PRSA National Task Forces, Committees and Boards

PRSA salutes the volunteers who lead our National communities.

committee code	committee	parentCommittee	action codes	position	effective date	thru date	status	full name	last first	title	company	description	id	note	state province	city
75ANNIV	75th Anniversary Task Force	75th Anniversary Task Force	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM		Felicia Blow, Ph.D., APR	BLOW, FELICIA	Associate Vice President of Development & Campaign Director	Hampton University		1011660		VA	Hampton
75ANNIV	75th Anniversary Task Force	75th Anniversary Task Force	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM		Denise M. Hill, Ph.D., APR	HILL, DENISE	Associate Professor, Strategic Communication	Elon University		1005826		NC	Elon
ACCREDTASK	Accreditation Marketing Committee	Accreditation Marketing Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Ronele M. Dotson, APR, Fellow PRSA	DOTSON, RONELE	President	RAD Strategies Inc.		1048768		NV	Reno
ACCREDTASK	Accreditation Marketing Committee	Accreditation Marketing Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Elyse Hammett, APR	HAMMETT, ELYSE	Vice President, Marketing & Communications	Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta		1534281		GA	ATLANTA
ACEJMC	ACEJMC	Educational Affairs Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Del Galloway, APR, Fellow PRSA	GALLOWAY, DEL	Vice President - Communications	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.		1046119	ACEJMC will report through the Educational Affairs Committee.	DC	Washington
ACEJMC	ACEJMC	Educational Affairs Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Nance Louise Larsen, APR, Fellow PRSA	LARSEN, NANCE	Vice President Integrated Marketing Communications	The Strive Group		1547877	ACEJMC will report through the Educational Affairs Committee.	AZ	Scottsdale
ADVOCACY	Advocacy Committee	Advocacy Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Anthony W. D'Angelo, APR, Fellow PRSA	D'ANGELO, ANTHONY	Professor of Practice	Syracuse University		1006489		NY	Syracuse
AUDIT	Audit Committee	Audit Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Felicia Blow, Ph.D., APR	BLOW, FELICIA	Associate Vice President of Development & Campaign Director	Hampton University		1011660		VA	Hampton
ETHICS	Board of Ethics and Professional Standards	Board of Ethics and Professional Standards	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	BJ Whitman, APR, Fellow PRSA	WHITMAN, BJ	President	BJW Public Relations		1009892		WA	Lynnwood
CHAMPIONS	Champions for PRSSA	Champions for PRSSA	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Ben Butler, APR	BUTLER, BEN	Founder & Client Services Director	Top Hat	Champions for PRSSA	1797835		PA	Aspinwall
CHAMPIONS	Champions for PRSSA	Champions for PRSSA	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Gary D. McCormick, APR, Fellow PRSA	MCCORMICK, GARY	Owner/Principal	GMc Communications, LLC	Champions for PRSSA	1010211		TN	Knoxville
CHAMPIONS	Champions for PRSSA	Champions for PRSSA	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Jeffery M. Wilson, APR	WILSON, JEFFERY	Vice President, Workplace Culture, DEI and Chief of Staff	Padilla	Champions for PRSSA	1563953		VA	Richmond
CIVILITY	Civility Task Force	Civility Task Force	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Jon Goldberg	GOLDBERG, JON	Chief Reputation Architect	Reputation Architects Inc		1695857		NJ	Roseland
CIVILITY	Civility Task Force	Civility Task Force	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Gary Saffitz	SAFFITZ, GARY	Consultant	Gary Saffitz & Associates		1973435
FELLOWS	College of Fellows	College of Fellows	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Greg Bailey, APR, Fellow PRSA	BAILEY, GREG	Owner	Finley + Bailey Strategic Communications		1064830		TN	Nashville
PR_EDUCATION	Commission on Public Relations Education	Educational Affairs Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Anthony W. D'Angelo, APR, Fellow PRSA	D'ANGELO, ANTHONY	Professor of Practice	Syracuse University		1006489	Commission on Public Relations Education will report through the Educational Affairs Committee.	NY	Syracuse
PR_EDUCATION	Commission on Public Relations Education	Educational Affairs Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Stacey Smith, APR, Fellow PRSA	SMITH, STACEY	Senior Counsel and Partner	Jackson Jackson & Wagner		1004236	Commission on Public Relations Education will report through the Educational Affairs Committee.	NH	Rye
COMMUNICATION	Communications Committee	Communications Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Abbie S. Fink	FINK, ABBIE	VP/General Mgr	HMA Public Relations		1559710		AZ	Scottsdale
CHAPDISTCOUN	District Council	District Council	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Christina Marie Morton, APR	MORTON, CHRISTINA	Director of Communications	Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association		1596883		FL	Maitland
DIVERSITY	Diversity and Inclusion Committee	Diversity and Inclusion Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Andrea Gils Monzón	GILS MONZON, ANDREA	Marketing Director	JacobsEye Marketing Agency		1816006		GA	Atlanta
DIVERSITY	Diversity and Inclusion Committee	Diversity and Inclusion Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Anita Ford Saunders, APR	SAUNDERS, ANITA	Owner/Principal	AFS Communication		1042788		CT	Middletown
EDUCATION	Educational Affairs Committee	Educational Affairs Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Susan Gonders, Ed.D.	GONDERS, SUSAN	Professor	Southeast Missouri State University		1042264		MO	Kimberling City
EDUCATION	Educational Affairs Committee	Educational Affairs Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Mickey G. Nall, APR, Fellow PRSA	NALL, MICKEY	Professional-in-Residence	College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida		1026433		FL	Gainesville
FINANCE	Finance Committee	Finance Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA	EGAN, MICHELLE	Chief Communications Officer	Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.		1509085		AK	Anchorage
GOVERNANCE	Governance Committee	Governance Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Monica Ackerson, APR	ACKERSON, MONICA	Owner & Principal Strategist	Integrated Association Solutions		1707719		MI	DeWitt
GOVERNANCE	Governance Committee	Governance Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	J.W. Arnold, APR, Fellow PRSA	ARNOLD, J.W.	Principal	PRDC Public Relations		1682076		FL	Fort Lauderdale
GRIEVANCE	Grievance Committee	Grievance Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	John J. Deveney, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA	DEVENEY, JOHN	President	Deveney Communication Consulting LL		1041919		LA	NEW ORLEANS
HONORS_AWARDS	Honors & Awards Committee	Honors & Awards Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Michael S. Gross, APR	GROSS, MICHAEL	President	AKCG - Public Relations Counselors		1536456		NJ	Glassboro
HRCOMM	Human Resources Committee	Human Resources Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Felicia Blow, Ph.D., APR	BLOW, FELICIA	Associate Vice President of Development & Campaign Director	Hampton University		1011660		VA	Hampton
INTLCONF	International Conference	International Conference	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Jamie D. Floer, APR	FLOER, JAMIE	Communications Manager	Toho Water Authority		1540962		FL	Ocoee
INTLCONF	International Conference	International Conference	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Stefanie L. Macfarlane, APR	MACFARLANE, STEFANIE	Marketing & PR Strategiest	Marketing & PR Consultant		1050451		FL	Lake Mary
INVEST	Investment Committee	Investment Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Blake D. Lewis, III, APR, Fellow PRSA	LEWIS, BLAKE	Principal	Three Box Strategic Communications		1002645		TX	Dallas
INVEST	Investment Committee	Investment Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Howard S. Sholkin	SHOLKIN, HOWARD	Retired	Retired		1012118		MA	Newton
MBAPROGRAM	MBA/Business School Program	MBA/Business School Program	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Tricia L. Hansen-Horn, Ph.D.	HANSEN-HORN, TRICIA	Prof, PR, Public Relations Degree Program	University of Central Missouri		1058158		MO	Warrensburg
MEMBER	Membership Committee	Membership Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Rebecca Szmukler Seelig, APR	SEELIG, REBECCA	President	Palm Beach Public Relations LLC		1578459		FL	Palm Beach Gardens
MILITARY	Military Task Force	Military Task Force	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Paula L. Pedene, APR, Fellow PRSA	PEDENE, PAULA	Owner	Paula Pedene and Associates		1058297		AZ	Scottsdale
NOMINATING	Nominating Committee	Nominating Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Debra D. Peterson, APR	PETERSON, DEBRA	President	Comm365		1006889		KS	Overland Park
PDCOMM	Professional Development Committee	Professional Development Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Jo Ann S. LeSage Nelson, APR, Fellow PRSA	LESAGE NELSON, JO ANN	Vice President, Client Services	Pierce Communications		1046541		NY	Albany
SECTCOUNCIL	Professional Interest Section Council	Professional Interest Section Council	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Angela Berardino	BERARDINO, ANGELA	Chief Strategy Officer	TURNER		1580941		NY	New York
SECTCOUNCIL	Professional Interest Section Council	Professional Interest Section Council	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Kathleen Q. Sebastian	SEBASTIAN, KATHLEEN	Advisor, Internal Communications	BP		1812219		IN	Valparaiso
SECTCOUNCIL	Professional Interest Section Council	Professional Interest Section Council	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Shawn Warmstein	WARMSTEIN, SHAWN	Vice President	rbb Communications		1702035		FL	Cooper City
PASTPRES	PRSA Past Presidents/Chairs	PRSA Past Presidents/Chairs	C	Chair	1/1/2020 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2099 12:00:00 AM	A	T. Garland Stansell, APR	STANSELL, T.	Chief Communications Officer	Children's of Alabama		1534732		AL	Birmingham
PRSSA	PRSSA	PRSSA	COC	Co-Chair	7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	6/30/2022 12:00:00 AM	A	Rachel Elizabeth Meltzer	MELTZER, RACHEL	PRSSA national president	University of Oklahoma		2001443		TX	Spring
STRATEGIC	Strategic Planning Committee	Strategic Planning Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Felicia Blow, Ph.D., APR	BLOW, FELICIA	Associate Vice President of Development & Campaign Director	Hampton University		1011660		VA	Hampton
TECHCOMM	Technology Committee	Technology Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Sam James Morrey Sims, APR, Fellow PRSA	SIMS, SAM		Sims Grp		1517224		OK	Yukon
TECHCOMM	Technology Committee	Technology Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Scott Wesley Thornburg, APR	THORNBURG, SCOTT	Director, Global Public Relations	Sojern		1675963		CA	Sausalito
ACCREDITATION	Universal Accreditation Board	Universal Accreditation Board	C	Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM	A	Marian R. Faulk, APR	FAULK, MARIAN	Director of Marketing	Springhill Medical Center		1518856		AL	Mobile
V4E	Voices4Everyone Task Force	Voices4Everyone Task Force	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM		Michael G. Cherenson, APR, Fellow PRSA	CHERENSON, MICHAEL	Executive Vice President	Success Communications Group		1026203		NJ	Lincoln Park
V4E	Voices4Everyone Task Force	Voices4Everyone Task Force	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2021 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM		Nance Louise Larsen, APR, Fellow PRSA	LARSEN, NANCE	Vice President Integrated Marketing Communications	The Strive Group		1547877		AZ	Scottsdale

*Committee Chair by virtue of current or previous Officer position.