PRSA National Task Forces, Committees and Boards

PRSA salutes the volunteers who lead our National communities.

Accreditation Marketing Task Force

Chair

Kelly George, APR
Sr Com Rel Rep
Halliburton
Houston, TX

Advocacy Advisory Board

Chair

Gerard F. Corbett, APR, Fellow PRSA
Chair & CEO
Redphlag LLC
San Bruno, CA
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Audit Committee

Chair

Cheryl J. Ball, APR
President
Curved Edge Consulting
Knoxville, TN

Board of Ethics & Professional Standards

Chair

Deborah A. Silverman, Ph.D., APR
Associate Professor of Communication
Buffalo State College
Buffalo, NY
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Business Model Task Force

Co-Chairs

Kathy Barbour, APR
Public Affairs Manager
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
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BJ Whitman, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
BJW Public Relations
Honolulu, HI

Chapter and District Council

Chair

Janelle M. Guthrie, APR
Deputy Chief of Staff/Comms. Dir.
Washington State Attorney General's Office
Olympia, WA

College of Fellows

Chair

Mary Deming Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
The Barber Group, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
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Committee on Work, Life and Gender

Chair

Hongmei Shen
Assistant Professor
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

Diversity Committee

Chair

Natalie T.J. Tindall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

Vice Chair

Brandi Boatner
External Relations Professional
International Business Machines (IBM)
White Plains, NY
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Educational Affairs Committee

Co-Chairs

Susan Gonders
Professor
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO

Judith T. Phair, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
PhairAdvantage Communications, LLC
Laurel, MD

ACEJMC

Co-Chairs

Kathleen S. Kelly, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Professor, Department of Public Relations
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Judith T. Phair, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
PhairAdvantage Communications, LLC
Laurel, MD

Commission on Public Relations Education

Co-Chairs

Dean A. Kruckeberg, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Professor, Commununication Studies & Executive Director
University of North Carolina-Charlotte Center for Global Public Relations
Charlotte, NC

Frank E. Ovaitt, Jr., APR
President and CEO
Institute for Public Relations
McLean, VA

PRSA Representative

Deborah A. Silverman, Ph.D., APR
Associate Professor of Communication
Buffalo State College
Buffalo, NY
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ACEJMC and Commission on PR Education will report through the Educational Affairs Committee.

Finance Committee

Chair

Kathy Barbour, APR
Public Affairs Manager
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
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Honors & Awards Committee

Chair

James J. Roop, APR, Fellow PRSA
Pres
Roop & Co.
Cleveland, OH

International Conference Committee

Co-Chairs

Robert C. Flaherty, APR
Senior Partner/President
Ketchum
New York, NY

Jack Martin
Global Chairman and CEO
Hill+Knowlton Strategies
New York, NY

Janet C. Tyler, APR
Co-CEO & Founder
Airfoil Public Relations, Inc.
Southfield, MI
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Investment Advisory Committee

Chair

Howard S. Sholkin
Director - Communications & Marketing Programs
IDG Communications, Inc.
Framingham, MA

MBA/Business School Initiative

Co-Chairs

Ray A. Crockett, APR, Fellow PRSA
Retired Director, Communications
Coca-Cola North America
Smyrna, GA

Anthony W. D'Angelo, APR, Fellow PRSA
Senior Manager, Communications
ITT Corporation
Seneca Falls, NY

Membership & Volunteer Engagement Committee

Co-Chairs

Margaret Ann Hennen, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
Hennen Communication, LLC
Saint Paul, MN

BJ Whitman, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
BJW Public Relations
Honolulu, HI

Nominating Committee

Chair

Gary D. McCormick, APR, Fellow PRSA
Director, Partnership Development Consumer Marketing
HGTV, Scripps Networks
Knoxville, TN
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Past PRSA Presidents/Chairs

Chair

Rosanna M. Fiske, APR
GSC Program Director & Associate Professor
Florida International University, School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Coral Gables, FL
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PRSSA

President

Adam Joseph Aisner
Plymouth, MA

Research Committee

Co-Chairs

Marcia Watson DiStaso
Assistant Professor
Penn State University
University Park, PA
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Tina McCorkindale
Assistant Professor
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
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Strategic Planning Committee

Chair

Mickey G. Nall, APR, Fellow PRSA
Managing Director
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Atlanta, GA

Technology & Innovation Task Force

Chair

Kelly Ann Kimberland, APR
Director,Strategic Product & Social Marketing
UPMC Health Plan
Eighty Four, PA
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Vice Chair

Richard Teplitsky
Senior Director, Service Provider Public & Analyst Relations
Parallels
Spring Branch, TX
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Universal Accreditation Board

Chair

Janet Evelyn Kacskos, APR, Fellow PRSA
Dir of Communs
Millersville University
Millersville, PA

Vice Chair

Susan G. Barnes, APR, Fellow PRSA
Instructor
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
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