Members Granted the APR in 2022

• Taylor Nicole Ackerman, APR
  Assistant Professor of Public Relations
  University of Memphis
  Jackson, TN
• Michael Richard Afromowitz, APR
  Sr. VP, Operations and Communications
  Combate Americas, LLC
  Milford, CT
• Danielle M. Airey, APR
  Chief Com Officer
  Peoria Unified School District
  Phoenix, AZ
• Katherine A. Allen, APR
  Communication Specialist
  Parrish Medical Center
  Rockledge, FL
• Suzanne Miller Allen, APR
  Sr. Dir, Community Responsibility & Social Mission
  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  Detroit, MI
• Jessica Benita Anderson, APR
  Public Affairs Officer
  U.S. Navy
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Laura Ansel, APR
  Marketing & Engagement Coord.
  City of North Port
  North Port, FL
• Akeam L. Ashford, APR
  Communication Director
  Missouri Democratic Party
  Witchita, KS
• Courtney Barclay, APR
  Associate Professor
  Jacksonville University
  Jacksonville, FL
• Maiko Iwashita Barcomb, APR
  Associate Professor
  SUNY Plattsburgh
  Plattsburgh, NY
• Jeffrey Mark Baucom, APR
  Branch Chief, CCJ5-A-CASA
  U.S. Army/USCENTCOM
  Acworth, GA
• Yesenia Becerril, APR
  Development Services Technician
  City of Coachella
  La Quinta, CA
• Rachel E. Bell, APR
  Dir, Business Services and Customer Relations
  Kansas Turnpike Authority
  Wichita, KS
• Lauren Stillwell Bernaldo, APR
  Chief Communications Officer
  Lee County Tax Collector
  Fort Myers, FL
• Toni-Anne Blake, APR
  Communications Director
  New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission
  Trenton, NJ
• Jessica Bohlman, APR
  Corporate Communications Manager
  Travel + Leisure Co.
  Kissimmee, FL
• Ali Jane Bolin, APR
  Senior Marketing Manager
  Marcus & Millichap
  Eldridge, IA
• Charles Ross Branch, APR
  Public Affairs Manager
  Placer County Water Agency
  Roseville, CA
• Scierra Naki Bratton, APR
  Vison Zero Community Coord
  City of Charlotte
  Charlotte, NC
• Hannah Breaux, APR
  Marketing Director
  Breaux Petroleum Products
  New Orleans, LA
• Beverly Ann Brown, APR
  Dir, Career & Student Services
  Taylor College
  Ocala, FL
• Phil Strauss Buck, APR
  Public Relations Specialist
  Tampa General Hospital
  Tampa, FL
• Andrea Jane Bunce, APR
  Director, Corporate Communications
  PatientPoint
  Lebanon, OH
• Kelly L. Calhoun, APR
  Asst VP, Communication
  Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  Cincinnati, OH
• Sean Egan Cartell, APR
  Asst Commissioner, Communications & Branding
  Sun Belt Conference
  Alachua, FL
• Kristyn Hunt Cathey, APR
  Director, Communications
  Goose Creek CISD
  Baytown, TX
• Jonathan Boone Clemmons, Ph.D., APR
  Assistant VP of PR & Marketing
  Southwestern Oklahoma State University
  Weatherford, OK
• Brie Anne Elise Coleman, APR
  Multimedia Specialist
  Placer County Water Agency
  Lincoln, CA
• Jessica Collier, APR
  Public Information Specialist
  Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES
  Saranac Lake, NY
• Carson Jeffrey Colvin, APR
  Senior Marketing & Media Relations Officer
  City of Tulsa
  Tulsa, OK
• Emily Conklin, APR
  Dir., Communications & Community Partnerships
  Sheldon ISD
  Houston, TX
• Tara L. Cox, APR
  International Communications Program Administrator
  iQ Credit Union
  Vancouver, WA
• Lisa Danford, APR
  Community Relations Coord.
  Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services
  Cincinnati, OH
• David James De Rurange, APR
  Communications Specialist
  Intermountain Healthcare
  Saint George, UT
• Jacqueline Faith Dillard, APR
  Communications Officer
  National School Public Relations Association
  Oroville, CA
• Kristina Donohue, APR
  Development Director
  Kimberly's Center for Child Protection
  Ocala, FL
• Stuart Doyle, APR
  Manager, IT Technical Documentation & IT Communications
  Orlando Health Inc.
  Orlando, FL
• Melissa Ann Fasano, APR
  Director, CX Global End to End Communications
  Marriott International
  Great Falls, VA
• Flynn M. Fidgeon, APR
  Communications Manager
  St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners
  Vero Beach, FL
• Sarah Foy, APR
  Manager- Media & Marketing
  Santa Clara County Office of Education
  San Jose, CA
• Michelle Franklin, APR
  Director of Communications, Physical Sciences
  University of California San Diego
  San Diego, CA
• Holly Jo Frew, APR
  Sr. Public Relations Manager
  World Vision
  Atlanta, GA
• Caroline Frizell, APR
  Digital Communications Manager
  Douglas County
  Castle Rock, CO

• Shari R. Gasper, APR
  Communications Director
  Overture Center for the Arts
  Madison, WI
• Allyson Pittman Gattin, APR
  Public Relations Director
  The Peacock Group
  Little Rock, AR
• Emily Golden, APR
  Senior Public Relations Manager
  Priority Marketing
  Estero, FL
• Kelly C. Gordon, APR
  Community Relations Spec
  Pattonville School District
  Bridgeton, MO
• Tammy Gordon, APR
  PIO
  CVMVCD
  Indio, CA
• Erin Gregg, APR
  Executive Director of Communications and Community Relations
  Lubbock Independent School District
  Lubbock, TX
• Michael Hidalgo Grimes, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  State Farm Insurance
  Atlanta, GA
• Ceanne I. Guerra, APR
  Media and Public Relations Manager
  Cox Communications, Inc.
  San Diego, CA
• Erin Hakoda, APR
  Communications Specialist
  Intermountain Healthcare
  St. George, UT
• Matthew D. Hargreaves, APR
  VP, Communications 
  Utah Farm Bureau Federation
  Sandy, UT
• Leah C. Hauck-Mills, APR
  Communications Manager
  Wisconsin Dells Visitor and Convention Bureau
  Wisconsin Dells, WI
• Brooks Hearn, APR
  Marketing/Investor Relations Administrator
  Dorchester County Economic Development
  Summerville, SC
• Abby Hemenway, APR
  Public Involvement Officer
  Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization
  Melbourne, FL
• Angie Hempel, APR
  Director of Strategic Services 
  Emspace + Lovgren
  Omaha, NE
• Suzanne Henderson, APR
  Director, PR & Communications 
  Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance
  Indianapolis, IN
• Rhea Hickok, APR
  Director of Marketing and Public Relations
  Ameresco, Inc.
  Cincinnati, OH
• Mary Claire Hill, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  MHP/Team SI
  Little Rock, AR
• Barbara Ann Holland, APR
  Director/Senior Account Executive
  Truscott Rossman Group, LLC
  Lansing, MI
• Renee Janowicz, APR
  Senior Account Manager
  Laura Bishop Communications
  Riverton, NJ
• Lynn B. Johnson, APR
  Communications Administrator
  Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities
  Beachwood, OH
• Amy Jones, APR
  Director of Philanthropy
  Royal Neighbors of America
  Bettendorf, IA
• Kelly Kennedy, APR
  Corporate Communications Advisor
  Sentara Healthcare
  Norfolk, VA
• Joyce Kiehl, APR
  Director of Communications
  Visit Greater Palm Springs
  Rancho Mirage, CA
• Megan D. Kimmel, APR
  Senior Brand Manager
  Frankel
  Gainesville, FL
• Anthony P. King, APR
  Director of Communications
  University of California San Diego
  San Diego, CA
• Roselle P. Kingsbury, APR
  Edelman
  Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
• Kimberly Ann Koop, APR
  Admissions Counselor/System Administrator
  Butler Community College
  Burns, KS
• Grete K. Lavrenz, APR
  General Manager
  Carmichael Lynch
  Relate
  Minneapolis, MN
• Elaine Legere, APR
  Sr. Director, Marketing & Communications 
  Think Together 
  Los Alamitos, CA
• Claudia Victoria Lemus Campos, APR
  Interim Exec. Dir. of PR, Mktg & Public Info.
  Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
  San Juan, TX
• Zoe Frye Linafelt, APR
  Deputy Communications Director
  Agency for Persons with Disabilities
  Tallahassee, FL
• Jennifer Linzy, APR
  Public Information Officer 
  Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
  Palmetto, FL
• Evelyn Longa, APR
  Public Information
  Collier
  Fort Myers, FL
• Michelle Lynn Mambuca, APR
  Marketing and Public Relations Manager
  Barron Collier Companies
  Naples, FL
• Matthew E. Martin, APR
  Owner/Creative Director
  MightyPenguin Design
  Hattiesburg, MS
• Karen McAllister, APR
  Media Relations Manager
  JEA
  Jacksonville, FL
• Erin McCann, APR
  Communications Consultant
  Southwest Airlines
  Rockwall, TX
• Mikala Sommer McCurry, APR
  Outreach Specialist
  Metro Accounting and Professional Services
  Montgomery, AL
• Despina McLaughlin, APR
  Senior Public Information Officer
  Orange County Government
  Orlando, FL
• Lauren Taylor Meckstroth, APR
  VP, Public Relations, Tech + B2B
  The Abbi Agency
  Plattsmouth, NE
• Neerja Marie Mescher, APR
  Manager, Communications and Public Relations
  TriComB2B
  Dayton, OH
• Brendan Middleton, APR
  Vice President
  MWW
  Morris Plains, NJ
• Marissa Minor, APR
  Lead Communications Specialist
  Versant Power
  Hermon, ME
• Tenecia Wood Mitchell, APR
  Orlando, FLYali N'Diaye, APR
  Practice Leader, Content
  Desjardins
  Quebec, Canada
• Amanda Nageleisen, APR
  Director of Media Relations
  UC Health
  Cincinnati, OH
• Karen Nerney, APR
  Program Manager
  Capital Region BOCES
  Albany, NY
• Minh-Huyen Nguyen, MBA, APR
  Marketing Manager
  Wailea Beach Resort
  Honolulu, HI
• Chris Otto, APR
  Dir, Corporate Comms
  Avnet
  Scottsdale, AZ
• Maribell L. Pabalan, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  Anthology, A FINN Partners Company
  Ewa Beach, HI
• Jordanne Pallesen, APR
  Owner
  Julep Marketing
  Higley, AZ
• Teresa Valerio Parrot, APR
  Principal
  TVP Communications
  Longmont, CO
  
   

• Megan Pedigo, APR
  Director, Marketing
  Easter Seals Central Illinois
  Peoria, IL
• Felicia Russell Perez, APR
  Principal
  FAR Public Relations
  Houston, TX
• Rachel Esterline Perkins, APR
  Head of Marketing Communications
  K12 Insight
  Haslett, MI
• Blagoj Billy Petkovski, APR
  PAO
  U.S. Navy
  Chula Vista, CA
• Carla Ann Phelan-Erdey, APR
  Director, Communications
  Homewood-Flossmoor High School
  Flossmoor, IL
• Stuart Phillips, APR
  U.S. Navy
  San Diego, CA
• Emily Popek, APR
  Assistant Program Manager
  Capital Region BOCES
  Albany, NY
• Julie Prayter, APR
  Director, Communications & Media
  Ashes Nonprofit
  Sacramento, CA
• Jessica Pupillo, APR
  Director of Communications
  Mehlville School District
  Manchester, MO
• Kim Marie Rahfaldt, APR
  Director, Media Relations
  AMAG Technology 
  Watertown, WI
• Melissa Richards, APR
  VP, Communications and Marketing
  Hamilton College
  Clinton, NY
• Kelly Richardson, APR
  President
  Venone Public Relations
  Dickinson, ND
• Amanda Richter, APR
  Dir, Communications & Community Engagement
  Battle Ground Public Schools
  Vancouver, WA
• Joshua P. Romero, APR
  Assistant Communications Director
  City of Bend
  Bend, OR
• Bridgette Russell, APR
  Public Relations Director
  The Field Museum
  Chicago, IL
• Christopher Ruth, APR
  Senior Director of Public Relations
  Buckner International
  Dallas, TX
• Thomas Scheidel, APR
  Public Information Coordinator
  Allegan Area Educational Service Agency
  Allegan, MI
• Christie Ann Scott, APR
  Director, Community Relations
  Fairfax County Public Schools
  Falls Church, VA
• Matt Seltzer, APR
  Owner
  S2 Research
  Henderson, NV
• Katherine G. Severin, APR
  Associate State Director, Communications
  AARP Alaska
  Anchorage, AK
• Douglas Jason Shackelford, APR
  Director of Public Affairs and Communications
  Central Arkansas Water
  Little Rock, AR
• Laurie Simmons, APR
  Strategic Communications & Public Involvement Project Manager
  AECOM
  Temple, TX
• Virginia Singer, APR
  Board and Executive Services Manager
  Southwest Florida Management District
  Brooksville, FL
• Sean C. Spence, APR
  Regional Director of Community Relations
  The Salvation Army of Columbia
  Columbia, MO
• Ivy A. Sprague, APR
  Communications Manager
  Hy-Vee, Inc.
  West Des Moines, IA
• Audrey Starr, APR
  Director, Marketing & Communications
  YWCA Dayton
  Dayton, OH
• Amy M. Stevens, APR
  Senior Strategic Communications Project Manager
  Water Systems Consulting (WSC)
  Lake Forest, CA
• Sydney Alice Stone, APR
  Communications Advisor
  Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
  Cleveland, OH
• Niki Strotman, APR
  Media Relations Specialist
  HDR
  Omaha, NE
• Michael Thompson, APR
  Communications Director
  Puyallup Tribe of Indians
  Tacoma, WA
• Tove Tupper, APR
  Assistant Director of Communications
  Highline Public Schools
  Burien, WA
• Christopher Turnbull, APR
  Sr. Dir., Corp. Commun. & Operational Continuity
  Carilion Clinic
  Roanoke, VA
• Erin Van Zee, APR
  Communications Director
  RDG Planning & Design
  Omaha, NE
• Melisa Vanderpol, APR
  Manager, External Communications
  Change Healthcare
  Winter Park, FL
• Elizabeth Visioli, APR
  Director, Communications
  Fairfax County Public Schools
  Falls Church, VA
• Erin Vogt, APR
  Director, Public Relations
  PERITUS Public Relations
  Birmingham, AL
• Marina Vujnovic, APR
  Professor 
  Monmouth University
  Ocean, NJ
• Jordan-Ashley Walker, APR
  Senior Communications Officer
  Virginia Department of Transportation
  Suffolk, VA
• Micah Walker, APR
  Assistant VP, Marketing & Public Relations
  Southern Heritage Bank
  Alexandria, LA
• Michelle Ward, APR
  Sr Dir, Marketing and Communications
  New Classrooms
  Goodletsville, TN
• Kanika M. Watson, APR
  Director, Public Affairs
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  Elkridge, MD
• Kelli West, APR
  Director of Marketing & Communications
  Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau
  Natchitoches, LA
• Jessica Wheeler, APR
  Partner
  The Eunoia Co.
  Louisville, KY
• Tosha-Paige Whitten, APR
  Florence, AL
• Kimberly M. Wirtz, APR
  Communications Director
  Washington State Senate Republicans
  Olympia, WA
• Tracey Wynne, APR
  Director, Community Relations
  Fairfax County Public Schools
  McLean, VA
• Min Xiong, APR
  Marketing Communications Strategist
  EastBanc Technologies
  Washington, DC
• Sarah Yerden, APR
  Director, Marketing/Communications
  Catholic Charities
  Spokane, WA
• William F. Zimmerman, M.Ed., APR
  Lecturer
  Penn State University
  University Park, PA
• Amy S. Zink, APR
  Communications Director
  Citrus Advertising
  Boerne TX, FL