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PRSA 2026 Board of Directors Applicants

Five PRSA members submitted applications for Officer positions and 18 members submitted applications for Director positions for review and consideration.

View Applicants Candidacy Statements Here


Press Release: PRSA Announces 2026 Board of Directors Nominations

 

Officers

Chair-elect

Angela Walters Eveillard, APR*
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, Florida

Treasurer

Jason J. Sprenger, APR
Game Changer Communications
Eagan, Minnesota

Kevin M. Waetke, APR, Fellow PRSA*
Sammons Financial Group
West Des Moines, Iowa

Secretary

Christina Morton, APR*
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Maitland, Florida

* Candidate has been put forward as the recommended nominee

 

District Directors Positions

Midwest District Director

Erin Van Zee, APR*
RDG Planning & Design
Omaha, Nebraska

North Pacific District Director

Jaimee L. Fox, MA, APR
Thesis
Portland, Oregon

Janelle Guthrie, APR, Fellow PRSA*
Building Industry Association of Washington
Tumwater, Washinton

Southeast District Director

Briana Bryant, MPA, APR
Sikora Law
Cleveland, OH

Carrie Pitts-Densmore, APR
Johnston Community College
Smithfield, North Carolina

The Nominating Committee has not put forth a nominee from the Southeast District. Qualified candidates may apply by petition.

Southwest District Director

Dawn Robinette, APR*
Tale to Tell Communications, LLC
Schertz, Texas

Christopher H. Yandle, Ph.D., APR
Louisiana Board of Regents
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sunshine District Director

Jennifer Dunn, MA, APR*
Conversa
Tampa, Florida

 

* Candidate has been put forward as the recommended nominee

Director-At-Large


Michael Anthony Brown Sr., Ph.D.*
Department of Energy
Yorktown, Virgina

Samantha Carroll, MBA
Once Upon A Brand
New Hope, Pennsylvania

Cynthia Crosby
Posh Concepts PR Agency
Sacramento, California

Kenneth T. Hagihara, APR, Fellow PRSA
Integrity Public Relations, Inc.
Mission Viejo, California

Leah Katz
Zeno East, Zeno Group
New York, New York 

Moon Kim
M Booth
New York, New York

Melissa Richards, APR
iMarketingMix LLC
Hubbardsville, New York

Sankalp Sharma
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
El Dorado Hills, California

Brandi Michele Sims, MBA
Brandinc PR
Austin, Texas

* Candidate has been put forward as the recommended nominee

Submit Comments Here

The comment period is now closed.  

On Monday, May 5, the PRSA Nominating Committee began accepting comments on behalf of applicants. All members of PRSA and other interested individuals provided comments about applicants via the online comments form. The deadline for submitting comments on behalf of all applicants was Monday, May 19, 11:59 p.m. (EDT).

Candidate Interviews and Nominations

The PRSA Nominating Committee will choose nominees for open Officer and Director positions during its June 27-29 meetings.

The nominees, along with any petitioned candidates, will be presented for approval at the PRSA Leadership Assembly on Friday, October 3.  Note: The PRSA Leadership Assembly will be held virtually for 2025.

Candidates by Petition

Article VIII - Section 5. Nomination by Petition of the PRSA Bylaws provides. Nominations of qualified candidates for election as Chair-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary or any voting directorships may also be made by petition by at least ten voting delegates of the Leadership Assembly and filed with the Secretary at the Society’s headquarters at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting of the Leadership Assembly. Immediately upon receipt of any such nominations, the Secretary shall send a notice of such nominations to all voting delegates of the Leadership Assembly.

The 2025 Leadership Assembly will take place on Friday, October 3. All petitions must be submitted by Wednesday, September 3, 11:59 (ET) for consideration. The Board and the Nominating Committee deliberations are confidential. Each Committee member signs a confidentiality pledge and agrees that no information about the discussions, deliberations, decisions or votes will be disclosed at any time.

For questions about logging into MyPRSA, submitting comments, nominating by petition or any additional information, contact NomComm@prsa.org .