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Home / About / National Leadership / National Leadership Recruitment


NATIONAL LEADERSHIP RECRUITMENT

 


PRSA 2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPLICANTS

PRSA Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee
To Meet Virtually in July to Make Selections

Four PRSA members submitted applications for Officer positions and 16
members submitted applications for Director positions for review and
consideration.

View Applicants


OFFICERS

CHAIR-ELECT

Ray Day, APR
Stagwell
New York, NY

Heide Harrell, APR
Stephens, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas

Sam Sims, APR, Fellow PRSA
Sims Group
Yukon, Oklahoma



TREASURER

Jessica M. Graham, APR, Fellow PRSA
Fionix Consulting, LLC
Indian Trail, North Carolina


SECRETARY*

*There were no applicants for Secretary.


DISTRICT DIRECTORS POSITIONS

MIDWEST DISTRICT DIRECTOR

Jason J. Sprenger, APR
Game Changer Communications
Apple Valley, Minnesota

Kevin Waetke, APR, Fellow PRSA
Sammons Financial Group
West Des Moines, Iowa


NORTH PACIFIC DISTRICT DIRECTOR*



SOUTHEAST DISTRICT DIRECTOR

W. Gregory Bailey, APR Fellow PRSA
Finley + Bailey Strategic Communications
Nashville, Tennessee

Missy Burchart, APR
Wilbron, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama

Betsy Emmons, Ph.D., APR
Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

John Gregory Clemons, APR
Clemons Communications,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
and Loyola University-New Orleans
Huntersville, North Carolina


SOUTHWEST DISTRICT DIRECTOR

Montrie Rucker Adams, APR
Visibility Marketing, Inc.
Houston, Texas

Kelsey Bohl, APR
Walmart
Bentonville, Arkansas


Patricia "Reace" Alvarenga Smith, APR
LIBERTY Steel Group
Dallas, Texas

SUNSHINE DISTRICT DIRECTOR

Christina Morton, APR
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Maitland, Florida

Rebecca Szmukler Seelig, APR
Palm Beach Public Relations, LLC
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida


*There were no applicants for this District Director position. 








DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE

Michael A. Brown Sr.
Alaka'Ina Foundation Family of Companies
Yorktown, Virginia

Staci Lynn Reidinger, APR+M
Cause San Diego
Poway, California

Dr. Brian Christopher Sowa, APR
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, Georgia

Elizabeth Mary Wales, APR
Partnership Solutions
Albany, New York

Dr. Christopher Harris Yandle
Louisiana Board of Regents
Baton Rouge, Louisiana





SUBMIT COMMENTS HERE

Comments on Behalf of Applicants

On Thursday, May 18,  the PRSA Board and Nominating Committee will begin
accepting comments on behalf of applicants. All members of PRSA and other
interested individuals may provide comments about applicants via the online
comments form. PRSA no longer accepts letters by mail or email. The deadline for
submitting comments on behalf of all applicants is Friday, June 2, 11:59 p.m. in
the time zone where the comment writer resides.

Submit Comments Here


CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS AND NOMINATIONS

The Board of Directors will choose nominees for open officer positions during
its July 14-15 meetings.

The Nominating Committee will choose nominees for open Director positions during
its July 21–23 meetings.

The nominees, along with any petitioned candidates, will be presented for
approval at the PRSA Leadership Assembly in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday,
October 14, prior to ICON 2023.


CANDIDATES BY PETITION

Article VIII - Section 5. Nomination by Petition of the PRSA Bylaws provides.
Nominations of qualified candidates for election as Chair-Elect, Treasurer,
Secretary or any voting directorships may also be made by petition by at least
ten voting delegates of the Leadership Assembly and filed with the Secretary at
the Society’s headquarters at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting of the
Leadership Assembly. Immediately upon receipt of any such nominations, the
Secretary shall send a notice of such nominations to all voting delegates of the
Leadership Assembly.

The 2023 Leadership Assembly will take place on Saturday, October 14. All
petitions must be submitted by Thursday, September 14, for consideration. The
Board and the Nominating Committee deliberations are confidential. Each
Committee member signs a confidentiality pledge and agrees that no information
about the discussions, deliberations, decisions or votes will be disclosed at
any time.

For questions about logging into MyPRSA, submitting comments, nominating by
petition or any additional information, contact Romie Ares.

In This Section
 * About
   * National Leadership
     * Jane N. Law, APR, Secretary
     * Philip T. Bonaventura, Chief Financial Officer
     * Jeneen Garcia, Senior Vice President of Programs
     * Karen Mateo, Chief Communications Officer
     * Maureen Walsh Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
     * Alex Ortiz, Vice President of Information Technology
     * Jacqueline K. Clark, MPA, APR, Fellow PRSA
     * Angela Walters Eveillard, APR
     * Heide Harrell, APR
     * Kaye Sweetser, Ph.D., APR+M, Fellow PRSA
     * Errol Cockfield
     * James Shackelford, APR
     * Jeff Wilson, APR
     * Jennifer Day, APR
     * Ray Day, APR
     * Linda Thomas Brooks, Chief Executive Officer
     * John Bomier, Vice President of Meetings and Events
     * Karen “KC” Crabtree, APR
     * Jessica M. Graham, APR, Fellow PRSA
     * Joshua Poupore, APR
     * Joseph Abreu, APR, Treasurer
     * Chris Kuechenmeister
     * Chuck Wallington, Ph.D.
     * Lauren Collins, Vice President of Member Services
     * Monica Ackerson, CAE, APR
     * Thomas Bennett
     * Andrea Gils Monzón
     * Patricia "Reace" Alvarenga Smith, APR
     * Teresa Valerio Parrot, APR
     * Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, Chair
     * Heide Harrell, APR, Secretary
     * Joseph Abreu, APR, Chair-elect
     * Dr. Felicia Blow, APR, Immediate Past Chair
     * Cayce Myers, Ph.D., LL.M., J.D., APR
   * 75th Anniversary
     * PRSA Milestones
     * Past & Present Leaders
     * Celebrations & Programs
     * Curators & Volunteers
     * Sponsors
     * PRSA 75th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
     * 75th Anniversary Celebration
   * PRSA Foundation
   * Ethics
   * Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
   * Diverse Dialogues
   * Sponsorship
     * Florida International University School of Communication and Journalism
     * Business Wire
     * Cison
     * Crisp
     * LexisNexis
     * Wharton/IGEL
     * George Washington University – Graduate School of Political Management
     * Tveyes
     * University of Southern California
   * About Public Relations
     * Glossary of Terms
 * National Leadership
   * Jane N. Law, APR, Secretary
   * Philip T. Bonaventura, Chief Financial Officer
   * Jeneen Garcia, Senior Vice President of Programs
   * Karen Mateo, Chief Communications Officer
   * Maureen Walsh Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
   * Alex Ortiz, Vice President of Information Technology
   * Jacqueline K. Clark, MPA, APR, Fellow PRSA
   * Angela Walters Eveillard, APR
   * Heide Harrell, APR
   * Kaye Sweetser, Ph.D., APR+M, Fellow PRSA
   * Errol Cockfield
   * James Shackelford, APR
   * Jeff Wilson, APR
   * Jennifer Day, APR
   * Ray Day, APR
   * Linda Thomas Brooks, Chief Executive Officer
   * John Bomier, Vice President of Meetings and Events
   * Karen “KC” Crabtree, APR
   * Jessica M. Graham, APR, Fellow PRSA
   * Joshua Poupore, APR
   * Joseph Abreu, APR, Treasurer
   * Chris Kuechenmeister
   * Chuck Wallington, Ph.D.
   * Lauren Collins, Vice President of Member Services
   * Monica Ackerson, CAE, APR
   * Thomas Bennett
   * Andrea Gils Monzón
   * Patricia "Reace" Alvarenga Smith, APR
   * Teresa Valerio Parrot, APR
   * Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, Chair
   * Heide Harrell, APR, Secretary
   * Joseph Abreu, APR, Chair-elect
   * Dr. Felicia Blow, APR, Immediate Past Chair
   * Cayce Myers, Ph.D., LL.M., J.D., APR
 * PRSA Foundation
 * Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
 * Sponsorship
   * Florida International University School of Communication and Journalism
   * Business Wire
   * Cison
   * Crisp
   * LexisNexis
   * Wharton/IGEL
   * George Washington University – Graduate School of Political Management
   * Tveyes
   * University of Southern California
 * About Public Relations
   * Glossary of Terms

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