Public Affairs and Government Section Leadership
Chair
Jenn Elting, APR
eltingj@neorsd.org
Senior Public Information Specialist
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Chair-Elect
Lori Croy
Lori.Croy@dci.mo.gov
Director of Communications
MO Dept. of Commerce & Insurance
Immediate Past Chair
Rachael Gibson
rgibson@valleywater.org
Chief of External Affairs
Valley Water
Secretary
Janelle Guthrie, APR, Fellow PRSA
janelleg@biaw.com
Communications Director
Building Industry Association of Washington
Members- at- Large
Yesenia Reinoso
officialyeseniareinoso@gmail.com
Digital Marketing & Media Relations Officer
Y Communicate
Dr. Joe Trahan, APR, Fellow PRSA
joe_cajun@yahoo.com
President/CEO/International Media Relations Trainer
Trahan & Associates
Capt. Brook DeWalt, APR+M, Fellow PRSA
brookdewalt@yahoo.com
Director of Public Affairs Operations
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Judith Webb, APR
judith.webb@wellcertified.com
Executive Vice President
International WELL Building Institute
Enrico “Rick” Callender, Esq.
rcallender@valleywater.org
Chief Executive Officer
Valley Water
Lauri-Ellen Smith, APR
Owner
CAT 5 Crisis Communications, Inc.
Barbara Burfeind, APR+M, Fellow PRSA
burfante81@yahoo.com
Independent
US Navy retired
Rachel Coffman rachel@coffmancollaborative.com |
President Coffman Collaborative LLC Jennifer Day, APR Jennifer.Day@noaa.gov Great Lakes Regional Coordinator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
Toni-Anne Blake tonianne.blake@crc.nj.gov Communications Director New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
Debra Walker, APR debra.walker@dmh.mo.gov Director of Public Affairs Missouri Department of Mental Health |
Hannah Bourgeois hannah@conceptualpr.com Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator Conceptual Communications |
Patrick Evans, APR patrick@patrickevans.com Public Affairs Officer U.S. NAVY |
Karla Slate, APR kslate@covingtonwa.gov Communications & Marketing Manager City of Covington |
Joe Wessels joe.wessels@chpl.org Content Specialist Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library |