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Co-Chairs	Kelly J. Davis, APR President Davis Public Relations and Marketing PO Box 50076 Columbia, SC 29250 Phone: (803) 479-0411 Debra D. Peterson, APR Manager, Media Relations Embarq Corporation 5454 W. 110th St. KSOPKJ0301-3001 Overland Park, KS 66211 Phone: (913) 323-4881 Joseph V. Trahan III, Ph. D., APR, Fellow PRSA Pres/CEO & Media Rel Trainer Trahan & Associates P.O. Box 1088 McDonough, GA 30253-1088 Phone: (410) 908-3036

Immediate Past Co-Chairs	Rick Callender Gov't Rels Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District 5750 Almaden Expressway San Jose, CA 95111 Phone: (408) 265-2607 x2017 Laura Perry Consultant LPerryPR 606 Grinnell Drive Burbank, CA 91501 Jennifer Schleman, APR Director, Public Outreach & Technology Management International Food Information Council 1100 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 430 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 296-6531

PRSA Board Liaison	Gail A. Winslow-Pine, APR Vice President, Marketing, Corporate Communications & Philanthropy Catholic Medical Center 267 South Road Brentwood, NH 03833 Phone: (603) 663-6054 Fax: (603) 663-6067

Association/Nonprofit	Chair Tina Lambert Vice President, Member & Public Relations Virginia Society of CPAs 909 Glidewell Road Richmond, VA 23227 Phone: (804) 422-6704 Chair-elect Emily Kirkpatrick Vice President National Center for Family Literacy 325 W. Main St, Ste 300 Louisville, KY 40202 Phone: (502) 584-1133 Ext116 Fax: (502) 584-0172 Immediate Past Chair Cassandra Miranda Communications Strategist NASA Johnson Space Center 2200 Space Park Dr, Rm 221 Mailcode AP22 Houston, TX 77058 Phone: (281) 483-8618

Corporate Communications	Chair Chuck Jones, APR Director, External Affairs ChoicePoint Inc. 1000 Alderman Drive Alpharetta, GA 30005 Phone: (770)752-3594 Immediate Past Chair Debra D. Peterson, APR Manager, Media Relations Embarq Corporation 5454 W. 110th St. KSOPKJ0301-3001 Overland Park, KS 66211 Phone: (913) 323-4881

Corporate Social Responsibility	Chair Karin Sypura Account Executive Waggener Edstrom Worldwide 1800 28th Place SE, Suite #202 Washington, DC 20020 Phone: (202) 772-1076 Immediate Past Chair Christie C. Ly Manager Burson-Marsteller 2425 Olympic Blvd, Suite 200E Santa Monica, CA 90404 Phone: (310) 309-6611

Counselors Academy	Chair Sydney Ayers, APR Managing Director, Denver Arment Dietrich PR 1660 Lincoln St, Ste 3050 Denver, CO 80264 Phone: (720) 889-3230 Chair-elect Ann Subervi President & CEO Utopia Communications Inc. 331 Newman Springs Road, Ste. 143 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Phone: (732) 493-8867 Immediate Past Chair Michelle A. Olson, APR President Olson Communications, Inc. 1811 N. Tatum Blvd. Ste. 2050 Phoenix, AZ 85028 Phone: (480) 368-7999

Counselors to Higher Education	Chair Cynthia Pollard Vice President, Marketing and Communications University of Nevada Jones Center, M/S108 Reno, NV 89557 Phone: (775) 784-6215 Chair-elect Charles J. Melichar VP, PR & Communications Colgate University 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, NY 13346 Phone: (315) 228-7452 Immediate Past Chair Lori Doyle VP, Communication University of Pennsylvania 200 Sansom Pl East 3600 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160 Phone: (215) 898-8722 Fax: (215) 573-2103

Educators Academy	Chair Terri Johnson, APR Associate Professor Eastern Illinois University 2538 Buzzard Hall 600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, IL 61920-3099 Phone: (217) 581-2326 Chair-elect Dean C. Kazoleas, Ph.D., APR Professor, Public Relations CSU Fullerton Department of Communications Box 6868 Fullerton, CA 92834 Phone: (714) 278-3731 Immediate Past Chair Joseph V. Trahan III, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA Pres/CEO & Media Rel Trainer Trahan & Associates P.O. Box 1088 McDonough, GA 30253-1088 Phone: (410) 908-3036

Employee Communications	Chair Bruce D. Brooks Director, Associate Communications Interface Americas 1503 Orchard Hill Road LaGrange, GA 30240 Phone: (706) 812-6514 Chair-elect Wendy S. Davies-Popelka Manager, Employee Communications John Deere Construction & Forestry Division 1515 5th Ave Moline, IL 61265 Phone: (309) 765-1979 Immediate Past Chair Lisa Rose Senior Managing Director Dix & Eaton 200 Public Sq, Ste 1400 Cleveland, OH 44114-2316 Phone: (216) 241-4606

Entertainment and Sports	Co-chairs John Ingoldsby President IIR Sports, Inc 6 Tubwreck Drive Medfield, MA 02052 Phone: (508) 359-2280 Hanna Pantle Assistant Vice President, Corporate Communications & Media Relations BMI 8730 Sunset Blvd, 3rd FL West Los Angeles, Calif. 90069 Phone: (310) 289-6328 Immediate Past Chair Mark J. Sadowski Publicity Manager Walt Disney Parks & Resorts P O Box 10000 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000 Phone: (407) 566-6177

Environmental	Chair Kara A. Allison, APR Government and Community Relations Practice Leader Hull & Associates, Inc. 6397 Emerald Parkway, Suite 200 Dublin, Ohio 43016 Phone: (614) 793-8777

Financial Communications	Chair David Silver, APR President Silver Public Relations 605 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 480 Los Angeles, CA 90015 Phone: (213) 488-6161 Immediate Past Chair Timothy S. Brown, APR Director, Communications Alstom 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 855 Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 495-4968

Food and Beverage	Chair Wendy Watkins Vice President, Corporate Communications Delaware North Companies 40 Fountain Plz Buffalo, NY 14202 Phone: (716) 858-5000 Chair-elect Angel Postell, APR Charleston Food & Wine Festival PO Box 22823 Charleston, SC 29413 Phone: (843) 727-9998 Immediate Past Chair Claire Burke Partner Hunter Public Relations 6028 Stoddard Ct #201 Alexandria, VA 22315 Phone: (212) 679-6600

Health Academy	Chair Garland Stansell, MPPM Chief Communications Officer Children’s Health System 1600 – 7th Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35233 Phone: (205) 939-6250 Chair-elect Paula Pedene, APR Public Affairs Officer Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center 650 East Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85012 Phone: (602) 222-2667 Immediate Past Chair Richard G. Buck Chief Communications Officer Bayada Nurses 5000 Dearborn Circle, Suite 300 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Phone: (856) 273-4600

Independent Practitioners Alliance	Chair Deborah Regan Long President Cohesive Communications LLC 3935 Forrest Ln Manhattan, KS 66502 Phone: (785) 539-5218 Chair-elect Jamie F. Meredith CEO The Meredith Group, Inc. 8 Sandy Point Road Savannah, GA 31404 Phone: (703) 217-2352 Immediate Past Chair Kelly J. Davis, APR President Davis Public Relations and Marketing PO Box 50076 Columbia, SC 29250 Phone: (803) 479-0411

International	Chair James P. Holtje Sr. Mgr., Leadership Communications Siemens Corp. 153 E. 53rd Street, 56th floor New York, NY 10022 Phone: (212) 258-4027 Chair-elect Deanna K. W. Pelfrey, APR, Fellow PRSA President Blue Egg Strategies LLC PO Box 406820 Louisville, KY 40204 Phone: (502) 581-1455 Fax: (502) 893-1870

Multicultural Communications	Chair Edna Z. Ruano 1659 Trailridge Dr. Dallas, TX 75224 Phone: (214) 912-1322 Immediate Past Chair Dora O. Tovar President Tovar PR LLC P O Box 180202 Arlington, TX 76096 Phone: (817) 467-5759

New Professionals	Chair Michele Aldrich Marketing Coordinator AIReS 1313 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15017 Phone: (412) 897-9809 Chair-elect Jacob Day Niche Marketing Specialist BKD, LLP 901 East St. Louis Street, Suite 1800 Springfield, MO 65806 Phone: (417) 831-7283 Immediate Past Chair Erin H. Collins Event Coordinator Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce 225 S Meldrum Fort Collins, CO 80521 Phone: (970) 482-3746

Public Affairs and Government	Chair Stephanie M. McFarland, APR Director, Public Relations Indiana Department of Revenue 100 N Senate Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 234-3793 Chair-elect Lauri-Ellen Smith Special Assistant to the Sheriff Office of the Sheriff 501 E Bay St Jacksonville, FL 32202 Phone : (904) 630-2538 Immediate Past Chair Ann P. Knabe, APR P R Instructor, Communications Department University of Wisconsin-Whitewater & US Air Force 800 W Main St, HE 454 Whitewater, WI 53190 Phone: (414) 467-9168

Technology	Chair Sandra Fathi President Affect Strategies, Inc. 60 West 38th Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10018 Phone: (212) 398-9680 Immediate Past Chair Glen Turpin Director of Communications First Data Corporation 6200 S. Quebec St., Suite 350 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone: (303) 967-6552

Travel and Tourism	Chair Kristen Jarnagin Director of Public Relations Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa 5594 W. Wild Horse Pass Boulevard Chandler, AZ 85226 Phone: 520-796-8246 Chair-elect Doug MacKenzie Director of Communications Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau 400 East Van Buren Street, #600 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: (602) 452-6250 Immediate Past Chair Donna O’Daniels Executive Director Louisiana Northshore/St. Tammany Parish CVB 68099 Highway 59 Mandeville, LA 70471 Phone: (985) 892-0520

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