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PRSA 2025 Board of Directors Applicants

PRSA Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee

Five PRSA members submitted applications for Officer positions and 8 members submitted applications for Director positions for review and consideration.

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Officers

Chair-elect

Jessica M. Graham, APR, Fellow PRSA
Fionix Consulting, LLC
Indian Trail, North Carolina

Heide Harrell, APR
Central Arkansas Water
Little Rock, Arkansas

Sam Sims, APR, Fellow PRSA
Sims Group
Yukon, Oklahoma

Treasurer

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

Secretary

Teresa Valerio Parrot, Ed.D., APR
TVP Communications
Longmont, Colorado

 

District Directors Positions

East Central District Director

Monica Ackerson, APR, CAE
Integrated Association Solutions
DeWitt, Michigan

John Palmer, APR

Ohio Hospital Association
Columbus, Ohio

Mid-Atlantic District Director

Marcus Cayce Myers, APR
Virginia Tech School of Communication
Blacksburg, Virginia

Northeast District Director*

Tri-State District Director*

Western District Director*

*There were no applicants for Northeast, Tri-State, and Western District Director positions. 

Director-At-Large

Montrie Rucker Adams, APR, Fellow PRSA
Visibility Marketing, Inc.
Houston, Texas

Priscilla Bevel Caldwell, APR
Ford's Colony Country Club
Williamsburg, Virginia

Christina Marie Gayman, APR*
Syverson Strege
West Des Moines, Iowa

Andrea Gils Monzon
Shiftmakers Consulting
Lexington, Kentucky

Charles F. Wallington, Ph.D.
Cone Health
Greensboro, North Carolina

 

* Candidate has withdrawn

Candidates by Petition

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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 2024 Leadership Assembly will take place on Monday, October 14. All petitions must be submitted by Saturday, September 14, 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.

 

Roles and Responsibilities of the PRSA Board of Directors

General Responsibilities of the Board of Directors, PRSA Officers and Board Liaison can be found below: 

PRSA Leadership Assembly

The nominees, along with any petitioned candidates, will be presented for approval at the PRSA Leadership Assembly in Aneheim, Calinfornia on Monday, October 14, prior to ICON 2024.

Hotel information may be found here.

For questions about Leadership Recruitment, Nominations by Petition or any additional information, contact Romie Ares.

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Romie Ares