Doreen Pendgracs joyfully entered the world of the self-employed in 1993 after a long career in the public sector. Equipped with enthusiasm, a broad-based skill set and an innate ability to work with the written or spoken word, Pendgracs has pleased one satisfied customer after another.

"You're such a wizard with words," said Diane Gumprich, owner of Innovative Pet Ideas, after being dazzled by a magazine piece Pendgracs wrote about her business. The name stuck, and thus was launched Pendgracs's alter ego -- the Wizard of Words.

Pendgracs is president of Pendor Communications, a home-based communications consulting business, but since 1995 when her first magazine story was published, the creativity has flourished, and the Wizard of Words has taken the forefront.

Pendgracs’s freelance features have appeared in a variety of print and online publications including: Canadian Geographic, Highways, RV Lifestyle, Going Places, DreamScapes, Winnipeg Life, ComFree Homes, Aquascape Landscapes, Hotelier, The Costco Connection, Your Office, My Winnipeg Business, Canadian Insurance, Your Convenience Manager, Your Foodservice Manager, Meetings & Incentive Travel, 55 Plus, German Life, The Cottager, The Manitoba Cooperator, Farmers' Almanac,www.gonomad.com , www.travelwithachallenge.com , www.PROFITguide.com , and over the airwaves on CBC radio.

As well, Pendgracs has co-authored a travel guidebook on Canada's most easterly province:  Frommer's Newfoundland &  Labrador (released April 2004).  She has also done writing/editing projects for various corporate clients including the Canadian Tourism Commission and Wawanesa Mutual, and has conducted writing and copyright workshops for the Manitoba Writer's Guild, the Manitoba Magazine Publishers Association and Grant McEwan College.  In addition, Pendgracs's speaking abilities have dazzled audiences on Celebrity Cruiselines and in other forums.

Look to the Wizard of Words for:

the writing of lively magazine features in a strong, clear voice;

the provision of story-telling photographic images;

the delivery of dynamic presentations and writing workshops;

the preparation of dynamite press releases;

public relations and marketing consulting.

 

A firm believer in giving back to the community, Pendgracs is proud of the volunteer work she has done:

in various capacities during years of service with Manitoba Public Insurance;

for the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba;

as Media Manager for the Pan American Games (1999, Winnipeg -- Birds Hill Park location);

as Prairies Regional Director for the Periodical Writers Association of Canada (1999-2003); and

as Director for Access Copyright (2003 to present.)

 

 

Pendgracs educational credits and achievements include, but are not limited to:

Vincent Massey High School (Winnipeg);

Creative Communications program, Red River College;

Associateship program, Insurance Institute of Canada;

Advanced Toastmaster, Toastmasters International.

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