability to help her clients in communicating their ideas through visual components.

Elise Marie Collins is the current WNBA-SF Chapter President and has played major roles in the overall direction and strategy development of the chapter, leading teams to accomplish successful Pitch-O-Ramas, membership mixers, and educational literary presentations. A yoga instructor, health coach, and author with a master’s degree in gerontology from USC, Elise became more in touch with how food and lifestyle affect us spiritually. This knowledge led her to author An A-Z Guide to Healing Foods, A Shoppers Companion, and Chakra Tonics: Essential Elixirs for Mind, Body, and Spirit. As a gerontologist, she writes about how to be well and live a long life. Her latest book is Super Ager: You Can Look Younger, Have More Energy, A Better Memory, and Live a Long and Healthy Life.

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