Leadership

Chair

Joseph V. Trahan, III, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
President/CEO & Media Relations Trainer
Georgia State University
Mcdonough, GA

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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Secretary

Kara Ann Allison, APR
Director of Communications & Marketing; Government & Community Relations
Hull & Associates, Inc.
Dublin, OH

Treasurer

Meadow P. Bailey, APR
Information Officer
State of Alaska Department of Transportation
Fairbanks, AK

Members At-Large

Barbara A. Burfeind, APR+M
Chief, VI Plans & Integration
Defense Visual Information (DVI)
Fort George G Meade, MD

Enrico L. Callender
Government Relations Manager
Santa Clara Valley Water District
San Jose, CA

Brook DeWalt, MA, APR
Director of Strategic Communication
Office of the U.S. Defense Representative to Pakistan (ODRP)
APO, AE

Chris Hatch
Congressional & Public Affairs Officer
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Ship Systems Engineering Station
Bryn Mawr, PA

Wayne R. Hill, APR
Principal
Woodwalk Reputation Group
Brecksville, OH

Spiros G. Mantzavinos
The Mantzavinos Group
Wilmington, DE

Douglas E. Matthews
Chief Communications Director
City of Austin
Austin, TX

Stephanie M. McFarland, APR
Director, Strategic Communication
Caldwell VanRiper, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
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Lauri-Ellen Smith, APR
Special Assistant to Sheriff
Office of the Sheriff
Jacksonville, FL