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2008 PRSA Committee Chairs

Advocacy Committee	Mary Beth West, APR (Chair) Principal Mary Beth West Consulting 205 Duncan Drive Maryville, TN 37803 Phone: (865) 982-6626 Fax: (615) 523-3333

Audit Committee	Diane L. Salucci, APR (Chair) Consultant Salucci & Associates 51 Mullarkey Drive West Orange, NJ 07052 Phone: (973) 669-0430

Board of Ethics & Professional Standards	Bob Frause, APR, Fellow PRSA (Chair) Chairman CEO Frause 1411 4th Ave, Ste 1210 Seattle, WA 98101-2226 Phone: (206) 352-6402 Fax: (206) 284-9409 James E. Lukaszewski, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA (Vice Chair) Chairman & President The Lukaszewski Group Inc. 10 Bank St, Ste 530 White Plains, NY 10606-1952 Phone: (914) 681-0000 Fax: (914) 681-0047

Committee on Work, Life & Gender	Brenda J. Wrigley, APR (Chair) Associate Professor, Public Relations Syracuse University Newhouse School of Communications 215 University Place Syracuse, NY 13244 Phone: (315) 443-1911 Fax: (315) 443-3946

Diversity Committee	Ivonne L. Couret (Co-Chair) Public Affairs Officer US Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North, M/S 016-D3 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Phone: (301) 415-8205 Fax: (301) 415-3716 Manuel M. Ruiz (Co-Chair) President Hispanic PR Wire/PR Newswire 6425 South West 52 Street Miami, FL 33155 Phone: (305) 321-5002 Sonia Sroka (Vice Chair) Account Manager - Director of Hispanic Marketing Porter Novelli 75 Varick Street, 6th FL New York, NY 1001 Phone: (212) 601-8393 Fax: (212) 601-8101

Educational Affairs Committee	Judy VanSlyke Turk, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA (Chair) Director Virginia Commonwealth University - School of Mass Communications 901 W Main St, Rm 2216 P.O. Box 842034 VA, 23284-2034 Phone: (804) 828-2660 Fax: (804) 828-9175 ACEJMC Kathleen S. Kelly, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA (PRSA Representative) Professor, Department of Public Relations University of Florida PO Box 118400 College of Journalism & Communications Gainesville, FL 32611-8400 Phone: (352) 392-9359 Fax: (352) 273-1227 John L. Paluszek, APR, Fellow PRSA (PRSA Representative) Senior Counsel Ketchum 1285 Avenue of Americas New York, NY 10019 Phone: (646) 935-3913 Fax: (646) 935-4493 Commission on PR Education Dean A. Kruckeberg, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA (Co-Chair) Professor of Public Relations, Mass Communications Division University of Northern Iowa 351 Lang Hall 1801 W 31st St Phone: (319) 273-2501 Fax: (319) 273-7356 John L. Paluszek, APR, Fellow PRSA (Co-Chair) Senior Counsel Ketchum 1285 Avenue of Americas New York, NY 10019 Phone: (646) 935-3913 Fax: (646) 935-4493 Stephen D. Iseman, Ph.D., APR (PRSA Representative) Professor Ohio Northern University 525 S Main St Ada, OH 45810 Phone: (419) 772-2053 Fax: (419)772-1856 ACEJMC and Commission on PR Education will report through the Educational Affairs Committee.

External Research Review Committee	Bruce K. Berger, Ph.D. (Chair) Professor and Chairman, Department of Advertising and Public Relations University of Alabama College of Communication PO Box 870172 Phone: (205) 348-7692 Fax: (205) 348-2401

Finance Committee	Rosanna M. Fiske, APR (Chair) Associate Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator Florida International University 526 San Antonio Ave Coral Gables, FL 33146 Phone: (305) 668-0449 Fax: (305) 668-0130

Governance Committee	Mary Deming Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA (Chair) Director of Communications Alaska Community Foundation 400 L Street, Suite 100 Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: (907) 334-6700 Fax: (907) 334-5780

Honors & Awards Committee	Sherry Goldman (Chair) President Goldman Communications Group, Inc. One Bay Club Dr, 10th floor Bayside, NY 11360 Phone: (718)224-4133 Fax: (718)224-3475 Joice Truban Curry (Vice Chair) President c3 Communications, Inc. 11211-3 Carmel Creek Rd San Diego, CA 92130 Phone: (858) 794-6974 Fax: (858) 794-6912 John L. Paluszek, APR, Fellow PRSA (Vice Chair) Senior Counsel Ketchum 1285 Avenue of Americas New York, NY 10019 Phone: (646) 935-3913 Fax: (646) 935-4493 Arthur A. Yann (Vice Chair) Senior Vice President HealthSTAR Public Relations 90 Fifth Ave., 9th Fl. New York, NY 10011 Phone: (646) 722-8833

International Conference Committee	Gerard F. Corbett, APR, Fellow PRSA (Co-Chair) Founding Partner DGC, Ltd. 3350 Geoffrey Drive San Bruno, CA 94066 Phone: (650) 738-3072 Fax: (650) 738-3074 Mary T. Henige, APR (Co-Chair) Communications Director General Motors Corporation 100 Renaissance Ctr, MC 482-A38-D68 Detroit, MI 48265-1000 Phone: (313) 667-4103 Fax: (313) 665-5042

Investment Committee	Todd M. Bulot, APR (Chair) Director, Marketing and Communications Rushmore Investment Advisors 4965 Preston Park Blvd, Ste 350E Plano, TX 75093 Phone: (972) 599-9550 Fax: (972) 964-1928

MBA/Business School Initiative	Matthew J. Harrington (Co-Chair) President, Eastern Region Edelman Public Relations Worldwide 1500 Broadway New York, NY 10036-4015 Phone: (212) 704-8106 Fax: (212) 704-0203 Francis J. Marra, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) 4809 Adams Ridge Drive Greensboro, NC 27407 Phone: (336) 337-8756

Membership Committee	TBD

Nominating Committee	Cheryl I. Procter-Rogers, APR, Fellow PRSA (Chair) A Step Ahead Public Relations 250 Parkway Drive, Suite 150 Lincolnshire, IL 60069 Phone: 847-955-9944 Fax: 866-370-5212


Strategic Planning Committee	Michael G. Cherenson, APR (Chair) Executive Vice President Success Communications Group 26 Eastmans Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 Phone: (973) 597-5104 Fax: 973) 597-0241

2008 PRSA Task Force Chairs
Branding Task Force	TBD

Bylaw Task Force	David C. Rickey, APR (Chair) Vice President, Public Relations Alfa Corp. 2108 E. South Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36191-0001 Phone: (334) 613-4034 Fax: (334) 613-4058

Certification Task Force	Bob Frause, APR, Fellow PRSA (Chair) Chairman CEO Frause 1411 4th Ave, Ste 1210 Seattle, WA 98101-2226 Phone: (206) 352-6402 Fax: (206) 284-9409

Leadership Continuum Task Force	Blake D. Lewis, III, APR, Fellow PRSA (Co-Chair) Principal Lewis Public Relations 2000 Baltimore Dr. Richardson, TX 75081 Phone: 972-231-1800 Fax: (214) 635-3030 Barbara (BJ) Whitman, APR, Fellow PRSA (Co-Chair) President BJW Public Relations 225 Queen Street #19 G Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 348-0057

Member Research Task Force	Susan Walton (Chair) Associate Teaching Professor Brigham Young University Dept. Commun. 360 BRMB Provo, UT 84602 Phone: (801) 422-6094 Fax: (801) 422-0160

Professional Development Task Force	Renee T. Walker, APR (Chair) Manager, Public Relations Kelly Services, Inc. 999 W. Big Beaver Troy, MI 48084 Phone: (248) 244-5362 Fax: (248) 244-5515

Research Journal Task Force	Donald K. Wright, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA (Chair) Professor, Public Relations Boston University College of Communication 640 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215-2422 Phone: (617) 353-5970 Fax: (617) 353-1807

Student Affiliate Program Task Force	Diane Krider, Ph.D., APR (Co-Chair) Associate Dean Central Michigan University Moore 129 Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Phone: (989) 774-1885 Fax: (989) 774-1890 Denis M. Wolcott (Co-Chair) Media Services Manager Metropolitan Water District of S. California 700 N Alameda St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone: (213) 217-6853 Fax: (213) 217-6500

2008 PRSA Boards and Communities
Chapter and District Council	Casey Travis DeLorme, APR (Chair) President/Chief Executive Officer Getspine Communications 5131 34th St. San Diego, CA 92116 Phone: (520)406-9334

College of Fellows	Bob Frause, APR, Fellow PRSA (Chair) Chairman CEO Frause 1411 4th Ave, Ste 1210 Seattle, WA 98101-2226 Phone: (206) 352-6402 Fax: (206) 284-9409 Michael L. Herman, APR, S.A.G.E., Fellow PRSA (Vice Chair) Vice Chairman, Global Development The Catevo Group Worldwide\|LCI Group Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Catevo Middle East, Africa, Dubai, UAE Phone: (866) 750.5411 Direct: (919) 855.5301

Past PRSA Presidents	Rhoda E. Weiss, APR, Fellow PRSA (Chair) President Rhoda Weiss & Associates 307 Montana Ave, Ste 403 Santa Monica, CA 90403-1257 Phone: (310) 393-5183 Fax: (310) 393-4969

PRSA Foundation Board	Kathleen Larey Lewton, APR, Fellow PRSA (President) Principal Lewton, Seekins & Trester LLC 29 Pony Trail Rd Stamford, CT 06903 Phone: (917) 734-5376 Fax: (203) 968-0616

PRSSA	Melissa Csuhran (National President) Ohio Northern University 402 W. College Ave, Unit 3544 Ada, OH 45810 Phone: (419) 772-1674 Fax: (419)772-1856

Section Council	Enrico L. Callender (Co-Chair) Government Relations Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District 2664 Senter Rd #114 San Jose, CA 95111 Phone: (408) 265-2607 x2017 Fax: (408) 979-5659 Laura Eileen Perry (Co-Chair) Director, Communications Health Net 21281 Burbank Boulevard Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Phone: (818) 676-7309 Jennifer Clare Schleman, APR (Co-Chair) Director, Public Outreach & Technology Management International Food Information Council 4550 Connecticut Ave NW, Apt 310 Washington, DC 20008 Phone: (202) 296-6531 Fax: (202) 296-6547

Universal Accreditation Board	Michael J. Tullier, APR (Chair) Director of External Relations Auburn University College of Education 3084 Haley Center Dean's Office Auburn University, AL 36849-5218 Phone: (334) 844-1324 Fax: (334) 844-5785 Felicia Walker Blow, APR (Vice Chair) Director – Public Relations and Marketing Southeastern Public Service Authority 723 Woodlake Dr Chesapeake, VA 23320-8909 Phone; (757) 420-4700 ext. 337 Fax: (757) 424-4133 Jay D. Rayburn, APR, Fellow PRSA (Vice Chair) Associate Professor, Department of Communications Florida State University UCC Ste. 3100- FSU Tallahassee, FL 32306 Phone: (850) 644-8750 Fax: (850) 644-8642

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