2021 Universal Accreditation Board Members

Public Relations Society of America

Marian R. Faulk, APR
UAB Chair
Director of Marketing
Springhill Medical Center
Mobile, AL

Kristie Byrum, APR, Fellow PRSA
UAB Vice Chair
Assoc. Prof, Mass Commun.
Bloomsburg University
Lewisburg, PA

Ann P. Knabe, Ph.D., APR+M
UAB Immediate Past Chair
Regional Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
U.S. Air Force
Milwaukee, WI

Sharee LeBlanc Broussard, Ph.D., APR
Faculty
Belmont University
Nolensville, TN

Jodie Kay Cornell, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
U. S Navy
Norfolk, VA

John E. Forde, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Professor
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS

Tom Fuller, APR
Communications Manager
Oregon Department of Transportation
Salem, OR

Ian Phillips, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Air Force
Orlando, FL

Isidro Reyna, APR
Sr. Communication Specialist
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX

Peter M. Smudde, Ph.D., APR
Professor & Associate Executive Director
Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Yolanda K. Stephen, APR
Director, Public Relations
Troup County School System
Lagrange, GA

Asociación de Relacionistas Profesionales de Puerto Rico

Carlos M. Rivera-Cuesta, APR
Executive Partner
Partners Communications
Bayamon, PR

California Association of Public Information Officials

Christine Brainerd, APR
Director of Communications
City of Folsom
Folsom, CA

Florida Public Relations Association

Lanette Hart, APR, CPRC
Principal/Consultant
Hart & Associates
Jacksonville, FL

Laura Byrnes, APR, CPRC
Communications Manager
CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion
Ocala, FL

Maine Public Relations Council

Nancy J. Roberts, APR
Director of Marketing Communications Program
New England School of Communications
Husson University
Bangor, ME

National Association of Government Communicators

Christopher O’Neil, APR
Chief of Media Relations
National Transportation Safety Board
Woodbridge, VA

National School Public Relations Association

Adrienne Leon, APR
Director, Communication & Public Relations
Capital Region BOCES
Albany, NY

Religion Communicators Council

Cherilyn R. Williams, APR
Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Indianapolis, IN

Southern Public Relations Federation

Kristie Aylett, APR, Fellow PRSA
Public Relations/Marketing
The KARD Group
Diamondhead, MS

Joy Carter, APR
Communications Manager
American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
Birmingham, AL

DoD Designated Liaison

LCDR Beth A. Teach, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
Navy Office of Legislative Affairs, Pentagon
Washington, DC

PRSA Staff Contact for UAB