Organizational Member Representatives
Arthur Page Society
Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, Ph. D.
Professor, Public Relations
University of Colorado Boulder
ksriramesh@colorado.edu
Richard Woods
CCO, Capital One (retired)
Adjunct Professor, Baruch College
Richardawoods3@gmail.com
Arthur W. Page Center
Denise Bortree, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Bellisario College of Communications
Pennsylvania State University
dsb177@psu.edu
Marlene Neill, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Baylor University
Marlene_Neill@baylor.edu
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Public Relations Division
Kenneth D. Plowman, Ph.D., APR
Associate Professor
Brigham Young Univerity
kenneth_plowman@byu.edu
Hongmei Shen, Ph.D., APR
Associate Professor
San Diego State University
hshen@mail.sdsu.edu
Canadian Public Relations Society
Blair Peberdy
Vice President, Government & Corporate Relations
Alectra Inc.
blair.peberdy@gmail.com
Amy Thurlow, Ph.D., APR, FCPRS
Associate Professor
Mount Saint Vincent University
amy.thurlow@msvu.com
Chartered Institute of Public Relations
Emma Leech
Vice President
Loughborough University
e.j.leech@lboro.ac.uk
Alastair McCapra
CEO
Chartered Institute of Public Relations
alastairm@cipr.co.uk
Conference Board
Joe DiBlasi
Associate Director, Corporate Communications
joseph.diblasi@conference-board.org
Alexander Parkinson
Senior Researcher and Director, SNCR
alex.parkinson@conference-board.org
European Public Relations Education and Research Association
Ángeles Moreno, Ph.D.
Executive Director
European Public Relations Education and Research Association
Professor (TU), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
gmorenofdez@yahoo.es
Ralph Tench, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Leeds Business School
Leeds Beckett University
r.tench@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Global Alliance for Public Relations and Strategic Communications
Gregor Halff
Dean
Copenhagen Business School
gregor.halff@esmt.org
Jean Valin, APR, Fellow CPRS, Hon. Fellow CIPR
Principal
Valin Strategic Communications
jvalinpr@gmail.com
Institute for Public Relations
Sarab Kochhar, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Institute for Public Relations
sarab@instituteforpr.org
Tina McCorkindale, Ph.D., APR
President and CEO
Institute for Public Relations
tina@instituteforpr.org
International Communication Association, Public Relations Division
Chun-Ju Flora Hung-Baesecke
Senior Lecturer School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing
Massey University, New Zealand
flora.hung@gmail.com
Ansgar Zerfass
Chair, ICA – PR Division
Professor
University of Leipzig
zerfass@uni-leipzig.de
International Communications Consultancy Organization
Sue Wolstenholme
Managing Director
Ashley Public Relations
ashley1@ashley-pr.co.uk
National Black Public Relations Society
Neil Foote
Foote Communications, LLC
President, National Black Public Relations Society, Inc.
neil@neilfoote.com
National Communication Association, Public Relations Division
Denise P. Ferguson, Ph.D., APR
Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research
Azusa Pacific University
dferguson@apu.edu
Michael Kent, Ph.D.
Professor of Public Relations
University of New South Wales
m.kent@unsw.edu.au
PR Council
Kim Sample
President
kim@prcouncil.net
Neil Mortine
President and CEO
Fahlgren-Mortine
neil.mortine@fahlgren.com
Public Relations Society of America
Sonja Popp-Stahly, APR, Fellow PRSA
Global Communications
Eli Lilly and Company
spopp-stahly@lilly.com
Mickey Nall, APR, Fellow PRSA
Professional in Residence
College of Journalism and Communications
University of Florida
mickeynall2@gmail.com
PRSA College of Fellows
Debbie Davis, Ed.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Assistant Professor of Practice
Texas Tech University
debbie.davis@ttu.edu
Dave Remund, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Executive Director, University Communications and Marketing
Drake University
dave.remund@drake.edu
PRSA Educators Academy
Melissa D. Dodd, Ph.D., APR
Assistant Professor
University of Central Florida
melissa.dodd@ucf.edu
Dean E. Mundy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Oregon
dmundy@uoregon.edu
PRSA Foundation
Vanessa Wakeman
CEO
The Wakeman Agency
vwakeman@thewakemanagency.com
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations
Karla K. Gower, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations
University of Alabama
gower@apr.ua.edu
Bruce Berger, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Advertising and Public Relations
University of Alabama
berger@apr.ua.edu
Universal Accreditation Board
Douglas F. Cannon, Ph.D., APR+M, Fellow PRSA
Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Communication
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
dcannon@cannonapr.com
John E. Forde, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Professor and Head, Department of Communication
Mississippi State University
jforde@comm.msstate.edu
At-large Members
Shannon A. Bowen, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of South Carolina
sbowen@sc.edu
John R. Deats
Adjunct Instructor
New York University
jrdeats@aol.com
Marcia D. DiStaso, Ph.D., APR
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Public Relations
University of Florida
mdistaso@ufl.edu
Terence (Terry) Flynn, Ph.D., APR, FCPRS
Associate Professor
McMaster University
drterenceflynn@gmail.com
Del Galloway, APR, Fellow PRSA
Vice President, Communications, Atlantic Region
Wells Fargo
del.galloway@wellsfargo.com
Kim Hunter
Chairman and CEO
The LAGRANT Foundation
kimhunter@lagrant.com
Carolyn Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Public Relations
Director of Public Relations Programs
Biola University
carolyn.kim@biola.edu
Emily S. Kinsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
West Texas A&M University
ekinsky@mail.wtamu.edu
Spiro Kiousis, Ph.D., APR
Executive Associate Dean
Professor of Public Relations
College of Journalism and Communications
University of Florida
skiousis@jou.ufl.edu
Nance Larsen, APR, Fellow PRSA
Vice President, Integrated Marketing Communications
The STRIVE Group
nance.larsen@gmail.com
Gary D. McCormick, APR, Fellow PRSA
Principal
GMc Communications
gary.d.mccormick@gmail.com
Julie O’Neil, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Strategic Communication
Texas Christian University
j.oneil@tcu.edu
John Paluszek, APR, Fellow PRSA
Executive Editor
Business in Society
john.paluszek@ketchum.com
Kathleen Donohue Rennie, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Associate Professor
New Jersey City University
kathleen@themcgrawgroup.com
Maria Russell, APR, Fellow PRSA
Director, Executive Education and Professor
Newhouse School
Syracuse University
mprussel@syr.edu
Hilary Fussell Sisco, Ph.D., APR
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Strategic Communication
Quinnipiac University
hilary.fussellsisco@quinnipiac.edu
Stacey Smith, APR, Fellow PRSA
Senior Counsel and Partner
Jackson, Jackson & Wagner
ssmith@jjwpr.com
Shelley Spector
President, Spector Corporate Communications
Founder and Director, Museum of Public Relations
shelley@spectorpr.com
Katerina Tsetsura, Ph.D.
Gaylord Family Professor of Strategic Communication/Public Relations
University of Oklahoma
tsetsura@ou.edu
Judy VanSlyke Turk, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Professor Emerita
Virginia Commonwealth University
jvturk@vcu.edu
Officers
Co-chair, Educators
Elizabeth L. Toth, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Professor
University of Maryland, College Park
eltoth@umd.edu
Co-chair, Practitioners
Judith T. Phair, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
PhairAdvantage Communications, LLC
jphair@phairadvantage.com
Vice Chair
Sandra Duhé, Ph.D., MBA, APR, Fellow PRSA
Associate Professor, Director of Public Relations
Chair of the Division of Corporate Communication and Public Affairs
sduhe@smu.edu
Secretary-Treasurer
Gemma Puglisis, M.A.
Assistant Professor, School Of Communication
American University
puglisi@american.edu
Immediate Past Co-chair, Practitioners
Kathleen L. Lewton, M.H.A., M.S.J., Fellow PRSA
Principal
Lewton, Seekin & Trester
kathylewtown@aol.com