Public relations and communications professionals who work at nonprofits and associations share similar challenges, regardless of available resources. Your work builds connections, strengthens relationships and drives change. Take your career to the next level by joining the PRSA Association/Nonprofit Section.
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About Us
Whether raising funds, awarding grants, recruiting members, managing volunteers, or counseling organizational leaders, communicators who work with nonprofits, associations and tax-exempt organizations use valuable skills to help others and build a better world for all. Our Professional Interest Section serves as your opportunity to connect with fellow association/nonprofit communicators who understand your issues and are willing to share solutions.
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From the Chair
From the Chair
Hello and Welcome from the Association / Nonprofit Section of PRSA!
As Chair of the Association/Nonprofit Section, I am excited about this year's great opportunities for members. We will continue producing stellar programming through webinars, informal virtual networking events, and our annual section conference.
We returned to our in-person format last year, receiving rave reviews from attendees. We look forward to another in-person conference for 2025—stay tuned for details.
A great group of volunteers from across the country make up the executive committee to lead the Section. They dedicate their time to supporting section members and work hard to meet the needs of each member. Several of you have received warm welcome messages from our membership chair, got the chance to meet committee members at the 2024 section conference, engaged in social media posts from our communications team, or interacted with members through our quarterly webinar moderators. We are an active section and appreciate every member.
Keep alert for the latest communication coming from the Association / Nonprofit Section – we look forward to networking and meeting with you.
Cheers to 2025!
Heather Willden
PRSA Association / Nonprofit Chair 2025
Executive Committee
Association/Nonprofit Section
Executive Committee
Chair
Heather Willden
American Association for Respiratory Care
Hurst, TX
Heather.Willden@AARC.org
Chair Elect/Secretary
Rachel Forth Pipitone
Reconstructing Judaism
Murfreesboro, TN
RForth@reconstructingjudaism.org
Immediate Past Chair/Conference Chair
Leonard Greenberger
Vice President
AKCG - Public Relations Counselors
Gaithersburg, MD
Leonard@akcg.com
Membership Chair
Michelle Stuffmann
Venice Family Clinic
Los Angeles, CA
MStuffmann@mednet.ucla.edu
At Large
Echelle Lane Rutschman, APR, Fellow PRSA
Convatec, Triad Life Sciences
Memphis, TN
echeller@icloud.com
At Large / Programming Chair
Tony Pals
Director of Communications
American Educational Research Association
Washington, DC
tpals@aera.net
At Large (Communications Co-Chair)
Hernan Rozemberg
San Antonio Area Foundation
San Antonio, TX
hrozemberg@saafdn.org
At Large (Communications Co-Chair)
Jessica A. Koth
Director of Public Relations
National Funeral Directors Association
Brookfield, WI
jkoth@nfda.org
At Large (Awards Co-Chair)
Jordan Blair
Chief Executive Officer
Construction Industry Education Foundation
Sacramento, CA
jblair@cie.foundation
At Large (Section Conference Committee Member)
Kristie K. Aylett, APR, Fellow PRSA
Principal
The KARD Group PR/Marketing
Diamondhead, MS
ka@kardconsulting.com
At Large (Communications Committee)
Scott Ward
Principal
Fifth Estate Communications
Takoma Park, MD
scott.ward@fifth-estate.com
At Large (Section Conference Committee Member)
Axel Ebermann
Mount Vernon, NY
axel.ebermann@nyopengov.org
At Large (Section Conference Committee Member)
Mellissa Braham, APR
Associate Director
National School Public Relations Association
Rockville, MD
mbraham@nspra.org