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Members Granted the APR in 2011
Congratulations to all who earned their APR in 2011.
Laura Aguiar, APR
Manager, Public Relations & Government Affairs
Gainesville Regional Airport
Alachua, FL
Sultana Fatima Ali, APR
Winter Park, FL
Melissa Kay Allan, APR
Communications Manager
Motley Rice LLC
Mount Pleasant, SC
Kathleen M. Al-Marhoon, APR
Mktg & Pub Rel Mgr
Nebraska Children's Home Society Foundation
Omaha, NE
Cordelia B. Anderson, APR
Deputy - Dir Mktg & Commun
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Charlotte, NC
Courtney Lynn Anderson, APR
Chesapeake, VA
Denver Lee Applehans, APR
PAO
United States Dep't of the Navy
La Mesa, CA
Kelly A. Arnold, APR
Commun/Mktg Dir
Canadian Valley Technology Director
Chickasha, OK
Devra K. Ashby, APR
Instructional Media Specialist
Colorado Springs School District 11
Colorado Springs, CO
Meadow P. Bailey, APR
Information Officer
State of Alaska Department of Transportation
Fairbanks, AK
Nelson Humberto Balido, APR
President
Border Trade Alliance
San Antonio, TX
Susan Buzby Barnes, APR
Director of Communications
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida
Tampa, FL
James Michael Beaugez, APR
Commun Manager
Peavey Electronics Corporation
Meridian, MS
Sarah J. Bednarski, APR
Director, Public Relations
Mercy
Toledo, OH
Rukiya-Shani Creighton Bey, APR
P R & Marketing Manager
Hilton Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Elaina Khoury Boudreau, APR
Leawood, KS
Kristen Katie Bowser, APR
Communications
CareSource
Springboro, OH
Nicole Bradshaw, APR
Communications Specialist
Entergy Mississippi
Brandon, MS
Christiaan Brakman, APR
Head, Media Relations, Investment Bank
UBS - Americas
Darien, CT
Jocelyn Breeland, APR
Comm & Mktg Dir
ANCOR
Alexandria, VA
Nancy E. Broe, APR
Marketing Communications Manager
The McDonnell Group, Inc.
Marietta, GA
Amy Bouchard Brooks, APR
Assistant Director Alumni & External Relations
UNLV
Las Vegas, NV
Stephen M. Brown, APR
EVP, Managing Director, Atlanta
Cohn & Wolfe - Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Cynthia Milam Brownfield, APR
Dir, News and Media Relations
Stetson University
Port Orange, FL
Carla J. Browning, APR
Communications Manager
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK
Missy Burchart, APR
Marketing & Development Manager
The Literacy Council
Birmingham, AL
Sheila Burpee Duncan, APR
VP, Marketing Communications
BelAir Networks
Ottawa, ON Canada
Melody Whitlow Callaway, APR
Director, Media Relations & Communications
Infant Swimming Resource, LLC.
Charlotte, NC
Allison Blythe Campbell, APR
Executive Director
Heart of Florida Hope Foundation
Ocala, FL
Robert H. Campbell, APR
Commun Mgr/Independent PR Consultant
Flint Community Schools
Fenton, MI
Krista Marie Cartee, APR
Mktg/ PR Acct Mgr
Priority Marketing
Fort Myers, FL
Verona Anita Carter, APR
Reg'l Dir P R
The Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Caribbean & Mexico
Miami, FL
Rick Chernitzer, APR
US Navy
San Diego, CA
Julie Ann Claggett, APR
Freelancer
Guthrie, OK
William Travis Claytor, APR
Communications Manager
Tampa Bay & Company
Tampa, FL
Scott Neil Colton, APR
Director of Medical Communications
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jennifer K. Conoley, APR
Dir Commun & Marketing
Bay County Economic Development Alliance
Panama City, FL
Lorraine M. Cooper, APR
Dir, Commun/Public Relations
Kennewick School District
Richland, WA
Jennifer Cooper-Gross, APR
Public Information Officer
NW Natural
Portland, OR
Jill LaBorde Copeland, APR
Sauk Rapids, MN
Kathleen J. Corbalis, APR
Exec Dir, Commun & College Rel
Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, NJ
Jennifer Lynn Corsey, APR
Acct Exec
Westbound Communications
Orange, CA
Claudia Costabile, MA, APR
Communications Officer
DAI/USAID
Silver Spring, MD
Penny Delaney Cothran, APR
VP
South Carolina Bankers Association
Columbia, SC
Daniel Scott Craig, APR
External Communications Team Lead
Stantec
Irvine, CA
Paul A. Crandon, Ph.D., APR
Asst Prof - Dep't Commun
Cameron University
Lawton, OK
Michael N. Daily, APR
Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
Fallbrook, CA
Heather C. Danenhower, APR
Nuclear Generation Communications Spec
Progress Energy Florida, Inc.
Ocala, FL
Annette Filliat Davis, APR
Press & Public Relations Specialist
Barco
Duluth, GA
Melanie K. Davis, APR
Birmingham, AL
Jo Lynn Deal, APR
Communications Consultant
Community Partnership for Children
Winston-Salem, NC
Jeffrey Allan Dehler, APR
President
Jeff Dehler Public Relations LLC
Crystal, MN
Jennifer Lee Dexter, APR
Director, Community Relations
Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services
Cincinnati, OH
Amy E. Douglas, APR
Marketing Director
University of Florida Performing Arts
Gainesville, FL
Kevin Bryce Downey, APR
Director, Public Relations
Michigan Health & Hospital Association
Lansing, MI
Ashley M. Dusenbury, APR
Dir, P R
Palmetto Health Foundation
Columbia, SC
Gregory George Efthimiou, APR
Communications Manager
Duke Energy
Charlotte, NC
Jeanie A. Esajian, MA, APR
Deputy Director, Legislation/External Affairs
Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board
Sacramento, CA
Amy CoombsMarie Everett, APR
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Nashville, TN
Paul M. Fanning, APR
PR and Legislation Administrator
Board of Water Works of Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
Brittany Drewes Farrar, APR
Public Relations Manager
CarMax
Richmond, VA
Candace Steele Flippin, APR
Sr Dir, Product Commun
Cephalon, Inc.
Frazer, PA
Ellena Fortner, APR
Acct Supervisor
Alpha Business Images
Hurst, TX
Patrick Foughty, APR
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Navy
San Diego, CA
Sharon Tatom Garcia, APR
Vice President, Communication
Arthritis Foundation, Heartland Region
Royal Oak, MI
John L. Gardner, APR
Senior Acct Exec
Zeppos & Associates
Milwaukee, WI
Michael T. Gardner, APR
Dir, Community Relations
VNA of the Treasure Coast
Sebastian, FL
Martha A. Gaston, APR
Account Executive
CBR Public Relations
Maitland, FL
James F. Gavin, APR
Media Relations Manager
OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.
New Palestine, IN
Pamela Jean Gibb, APR
Commun Coord
Moorhead Area Public Schools
Moorhead, MN
Glenn Gillen, APR
PR Account Manager
S&A Cherokee
Durham, NC
Katherine J. Greenlaw, APR
P R Dir
Thomas College
Lewiston, ME
Bobbi Dean Gruner, APR
Communications Director
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, TX
Abigail Gray Guasti, APR
Sr Circle / Healthy Woman Coord
Crestwood Medical Center
Madison, AL
Joseph Mathew Harasta, Jr., APR
Professor
Kutztown State University of Pennsylvania
Coatesville, PA
Allison Leigh Hay, APR
P R Spec
The Blood Center of Iowa
Des Moines, IA
Thomas C. Helm, APR
Business Development Director
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP
Atlanta, GA
Kristin Patricia Helvey, APR
Director of Public Relations
Southcentral Foundation
Anchorage, AK
Teri K. Henley, APR
Instructor
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Brandon L. Hensler, APR
Associate Director of Public Affairs
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mara Hartmann Hicks, APR
Sr Commun Spec
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Jackson, MS
Jamie Tile Higgins, APR
Director of Development
Petit Jean Youth Foundation
Morrilton, AR
Craig Stephen Hodges, APR
Vice President
Edelman
Atlanta, GA
Justine Schuchard Holcomb, APR
Commun & Mktg Spec
Governor’s Office of Customer Service
Atlanta, GA
Joshua Lee Hovey, APR
Senior Account Executive
Truscott Rossman
Lansing, MI
Lori Hudson, APR
Communications Director
Hillsborough County Government
Tampa, FL
Melissa Hurley, APR
Principal & Account Director
Bayview Public Relations
St. Petersburg, FL
Timothy Ireland, APR
Program Manager, Public Affairs
DuPont
Wilmington, DE
Elaina Jackson, APR
Communications Director
American Heart Association
Brandon, MS
Michael Alan Jacobsen, APR
Sr. Director, Corporate Communications
Diebold, Incorporated
North Canton, OH
Donna Jakubowski, APR
Site Community Rleations Specialist
BASF Corporation
Florham Park, NJ
Brett A. Johnson, APR
Asst Dir, Commun and Public Relations
Anoka-Hennepin School District
Minneapolis, MN
Lora M. Johnson, APR
Account Manager
APCO Worldwide
Brooklyn, NY
Richard C. Johnson, APR
Senior Communications Advisor
ConocoPhillips
Katy, TX
Kimberly Ann Keelor, APR
Director Corp. Communications
Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Charleston, SC
Kathleen A. Kennedy, APR
Program Coordinator, Marketing & PR
Orange County Animal Services
Orlando, FL
Thurraya S. Kent, APR
Norfolk, VA
Kirsten M. Khire, APR
Commun Mgr
Michigan State University
Holt, MI
Mary Amanda Kirkpatrick, APR
Account Manager
Carolina PR/Marketing, Inc.
Charlotte, NC
Joyce Kirtley, APR
Supervisor
Devon Energy Corporation
Oklahoma City, OK
Rachel A. Klein, APR
Senior Director, Marketing Operations
United Way of Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Susan L. Koehler, APR
Sr. Manager, Community Involvement
Sam's Club Public Relations
Gravette, AR
DeeAnn M. Konrad, APR
Community Relations Supv
Sioux Falls School District
Tea, SD
Kristi Krass, APR
Internal Communications Manager
NIKE, Inc.
Beaverton, OR
Michelle Farrell Lacewell, APR
Marketing Director
The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach
Nashville, TN
Jill Laffoon, APR
Director of Marketing
Kansas Masonic Home
Wichita, KS
Patricia B. Landsman, APR
Dir, College Relations/Mktg
Lake-Sumter Community College
Tavares, FL
Terri Larson, APR
Senior Manager, Communications
Enbridge Energy Company
Houston, TX
Michael Robert Lawrence, APR
Neighborhood & Event Manager
City of Orlando
Orlando, FL
Brian N. Lee, APR
President
Revelation PR, Advertising & Social Media
Madison, WI
Jean Leier, APR
Manager of Public & Community Relations
Charlotte Area Transit System
Charlotte, NC
Jay B. Magee, APR
Senior Marketing Coordinator
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Amanda Denton Manna, APR
Account Executive
Largemouth Communications
Charlotte, NC
Kevin J. Manne, APR
New Media Specialist
Genesee Community College
Corfu, NY
Kenneth Corey Marshall, APR
U.S. Navy
San Diego, CA
Michael S. McCarthy, APR
Creative Services Supervisor
City of Orlando, Office of Commun & Neighborhood Relations
Longwood, FL
Christy L. McGee, APR
Commun Spec
Mesa County Valley School District 51
Grand Junction, CO
Victoria Barksdale McGhee, APR
V P
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Atlanta, GA
Molly E. McGowan, APR
P R Spec
Phoenix Contact
Dauphin, PA
Bridget K. McGuiggan, APR
Community Relations Coordinator
Orland School District 135
Franklin Park, IL
Sheila M. McKean, MBA, APR
Rochester Hills, MI
W. Patrick McSweeney, APR
Public Relations Senior Account Manager
Jacksonville, FL
Gretchen Marie Mensing, APR
Communications Manager
Michigan Fitness Foundation
Lansing, MI
Joseph Charles Mitchell, APR
Assistant Professor, Speech Communication
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
Stacy L. Moe-Kean, APR
Commun Dir
Union Gospel Mission
Portland, OR
Reann Mommsen, APR
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Karen V. Morgan, APR
Community/Legislative Affairs Spec
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Tampa, FL
Amy L. Morris, APR
Account Executive
Martin Waymire Advocacy Communications
Lansing, MI
Andrea L. Mostyn, APR
Asst Dir, University Commun
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Aaron Michael Norris, APR
Marketing Director
The Norris Group
Riverside, CA
Deana Nunley, APR
Director, Corporate Communications
ASRC Federal
Huntsville, AL
Kristen Obaranec, APR
Commun Dir
Metro Atlanta YMCA
Atlanta, GA
Holly G. O’Brien, APR
Vice President Of Marketing
Viejas Casino
San Diego, CA
Joan O’Fallon, APR
Director of Communications
Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative
Centuria, WI
Timothy M. Olsen, APR
Media Relations Specialist
Community Memorial Hospital
Menomonee Falls, WI
Barbara J. Olson, APR
School/Community Relations Dir
Osseo Area Schools
Plymouth, MN
Anna T. O’Sullivan, APR
Communications Officer
Columbia University
New York, NY
Jason Douglas Oxman, Esq., APR
Senior Vice President, Industry Affairs
Consumer Electronics Association
Arlington, VA
Hanna Bolte Pantle, APR
Asst VP, Corp Commun & Media Relations
BMI
Valley Village, CA
Shannon Nicole Parthemer, APR
Community Relations & Communications Coordinator
Lake Washington School District
Redmond, WA
John B. Patterson, APR
Senior Manager, Public Relations
Raytheon Company
Tucson, AZ
Kelly Lyn Pearson, APR
Commun Spec
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, ME
Christopher A. Perez, APR
Chris Perez Consulting
Corona, CA
Peveeta Devi Persaud, APR
Public Education Specialist
Marion County Fire Rescue
Morgan N. Phillips, APR
Senior Account Manager
Waller & Company Public Relations
Tulsa, OK
Patricia Pickett, APR
Pickett & Associates, LLC
Noblesville, IN 46062
Tammy C. Poole, APR
Pub Affrs Commun Spec
State Farm Insurance
Charlottesville, VA
Emily Anne Potter, APR
Assistant Director of Public and Media Relations
NCAA
Indianapolis, IN
Christi Price, APR
Public Affairs Assistant Manager
State Farm Insurance
Columbia, MO
Kathleen A. Prihoda, APR
Media Relations Manager
Walt Disney World Co.
Orlando, FL
Amy Elizabeth Punzel, APR
Captain, USMC
San Diego, CA
Lori M. Quiller, APR
Specialty Society Coordinator
Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Prattville, AL
Joseph Lawrence Quimby, Sr., APR
Kennesaw, GA
Kyle Raines, APR
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Karen Read, APR
Corporate Account Executive
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR
Aimee Marie Reece, APR
Public Relations
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
Irvine, CA
Michelle Marie Renfrew, APR
Mktg & Com Rel Mgr
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK
Isidro Reyna, APR
Deputy Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
Houston, TX
Sally DG Ridenour, APR
Public Affairs Specialist
Oregon Department of Transportation
Salem, OR
Pamela K. Rittenhouse, APR
Director, Marketing
North Florida Regional Healthcare
Gainesville, FL
Sonia Simmons Robinson, APR
Marketing Coord
Crestwood Medical Center
Huntsville, AL
Monica Miller Rodgers, APR
Public Affairs Specialist
633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office
Newport News, VA
Lucinda Nicole Rojas Ross, APR
Senior Account Executive
Schnake Turmbo Frank PR
Tulsa, OK
Amanda Marie St. Pierre, APR
PR & Mktg Assoc
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Grand Rapids, MI
Kelly Jean Savage, APR
Pub Affrs Spec
State Farm Insurance
Brookfield, WI
Kate Sawa, APR
Communications Director
American Heart Association / American Stroke Association
St. Petersburg, FL
Kris Schindler, APR
Denver, CO
Samantha Shai Scott, APR
Owner
Pushing the Envelope, Inc.
Cape Coral, FL
Katherine Bahn Seay, APR
Director Of Communicatuions
American Heart/ American Stroke Association, Greater Southeast Affiliate
Jacksonville, FL
Catherine A. Segal, APR
Strategic Communications Consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton
Fairview Heights, IL
Marissa Courtney Segundo, APR
Recycling Coordinator
Saint Petersburg, FL
Renata Serafin, APR
Dir, P R
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX
Graciela Sevilla, APR
Communications Manager
Sweetwater Union High School District
Chula Vista, CA
Ryan C. Sheehy, APR
Public Relations Instructor
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Allan Siegel, APR
Community Outreach Coordinator
Broward County Aviation Department
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Elizabeth A. Sinkevics, APR
Rockford, MI
Karla Slate, APR
Community Relations Coordinator
City of Covington
Covington, WA
Heather F. Smith, APR
Dir of External Affairs
Florida Dept of Law Enforcement
Miccosukee Cpo, FL
Lisa M. Smith, APR
Director of Marketing & Communications
The Music Settlement
Cleveland Heights, OH
Megan Marie Soule, A{R
Senior Account Executive
Airfoil Public Relations
Southfield, MI
L. Susan Stewart, APR
Dir, Commun & Mktg
University of Tennessee Research Foundation
Knoxville, TN
Sandra E. Straetker, APR
Owner/Principal
PRiority Public Relations, LLC
Coralville, IA
Angeline Elizabeth Strait, APR
Public Affairs Coordinator
Lee County Port Authority
Cape Coral, FL
Heather Cunningham Sugg, APR
Acct Supv
William Mills Agency
Tampa, FL
Michael J. Sznajderman, APR
Sr Communications Strategist
Alabama Power Company
Birmingham, AL
John F. Tansey, APR
Project Leader
Cision
Portsmouth, NH
Rosemary Reid Taylor, APR
Communications Manager
City of Johns Creek, Georgia
Johns Creek, GA
John Robert Thatcher, APR
President
McKinley Reserve Media Group
Newport Beach, CA
Lisa Marie Thoele, APR
Proj Coord
Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
William Benjamin Tisdale, APR
Public Affairs Officer
United States Navy
San Diego, CA
Jennifer M. Trefelner, APR
Dir, Institutional Advancement
John Carroll High School
Fort Pierce, FL
Matthew R. Tremblay, APR
Public & Government Affairs Coordinator
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Cheektowaga, NY
Abby Layne Trexler, APR
Senior PR and Marketing Manager
Jack Morton Worldwide
New York, NY
Jennie Vana, APR
Communications Manager
Lake County Government
Waukegan, IL
Joel Warren Van Kuiken, APR
Communications Specialist
Amway
Ada, MI
Lisa Dimond Vasquez, APR
Principal
Double Dimond Public Relations, LLC
Houston, TX
Lisa Conners Vogt, APR
Director, Internet Marketing
SOS Children’s Villages
Washington, DC
Melinda Voss, APR
Public Relations Director
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
St. Paul, MN
Erin Wallner, APR
Public Relations and Community Relations Coordinator
Baptist Medical Center South
Jacksonville, FL
Ashley Lynn Walters, APR
Word of Mouth Marketing Manager
Empower Media Marketing
Cincinnati, OH
Monica Ackerson Ware, APR
Public Relations Specialist
County Road Association of Michigan
Lansing, MI
Marjorie K. Weisskohl, APR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; U.S. Dept of the Interior
Herndon, VA
Jennifer L. Wenk, APR
Dir, Public Relations
Zuffa LLC
Las Vegas, NV
Cassandra K. Wenzel, APR
Internal Communications Specialist
Integrys Energy Group
Green Bay, WI
Susannah Wesley, APR
Director
Burson-Marsteller
Dearborn, MI
Kathleen A. Winckler, APR
Owner
Marketing on Demand, LLC
Oconomowoc, WI
Whitney Allison Williams, APR
Communications Specialist
USJFCOM Joint Enabling Capablities Command
Norfolk, VA
Brandon D. Wilson, APR
CEO
Wilbron Institute
Birmingham, AL
Kellie Marie Wostrel, APR
PR Manager
Swanson Russell
Omaha, NE
Aaron Westwood Wyatt, APR
Communications & Legislative Director
The Washington State Board of Education
Olympia, WA
Stephanie A. Zercher, APR
Public Relations Director
Crawford & Company
Atlanta, GA
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