Section Council
Co-Chairs
Peggy R. Bendel
President
Bendel Communications International
Catalina, AZ
Nancy F. Hughes, APR
Vice President, Communications & Marketing
National Health Council
Washington, DC
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Sarah Elizabeth Siewert
Senior Account Executive
KemperLesnik
Chicago, IL
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Board Liaison
David C. Rickey, APR
Senior VP - Communications
Birmingham Business Alliance
Birmingham, AL
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Association/Nonprofit
Chair
Jennifer Clare Schleman, APR
Senior Associate Director, Media Relations
American Hospital Association
Washington, DC
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Chair-Elect
Laura Haag
VP, Marketing/Communications
Orlando Regional Realtor Association
Orlando, FL
Immediate Past Chair
Debbie A. Mason, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
United Way of North Central Florida
Gainesville, FL
Corporate Communications
Chair
Steven C. Zenofsky, APR
Assistant Vice President/ Manager Public Relations
FM Global
Johnston, RI
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Immediate Past Chair
James William Sabourin, APR
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Unum
Chattanooga, TN
Counselors Academy
Chair
Elise S. Mitchell, APR,Fellow PRSA
President
Mitchell Communications Group
Fayetteville, AR
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Chair-Elect
Indra Gardiner
Founder/Chief Influence Officer
I.D.E.A.
San Diego, CA
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Immediate Past Chair
J.R. Hipple
CEO
Hipple & Company Reputation Management
Atlanta, GA
Counselors to Higher Education
Chair
Michael L. Warden, APR
Vice President, Communications & Marketing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
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Chair-Elect
Joseph A. Brennan, Ph.D., APR
Associate Vice President for University Communications
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Immediate Past Chair
Charles J. Melichar, APR
Associate Vice Chancellor, Communications
Vanderbilt University
Hamilton, NY
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Educators Academy
Chair
Dean C. Kazoleas, Ph.D., APR
Prof, P R, Dep't - Commun
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
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Chair-Elect
Tina McCorkindale
Assistant Professor
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
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Immediate Past Chair
Terri Lynn Johnson, APR
Associate Professor
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
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Employee Communications
Chair
Christine C. Jensen, MBA, APR
Employee Communications Manager
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Johnston, IA
Chair-Elect
Cynthia Bolton Kurczewski
Atlanta, GA
Immediate Past Chair
Wendy S. Davies-Popelka
Manager, Communications & Training
Deere & Company
Moline, IL
Entertainment & Sports
Co-Chairs
Sheila K. Francis
Dir, Event & Corporate Communications
Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Washington, DC
Andrew J. McGowan
Director, Marketing
Firethorn Mobile/ Qualcomm
Atlanta, GA
Financial Communications
Chair
Marcia Watson DiStaso
Assistant Professor
Penn State University
University Park, PA
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Immediate Past Chair
Keith Tolbert
Marketing Communications Manager
First Community Bank
High Point, NC
Health Academy
Chair
Leigh Fazzina
Principal
Fazzina & Co. Communications Consulting, Inc.
King of Prussia, PA
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Chair-Elect
Ben Garrett
Executive Producer
Vidicom
New York, NY
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Immediate Past Chair
Nancy F. Hughes, APR
Vice President, Communications & Marketing
National Health Council
Washington, DC
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Independent Practitioners Alliance
Chair
Natalie Ghidotti, APR
Public Relations Consultant
Ghidotti Communications
Little Rock, AR
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Chair-Elect
Katie Coates Ageson, APR
President
PR Projects
Huntington Beach, CA
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Immediate Past Chair
Jennifer L. Heinly
Pres
J & J Consulting
Foothill Ranch, CA
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New Professionals
Chair
Chair-Elect
Elizabeth Anne Rhoads
Web Content Coordinator
Lycoming College
Williamsport, PA
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Immediate Past Chair
Sarah Elizabeth Siewert
Senior Account Executive
KemperLesnik
Chicago, IL
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Public Affairs & Government
Chair
Joseph V. Trahan, III, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
President/Chief Executive Officer & Media Relations Trainer
Trahan & Associates & GSU
Mcdonough, GA
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Chair-Elect
Judith E. Webb, APR
SVP, Global Marketing and Strategy
U.S. Green Building Council
Washington, DC
Immediate Past Chair
Mark M. Medvesky
Branch Head, Public and Congressional Affairs
Naval Sea Systems Command, Carderock Division, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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Technology
Chair
Dawn M. Yankeelov
President
ASPectx
Prospect, KY
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Chair-Elect
Stephen W. Loudermilk
Director, Media and Industry Analyst Relations
LexisNexis
Alpharetta, GA
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Immediate Past Chair
Kevin Wesley Sangsland, APR
Vice President
Airfoil Public Relations, Inc.
Southfield, MI
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Travel & Tourism
Chair
Kay M. Maghan
Sr. Public Relations Brand Manager
GodwinGroup
Gulfport, MS
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Chair-Elect
Wendy Marie Haase
Director, Tourism Marketing
Destination Irvine
Irvine, CA
Immediate Past Chair
Peggy R. Bendel
President
Bendel Communications International
Catalina, AZ
