National Leadership Recruitment
PRSA Announces 2021 Officer and Director Nominees
The nominees for 2021 officer positions are: Chair-elect, Felicia Blow, APR, associate vice president for development & campaign director of Hampton University; Treasurer, Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, chief communications officer, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company; Secretary, Joseph Abreu, APR, communications & emergency management director, Clerk of the Circuit Court, St. Lucie County.
Current Chair-elect, Michelle Olson, APR, managing director and partner, Lambert & Co., was confirmed as the 2021 PRSA Chair at the PRSA Leadership Assembly in 2020. PRSA Chair T. Garland Stansell, APR, chief communications officer, Children’s of Alabama, will serve as Immediate Past Chair in 2021.
The individuals nominated for the open director positions on the PRSA Board are:
East Central District
Jennifer Day, APR, Great Lakes regional coordinator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – U.S. Department of Commerce
Mid-Atlantic District
Jeff Wilson, APR, vice president of agency marketing and promotion, Padilla
Northeast District
Jane N. Law, APR, internal human resource communications manager, New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
Tri-State District
James Shackelford, APR, president and chief executive officer, SomaComm Inc.
Western District
Dr. Kaye Sweetser, APR+M, Fellow PRSA, professor of public relations, San Diego State University
Director At-Large
Ray Day, vice chair, The Stagwell Group
Candidates by Petition
Article VIII, Section 5 of the PRSA Bylaws provides: Nominations may also be made by petition by at least 10 Leadership Assembly delegates and filed with the Secretary of the Society at PRSA Headquarters at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting of the Leadership Assembly, which due to the coronavirus pandemic will now take place on December 5 in a location to be finalized in the coming weeks. All petitions must be submitted by Thursday, November 5 for consideration. Immediately upon receipt of any such nominations, the Secretary shall send a notice of such nominations to all members.
Following Assembly elections, successful candidates will join these incumbent members on the 2021 Board:
Midwest District
Jacqueline Clark, APR, Fellow PRSA, regional manager government relations & public affairs, LafargeHolcim NA
North Pacific District
Scott Trotter, APR, senior director of communications, Utah Valley University
Southeast District
Denise Hill, Ph.D., APR, assistant professor of strategic communications, School of Communications, Elon University
Southwest District
Heide Harrell, APR, director of marketing and business development, Rose Law Firm
Sunshine District
Angela Walters Eveillard, APR, strategic communications officer, Hillsborough Community College
Director At-Large
Jorge Francisco D’Garay, president & CEO, MXUS Public Relations
For questions about nominations by petition or any additional information, contact Romie Ares at romie.ares@prsa.org call (212) 460-1403.
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National Leadership
- Debra Peterson, APR, Immediate Past Chair
- Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, Treasurer
- Jo Ann S. LeSage Nelson, APR, Secretary
- Joseph Abreu, APR
- Richard J. Batyko, APR, Fellow PRSA
- Errol Cockfield
- Amy T. Coward APR, Fellow PRSA, Secretary
- Robert “Pritch” Pritchard, APR, Fellow PRSA
- Michelle Egan APR, Fellow PRSA, Treasurer
- Jane N. Law, APR
- Michelle Olson, APR, Chair
- Scott W. Thornburg, APR
- Ana Toro, APR, Fellow PRSA
- Samantha Villegas, APR
- Kevin M. Waetke, APR
- Felicia Blow, APR
- Brian Price
- Maureen Walsh Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
- Philip T. Bonaventura, Chief Financial Officer
- Jay Starr, Senior Vice President of Member Services
- Jeneen Garcia, Senior Vice President of Programming
- T. Garland Stansell, APR, Immediate Past Chair
- National Leadership Recruitment
- Karen Mateo, Chief Communications Officer
- John Robinson, Vice President of Corporate Development
- Karla Voth, Vice President of Special Events and Programs
- Alex Ortiz, Vice President of Information Technology
- Jacqueline Clark, APR, Fellow PRSA
- Jorge F. D'Garay
- Angela Walters Eveillard, APR
- Denise Hill, Ph.D., APR
- Scott Trotter, APR
- Heide Harrell, APR
- Kaye Sweetser, Ph.D., APR+M, Fellow PRSA
- Dr. Aerial Ellis
- James Shackelford, APR
- Jeff Wilson, APR
- Felicia Blow, APR, Chair-Elect
- Jennifer Day, APR
- Joseph Abreu, APR, Secretary
- Ray Day
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National Leadership
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National Leadership
- Debra Peterson, APR, Immediate Past Chair
- Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, Treasurer
- Jo Ann S. LeSage Nelson, APR, Secretary
- Joseph Abreu, APR
- Richard J. Batyko, APR, Fellow PRSA
- Errol Cockfield
- Amy T. Coward APR, Fellow PRSA, Secretary
- Robert “Pritch” Pritchard, APR, Fellow PRSA
- Michelle Egan APR, Fellow PRSA, Treasurer
- Jane N. Law, APR
- Michelle Olson, APR, Chair
- Scott W. Thornburg, APR
- Ana Toro, APR, Fellow PRSA
- Samantha Villegas, APR
- Kevin M. Waetke, APR
- Felicia Blow, APR
- Brian Price
- Maureen Walsh Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
- Philip T. Bonaventura, Chief Financial Officer
- Jay Starr, Senior Vice President of Member Services
- Jeneen Garcia, Senior Vice President of Programming
- T. Garland Stansell, APR, Immediate Past Chair
- National Leadership Recruitment
- Karen Mateo, Chief Communications Officer
- John Robinson, Vice President of Corporate Development
- Karla Voth, Vice President of Special Events and Programs
- Alex Ortiz, Vice President of Information Technology
- Jacqueline Clark, APR, Fellow PRSA
- Jorge F. D'Garay
- Angela Walters Eveillard, APR
- Denise Hill, Ph.D., APR
- Scott Trotter, APR
- Heide Harrell, APR
- Kaye Sweetser, Ph.D., APR+M, Fellow PRSA
- Dr. Aerial Ellis
- James Shackelford, APR
- Jeff Wilson, APR
- Felicia Blow, APR, Chair-Elect
- Jennifer Day, APR
- Joseph Abreu, APR, Secretary
- Ray Day
- PRSA Foundation
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Sponsorship
- About Public Relations
