2019 Universal Accreditation Board Members

Public Relations Society of America

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

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

Douglas F. Cannon, Ph.D., APR+M, Fellow PRSA
UAB Immediate Past Chair
Professor of Practice, Dept. of Communication
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, VA

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

David Eaheart, APR
Director, Communications & Marketing
Seaboard Foods
Shawnee Mission, KS

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

Kevin P. Kane, APR
Communication Business Consultant III
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Rochester, NY

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

Kathleen Donohue Rennie, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Associate Professor/Partner
NJ City University/The mcgraw group
Union, NJ

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

Nicole R. Schwegman, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Kailua, HI

Peter M. Smudde, Ph.D., APR
Prof & Assoc Exec Dir
Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Asociación de Relacionistas Profesionales de Puerto Rico

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

California Association of Public Information Officials

Robin Rockey, APR
Communications Manager
City of San Marcos, California
San Marcos, 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
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

Jeff Huett, APR
Assoc. Coord. of Communications
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Decatur, GA

Southern Public Relations Federation

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

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

PRSA National Board Liaison

Scott P. Trotter, APR
Sr. Director, Communications
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

PRSA Staff Contact for UAB