2010 PRSA Board and Assembly Delegate Candidates

Nominating Committee to Meet in Chicago to Make Selections

The following members submitted applications to the 2009 Nominating Committee for review and consideration at its Aug. 1–2 meeting in Chicago for PRSA National leadership.  To view applications, click on the corresponding candidate's name.

Officers

Chair-Elect 
Leslie Backus, MBA, APR
President
Leslie J. Backus Public Relations
Davie, Florida

Rosanna Fiske, APR
Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor
Florida International University
School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Advertising & Public Relations Department
North Miami, Florida

Treasurer
Gerard Corbett, APR, Fellow PRSA
Founder and CEO
Redphlag LLC
San Bruno, California

Philip Tate, APR
Senior Vice President
Luquire George Andrews
Charlotte, North Carolina

Secretary 
Dave Imre, APR
CEO/President
IMRE
Sparks, Maryland

Francis L. Onofrio, APR
President
Mason Onofrio Public Relations
Bethany, Connecticut

Gail Winslow-Pine, APR
Vice President, Marketing, Corporate Communication & Philanthropy
Catholic Medical Center
Manchester, New Hampshire

Board of Directors

North Pacific
Bob Frause, APR, Fellow PRSA
Chairman CEO
Frause
Seattle, Washington

Ronele Klingensmith, APR
President
RKPR Inc.
Reno, Nevada

Southeast
Ray Crockett, APR, Fellow PRSA
Director, Communications, Coca-Cola North America
The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, Georgia

Mitch Edwards, APR
Director of Communication
Alabama Department of Education
Montgomery, Alabama

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

Southwest
Blake Lewis, APR, Fellow PRSA
Principal and Senior Consultant
Lewis Public Relations
Richardson, Texas

Marilyn Pippin, APR*
President
Hopkins & Associates
Dallas, Texas
*  Ms. Pippin has withdrawn her application and as a result, is no longer a candidate.

Suzanne Whitaker, APR
Director of Communications
Peoples Health
Metairie, Louisiana

Director-At-Large
Ofield Dukes, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
Ofield Dukes & Associates
Washington, DC

Lea-Ann O'Hare Germinder, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
Germinder & Associates, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri and New York, New York

Steve Iseman, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Professor
Communication Arts/Public Relations
Ohio Northern University
Ada, Ohio

Michelle Lantz, MA, APR
President
Lantz Communications Inc.
Grand Ledge, Michigan

Elizabeth A. Pecsi, APR, Fellow PRSA
Director, Executive Communications
Unisys Corp.
El Cajon, California

Barbara “BJ” Whitman, MBA, APR, Fellow PRSA
Principal
BJW Public Relations
Honolulu, Hawaii

Assembly Delegates-At-Large (two positions open)
Carolyn G. Bobo, APR, Fellow PRSA
Senior Writer, University Relations
University of North Texas
Denton and Fort Worth, Texas

Jessica Graham, APR
Assistant to the President for Community Relations & Marketing Services
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, North Carolina

Carol Milliron, APR
Vice President
SheSpeaks
Marietta, Georgia

Gayle Pohl, APR
Associate Professor
Department of Communication Studies
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

Anita Ford Saunders, BA, MSOMC, APR
Owner
Anita Ford Saunders Communication
Middletown, Connecticut

Susan Balcom Walton, MA, APR
Associate Chair, Department of Communications
Associate Professor, Communications
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

International Assembly Delegates-at-Large (two positions open)
Marcelo Baro, MBA, MIB
Public Relations Department Chair
Universidad Argentina de la Embresa (UADE)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Anthony Bradley, FCIPR
Director
Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations Limited
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom

Margalit Toledano, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Department of Management Communication
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand

Comment Letters
Individuals are encouraged to send candidate comments via e-mail to the 2009 Nominating Committee at nomcomm@prsa.org or mail the letter to PRSA, Attn: Nominating Committee, 33 Maiden Lane, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10038.

In accordance with the 2009 PRSA Nominating Committee's Policies, Procedures and Guidelines, members of the Society and non-members may provide insights and comments to the Nominating Committee as a whole. They can be submitted via correspondence (written or e-mail) to the chair for distribution to the committee. The name of the individual submitting the comments must be included and the information must be verifiable. Comments will go to a confidential and secure Nominating Committee mailbox at National headquarters for distribution to Nominating Committee members. All emails and letters must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, July 13 in the time zone of the individual writing the comments.

Please note that while emails and letters may be written for more than one candidate, each individual e-mail or letter may only comment on one candidate. Any individual e-mail or letter commenting on more than one candidate will not be submitted to the Nominating Committee. Additionally, the body of the letter may not exceed 300 words.

Note:  2009 Nominating Committee members have signed a pledge of confidentiality regarding the Nominating Committee's discussions and deliberations. In addition, Nominating Committee members are required to share comments or input they receive on candidates with the entire Nominating Committee. Any e-mail, regular mail or telephone calls to individual Nominating Committee members will be forwarded to the entire Committee and shared during deliberations.

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