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"Like many POMA members, I wear a variety of hats. Part TV production, part public relations, part freelance writer, my job varies and I go where the day takes me. The associations I build, the contacts I make and the information I learn at POMA's Summer Business Conference helps me every step of the way. From negotiating fees for services Mossy Oak Productions may use, or setting fees my freelance efforts may earn, I lean on sessions and advice from mentors and peers at POMA.

When I'm brainstorming for new revenue ideas, I call upon the same, and when I'm shooting still photos to support my writing, POMA lessons weigh in again. I look forward to the conference each summer because, when you can do business with your friends, you know you're in the right place."

Kevin Tate
Creative Director, Mossy Oak Productions, Part-time Freelance Writer, Barbecue Grill Assembler and Flyswatter Salesman

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The Diamond Cornerstone Award

POMA's Diamond Cornerstone Award, founded in July 2005 immediately after POMA was launched, recognized the Safari Club International's (SCI) and the Outdoor Channel’s (OC) contributions to the formation of the organization.

“POMA could not have made the leap from vision to reality without the incredible contributions of the SCI and The Outdoor Channel,” explained then POMA Chairman/President Betty Lou Fegely. “They were integral to POMA’s launch.”

While the idea of a new media organization was being investigated by a steering committee, SCI provided media members with a way to stay in the communication loop. SCI developed the Professional Outdoor Writer’s Registry (POWR) database and kept POWR members informed of the progress of the steering committee.

When the steering committee determined the need for a new media organization, both the Outdoor Channel and the SCI stepped up and provided POMA with seed money to launch the organization. The SCI also promoted the POMA launch to all POWR database members.

“SCI and OC have been great friends to POMA,” said Laurie Lee Dovey, then POMA Secretary/Treasurer. “They truly are the cornerstones upon which the POMA foundation was built.”

Since 2005, POMA has inducted several other key partners into the Diamond Cornerstone group. Each recipient has played a key role in POMA's growth and maturation into the traditional outdoor sports industry's premier communications organization.

POMA Diamond Cornerstone Award Honorees

2005 -- Outdoor Channel and Safari Club International

2010 -- National Shooting Sports Foundation, Mossy Oak and Brownells