PRSA National Task Forces, Committees and Boards

We salute the volunteers who lead PRSA’s committees.

committee code	committee	action codes	position	effective date	thru date	status	full name	last first	title	company	description	id	note	state province	city	parentCommittee
ACCREDTASK	Accreditation Marketing Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Monica D. Lester, APR	LESTER, MONICA	Program Manager	Capital Region BOCES		2001809		NY	Saratoga Springs	Accreditation Marketing Committee
ACCREDTASK	Accreditation Marketing Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Tara Lynn Smith, APR	SMITH, TARA	Instructor, Strategic Communication & Public Relations	University of Delaware		1610191		DE	Newark	Accreditation Marketing Committee
ACEJMC	ACEJMC	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Del Galloway, APR, Fellow PRSA	GALLOWAY, DEL	Retired	Retired	ACEJMC will report through the Educational Affairs Committee.	1046119		DC	Washington	Educational Affairs Committee
AUDIT	Audit Committee	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	1/8/2026 12:00:00 AM	A	Heide Harrell, APR	HARRELL, HEIDE	Director of Communications	Central Arkansas Water		1619167		AR	Little Rock	Audit Committee
ETHICS	Board of Ethics and Professional Standards	C	Chair	1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Mark Dvorak, APR, Fellow PRSA	DVORAK, MARK	Executive Director/EVP	GOLIN		1028414		GA	Atlanta	Board of Ethics and Professional Standards
FELLOWS	College of Fellows	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Ronele M. Dotson, APR, Fellow PRSA	DOTSON, RONELE	President	RAD Strategies Inc.		1048768		NV	Reno	College of Fellows
CHAPDISTCOUN	District Council					A										District Council
DCOUNCIL	District Council	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	1/8/2026 12:00:00 AM	A	Erin Van Zee, APR	VAN ZEE, ERIN	Communications Director	RDG Planning & Design		1983932		NE	Omaha	District Council
DIVERSITY	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/8/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Sabrina Natasha Browne	BROWNE, SABRINA	SVP, Personal Banking	Citi		1837328	CommunityKey:dba7bf30-7215-432f-9e7d-bcb1451b0525	NJ	Hoboken	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
DIVERSITY	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Kristelle Siarza Moon, APR	SIARZA MOON, KRISTELLE	Owner/CEO	Siarza		1922150	CommunityKey:dba7bf30-7215-432f-9e7d-bcb1451b0525	NM	Albuquerque	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
EDUCATION	Educational Affairs Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Douglas Farber Cannon, Ph.D., APR+M, Fellow PRSA	CANNON, DOUGLAS	Professor Emeritus	Retired		1017610		TX	Fair Oaks Ranch	Educational Affairs Committee
EDUCATION	Educational Affairs Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Susan Walton, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA	WALTON, SUSAN	Faculty, Public Relations	Brigham Young University-Idaho		1603461		ID	Eagle	Educational Affairs Committee
FINANCE	Finance Committee	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Kevin M. Waetke, APR, Fellow PRSA	WAETKE, KEVIN	Associate Vice President, Corporate Marketing	Sammons Financial Group		1025617		IA	West Des Moines	Finance Committee
GOVERNANCE	Governance Committee	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Dawn Robinette, APR, Fellow PRSA	ROBINETTE, DAWN	Owner	Tale to Tell Communications LLC		1519474		TX	Schertz	Governance Committee
GRIEVANCE	Grievance Committee	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	1/8/2026 12:00:00 AM	A	Philip Tate, APR, Fellow PRSA	TATE, PHILIP	President	Philip Tate Strategic Communications, LLC		1531394		NC	Matthews	Grievance Committee
HONORS_AWARDS	Honors & Awards Committee	C	Chair	1/1/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Ann Andrews Morris	ANDREWS MORRIS, ANN	Chief Communications and Marketing Officer	NAMI: The National Alliance on Mental Illness		1561379		VA	Arlington	Honors & Awards Committee
INTLCONF	International Conference	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Crystal M. Borde	BORDE, CRYSTAL	Vice President and Community-Driven Communications Practice Lead	Vanguard Communications		1547367		DC	Washington	International Conference
INTLCONF	International Conference	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Lawrence J. Parnell	PARNELL, LAWRENCE	Senior Fellow - Communications and Leadership	The George Washington University		1508370		VA	Leesburg	International Conference
INVEST	Investment Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Howard S. Sholkin	SHOLKIN, HOWARD	Board member	Newton Beacon		1012118		MA	Newton	Investment Committee
INVEST	Investment Committee	COC	Co-Chair	1/1/2024 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Henry P. Stimpson, APR	STIMPSON, HENRY	Mr	Stimpson Communications		1011432		MA	Wayland	Investment Committee
MILITARY	Military Task Force	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Samuel L. Waltz, Jr., APR, Fellow PRSA	WALTZ, SAMUEL	PRSA 1999 CEO ~ Strategic Counselor, Trusted Adviser, Advocate	SamWaltz.com Strategic Capital & Business Counsel		1017870		DE	Greenville	Military Task Force
NOMINATING	Nominating Committee	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA	EGAN, MICHELLE	Chief Communications Officer	Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.		1509085	CommunityKey:eceea00d-3e86-4610-aa11-f758e0f10a91	AK	Anchorage	Nominating Committee
SECTCOUNCIL	Professional Interest Section Council	COC	Co-Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Leonard Greenberger, APR	GREENBERGER, LEONARD	Vice President	AKCG - Public Relations Counselors		1690262	CommunityKey:3a1be023-a5eb-4c4c-833d-0add863f7c1a	MD	Gaithersburg	Professional Interest Section Council
SECTCOUNCIL	Professional Interest Section Council	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Heide Harrell, APR	HARRELL, HEIDE	Director of Communications	Central Arkansas Water		1619167	CommunityKey:3a1be023-a5eb-4c4c-833d-0add863f7c1a	AR	Little Rock	Professional Interest Section Council
SECTCOUNCIL	Professional Interest Section Council	COC	Co-Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Marina Renneke, APR	RENNEKE, MARINA	Global Corporate Communications Senior Director	Blue Yonder		1609356	CommunityKey:3a1be023-a5eb-4c4c-833d-0add863f7c1a	AZ	Phoenix	Professional Interest Section Council
PASTPRES	PRSA Past Presidents/Chairs	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	1/8/2026 12:00:00 AM	A	Joseph Abreu, APR, CPRC	ABREU, JOSEPH	Chief Communications Officer	Lee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller		1559318		FL	Fort Myers	PRSA Past Presidents/Chairs
PRSSA	PRSSA					A										PRSSA
STRATEGIC	Strategic Planning Committee	C	Chair	1/9/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Heide Harrell, APR	HARRELL, HEIDE	Director of Communications	Central Arkansas Water		1619167		AR	Little Rock	Strategic Planning Committee
ACCREDITATION	Universal Accreditation Board	C	Chair	1/1/2025 12:00:00 AM	12/31/2025 12:00:00 AM	A	Yolanda K. Stephen, APR	STEPHEN, YOLANDA	Public Relations	National 4-H Council		1903906	CommunityKey:940e88a0-937f-4470-aec6-5ce2d7ff2f0b	TN	Lebanon	Universal Accreditation Board

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