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Co-Chairs	Rick Callender Gov't Rels Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District 2664 Senter Rd #114 San Jose, CA 95111 Phone: (408) 993-1137 Laura Perry Director Communications Health Net of California 21281 Burbank Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Phone: (818) 676-7309 Jennifer Schleman Director, Public Outreach & Technology Management International Food Information Council 4550 Connecticut Ave NW, Apt 310 Washington, DC 20008 Phone: (202) 363-6450

Immediate Past Co-Chairs	Cindi Kurczewski Manager, Corporate Communications Randstad North America 2015 S. Park Place Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: (770) 303-6756 Gail Winslow-Pine, APR Director, Marketing & Corporate Communications Catholic Medical Center 267 South Road Brentwood, NH 03833 Phone: (603) 663-6054

PRSA Board Liasion	Leslie J. Backus, APR President Leslie J. Backus Public Relations 13090 SW 16 Court Davie, FL 33325 Phone: (954) 554-7990

Association/Nonprofit	Chair Cassandra Miranda Communications Strategist NASA Johnson Space Center 2200 Space Park Dr, Rm 221 Mailcode AP22 Houston, TX 77058 Phone: (281) 483-8618 Chair-elect Tina Lambert Vice President, Member & Public Relations Virginia Society of CPAs 909 Glidewell Rd Richmond, VA 23227 Phone: (804) 270-5344 Immediate Past Chair Murray Williams Vice President Iowa Credit Union League 1500 N.W. 118th Street Des Moines, IA 50325 Phone: (515) 221-3003

Corporate	Chair Debra D. Peterson, APR Manager, Media Relations Embarq Corporation 5454 W. 110th St. KSOPKJ0301-3001 Overland Park, KS 62211 Phone: (913) 323-4881 Chair-elect Chuck Jones, APR Director, External Affairs ChoicePoint Inc. 1000 Alderman Drive Alpharetta, GA 30005 Phone: (770) 752-3594 Immediate Past Chair Keith Hayes, APR Director, Internal and Intranet Communications Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina P O Box 2291 Durham, NC 27702-2291 Phone: (919) 765-2846 Fax: (919) 765-2433

Corporate Social Responsibility	Chair Christie C. Ly Manager Burson-Marsteller 2425 Olympic Blvd, Suite 200E Santa Monica, CA 90404 Phone: (310) 309-6611 Immediate Past Co-Chairs Sarah G. Fuhrmann Senior Vice President & Partner v-Fluence Interactive Public Relations, Inc. 6350 Waterman Ave Saint Louis, MO 63130 Phone: (314) 721-3180 Mary O. Pieschek Vice President-Development and Public Relations Bellin College of Nursing 725 S. Webster Ave. Green Bay, WI 54301 Phone: (920) 433-7866

Counselors Academy	Chair Michelle A. Olson, APR President Olson Communications, Inc. 1811 N. Tatum Blvd. Ste. 2050 Phoenix, AZ 85028 Phone: (480) 368-7999 Chair-elect Sydney Ayers, APR Managing Director, Denver Arment Dietrich PR 1660 Lincoln St, Ste 3050 Denver, CO 80264 Phone: (720) 889-3230 Immediate Past-Past Chair Steven Cody Managing Partner Peppercom Inc. 470 Park Avenue S., 5th Fl New York, NY 10016 Phone: (212) 931-6114

Counselors to Higher Education	Chair Lori N. Doyle Vice-President, Communications University of Pennsylvania 200 Sansom Place East 3600 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160 Phone: (215) 898-8724 Chair-elect Cynthia Pollard Vice President, Marketing and Communications University of Nevada M/S108 Reno, NV 89557 Phone: (775) 784-4941

Educators Academy	Chair Dr. Joseph V. Trahan III, APR, Fellow PRSA Pres/CEO & Media Rel Trainer Trahan & Associates P.O. Box 1088 McDonough, GA 30253-1088 Phone: (410) 908-3036 Chair-elect Terri Johnson, APR Associate Professor Eastern Illinois University 2538 Buzzard Hall 600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, IL 61920-3099 Phone: (217) 581-2326

Employee Communications	Chair Lisa Rose Managing Director Dix & Eaton 200 Public Sq, Ste 1400 Cleveland, OH 44114-2316 Phone: (216) 241-4606 Chair-elect Bruce D. Brooks Director, Associate Communications Interface Americas 1503 Orchard Hill Road LaGrange, GA 30240 Phone: (800) 336-0225, ext. 6514 Immediate Past Chair Kim Kerry Lott, APR Employee Comm. Mgr, C&CE Div John Deere 14401 Carowinds Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28273 Phone: (704) 587-2795

Entertainment and Sports	Co-Chairs John Ingoldsby President IIR Sports, Inc 6 Tubwreck Drive Medfield, MA 02052 Phone: (508) 359-2280 Mark J. Sadowski Publicity Manager Walt Disney Parks & Resorts P O Box 10000 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000 Phone: (407) 566-6177 Immediate Past Chair Tara August Public Relations Manager Turner Sports 1015 Techwood Drive 7th floor Atlanta, GA 30318 Phone: (404) 827-2067

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 Immediate Past Chair Sarah Rasmussen, APR Public Affairs Manager Metro Waste Authority 300 E Locust St, Ste 100 Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: (515) 323-6519

Financial Communications	Chair Timothy S. Brown, APR Director, Communications Exelon Generation (Power Generation) 300 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Phone: (610) 765-6925 Chair-elect David Silver, APR President Silver Public Relations 605 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 480 Los Angeles, CA 90015 Phone: (213) 488-6161 Fax: (213) 622-6791 Immediate Past Chair Shakira M. Brown Manager, Corporate Communications Mitchell & Titus LLP One Battery Park Plaza, 27th Fl New York, NY 10004 Phone: (212) 709-4500

Food and Beverage	Chair Claire Burke Partner Hunter Public Relations 6028 Stoddard Ct #201 Alexandria, VA 22315 Phone: (212) 679-6600 Chair-elect Wendy Watkins V P Corp Commun Delaware North Companies 40 Fountain Plz Buffalo, NY 14202 Phone: (716) 858-5000 Immediate Past Chair Jennifer Schleman Director, Public Outreach & Technology Management International Food Information Council 4550 Connecticut Ave NW, Apt 310 Washington, DC 20008 Phone: (202) 363-6450

Health Academy	Chair Richard G. Buck Vice President, Corporate Communications Keystone Mercy Health Plan 100 Stevens Drive Philadelphia, PA 19113 Phone: (215) 863-5102 Chair-elect Garland Stansell, MPPM Chief Communications Officer Children’s Health System 1600 – 7th Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35233 Phone: (205) 939-6250 Immediate Past Chair Laura Perry Director Communications Health Net of California 21281 Burbank Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Phone: (818) 676-7309

Independent Practitioners Alliance	Chair Kelly J. Davis, APR President Davis Public Relations and Marketing PO Box 50076 Columbia, SC 29250 Phone: (803) 479-0411 Chair-elect Deborah Regan Long Pres Cohesive Communications LLC 3935 Forrest Ln Manhattan, KS 66502 Phone: (785) 539-5218 Immediate Past Chair Jon N. Pushkin, APR President Pushkin Public Relations 5613 DTC Parkway, Ste 590 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone: (303) 733-3441

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

Multicultural Communications	Chair Dora O. Tovar Partner Tovar PR LLC 7005 Port Phillip Dr Arlington, TX 76002 Phone: (817) 467-5759 Immediate Past Chair Lori George Billingsley Director of Shareowner Affairs The Coca-Cola Company One Coca-Cola Plaza NAT 846 Atlanta, GA 30313 Phone: (404) 676-0621

Public Affairs and Government	Chair Ann P. Knabe, APR P R Instructor, Commun Dep't University of Wisconsin-Whitewater & US Air Force 507 Fairview Circle Waterford, WI 53185 Phone: (414) 467-9168 Chair-elect Stephanie M. McFarland, APR Dir, Commun Indiana Department of Revenue 100 N Senate Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 234-3793 Immediate Past Chairs Maj. Jason A. Johnston 12235 Cottonwood Grove Ct San Diego, CA 92128 Phone: (858) 577-8922 Rick Callender Gov't Rels Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District 2664 Senter Rd #114 San Jose, CA 95111 Phone: (408) 993-1137

Technology	Chair Glen Turpin Director of Communications First Data Corporation 1401 S Lincoln St Denver, CO 80210 Phone: (303) 455-9549 Chair-elect Sandra Fathi President Affect Strategies, Inc. 60 West 38th Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10018 Phone: (212) 398-9680 Immediate Past Chair Henry P. Feintuch Managing Partner KCSA Worldwide 800 Second Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 896-1212

Travel and Tourism	Chair Donna O’Daniels Executive Director Louisiana Northshore/St. Tammany Parish CVB 68099 Highway 59 Mandeville, LA 70471 Phone: (985) 892-0520 Chair-elect 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 Immediate Past Chair Jackie MacKay President JM Communications, Inc. 212 Chestnut Creek Drive Apopka, FL 32703 Phone: (407) 814-0014

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