2023 Award for Publication Excellence
Hello Readers!
In July, I received notification this website was awarded a ranking of ‘Excellence’ through the Communications Concept APEX organization based in Williamsburg, Virginia, near Washington, D.C.
This aspect of my soon-to-be, post-retirement endeavors focuses on the content I produce in collaboration with Olivia Skrzypek, who is the webmaster. Olivia is based in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States and was recommended to me from a former work colleague. Olivia has and continues to produce exemplar website work taking my requests and making it a reality. She is skilled at consistently providing me feedback, alternative ideas, formats, discussion points, etc.
This award also recognizes my Guatemalan-based cameraman Jorge Canil. He was instrumental in planting the seeds to get started with filming original, 30-minute rough episode concepts that are found on this website and via Youtube. I needed to start somewhere, and I couldn’t have gotten this far without the efforts of Olivia and Jorge. Both individuals continue to provide strong support and I am eager to see what the future brings with regards to “Ron Podmore’s The Best of Central America.” Through viewer support from individuals like yourself, you provide me with ideas on what I can learn/film with future written content and of course, film episodes. In a world of climate change and economic-political turmoil, the countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras provide substantial evidence that the future of commerce and tourism is growing by leaps and bounds.
I’m glad Olivia and Jorge are also recognized on the official APEX awards website for work from just over a year ago. I continue to produce more stories on this website as well as improve my film techniques. In November I will have my first hour-long documentary screening that promotes Central America. Stay tuned and much congratulations to Olivia and Jorge. Feel free to send me an email, let me know what you’re thinking and ideas you might have.
All the best, gracias y salud! Ron
