Members Granted the APR in 2016

Congratulations to all who earned their APR in 2016.

• Taslin Victor Aimi, APR
  President
  Verb.company
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Taslin Perez Alfonzo, APR
  Dir, Marketing & Community Relations
  West Jefferson Medical Center
  Metairie, LA
• Jonathan Kay Ammons, APR
  Government Relations Manager
  LDS Public Affairs
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Andrea Jill Anderson, APR
  Director of Marketing
  ACH Child & Family Services
  Fort Worth, TX
• Juan Rafael Arguelles, APR
  President
  Publicis
  San Juan, PR
• Julie Armstrong, MA, APR
  visiting Asst Prof
  St. Edward's University
  Colorado Springs, CO
• Johnpaul (JP) Hartlee Arnold, APR
  Communications Manager
  AspenPointe (Army Retired)
  Colorado Springs, CO
• Ashely Ranette Babb, APR
  Marketing Director
  Project Design Group
  Daphne, AL
• Christina Alisa Baez, APR
  Public Relations Assistant Manager
  Norwegian Cruise Line
  Miami, FL
• James Richard Bakken, APR
  Director, Media Relations
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Mountain Brook, AL
• Kerting Lizet Baldwin, Ed.D., APR
  Director, Corporate Communications
  Memorial Healthcare System
  Cooper City, FL
• Julie K. Batliner, APR
  President
  Spong
  Minneapolis, MN
• Stephanie Renee Beres, APR
  Medial Relations Manager
  DTE Energy
  St. Clair Shores, MI
• Shannon McCarthy Berg, APR
  Principal
  Gallatin Public Affairs
  Portland, OR
• Gina Bericcia, APR
  Sr Media Relations Strategist
  Nationwide Children's Hospital
  Columbus, OH
• Janice L. Bohman, APR
  Com Rel Dir
  City of Eugene - City Manager's Office
  Eugene, OR
• Julia Dawn Booher, APR
  Director of Marketing Communications
  Muscular Dystrophy Association
  Lexington, KY
• Connie Boudreaux, APR
  Marketing Specialist
  Louisiana Office of Tourism
  Baton Rouge, LA
• Kenita D. Bowers, APR
  Director of Communications & Media Relations
  Richmond Public Schools
  Richmond, VA
• Connie Renee Boudreaux, APR
  Marketing Specialist
  Louisiana Office of Tourism
  Baton Rouge, LA
• Carissa Bratschun, APR
  Dir, Commun & Mktg
  Domestic Violence Intervention Services
  Tulsa, OK
• Ginger B. Broslat, APR
  Consultant
  Ginger Broslat Communications
  Ocala, FL
• Jason B. Brown, APR
  Public Relations Specialist / Digital Media Specialist
  The Communications Group
  Little Rock, AR
• Stefanie D. Brown, APR
  Strategic Communications Account Executive
  Neathawk Dubuque & Packett
  Roanoke, VA
• Melody Brunsting, APR
  President
  Melody's Ad Works, Inc.
  Wildomar, CA
• Celeste M. Burks, APR
  Internal Communications & Engagement Manager
  Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City
  Lees Summit, MO
• Mary Burrell, APR
  Outreach Coordinator
  Pinellas County Emergency Management
  Madeira  Beach, FL
• James Michael Bush, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  SKAR Advertising, Inc.
  Omaha, NE
• Ben Samuel Butler, APR
  Founder & Head of Client Success
  Top Hat Inc
  Pittsburgh, PA
• Cristina Maria Calvet-Harrold, APR
  President
  CCH Marketing
  Orlando, FL
• James Camoriano, APR
  Sr Media Specialist
  State Farm Insurance
  Columbia, MO
• Cheryle Caplinger, APR
  Director of Marketing and Communications
  VCU School of Engineering
  Richmond, VA
• Matthew H. Charles, APR
  Consultant
  Matt Charles Public Relations
  Sedalia, CO
• Rhonda J. Clark, APR
  PR freelance
  Dewdrop Communications, LLC
  Joplin, MO
• Amanda Colbert, APR
  Social Media Specialist
  Gaia
  Lakewood, CO
• Femi Clarence Cole, APR
  Senior PR Spec
  BayCare Clinic, LLP
  Green Bay, WI
• David J. Cordero, APR
  Senior Account Manager
  Communications LAB
  Orange, CA
• Rebecca Lyne Crisafulli, APR
  VP, Digital and Strategic Mktg
  McBride Marketing Group
  Merritt Island, FL
• Stefan Cross, APR
  Group Manager
  Weber Shandwick
  Detroit, MI
• Amber Jeanne Cutler, APR
  Marketing and Public Relations Manager
  Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
  Windsor, VT
• Daniel Rod Davis, APR
  Marketing Manager
  Bayer Properties
  Reno, NV
• Thomas K. DeLapp, APR
  Pres
  Communication Resources for Schools
  Rocklin, CA
• Jo Y. Detavernier, APR
  VP and Partner
  Manzer Communications
  New Braunfels, TX
• Teresa Buckley Diaz, APR
  Public Relations Specialist
  City of Virginia Beach/CVB
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Earl S. Dotson, APR
  Chief, Commun & Com Engagement
  Rockford Public Schools
  Roscoe, IL
• Amanda K. Drakeford, APR
  Account Director
  Pivot PR
  Huntersville, NC
• Priya Dua, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  Global Results Communications
  Santa Ana, CA
• Mary Angela Duitch, APR
  Coord, TV Operations & Digital Media
  Tyler Independent School District
  Arp, TX
• Jarrett Dunbar, APR
  Communications Consultant
  Nationwide
  Columbus, OH
• Jennifer R. Dunn, APR
  Dir, Public Relations
  Conversa
  Tampa, FL

• Jeremy Dunstan, APR
  Communications Manager
  Walt Disney World Resort
  Orlando, FL
• Tiffany Suzanne East, APR
  Owner/Principal
  Tiffany East PR
  Reno, NV
• Dawn W. Eischen, APR
  Senior Public Relations Specialist
  Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  Richmond, VA
• Scott Richard Elmore, APR
  VP, Communications
  Airports Council International - North America
  Washington, DC
• Patricia P. Erikson, APR
  Dir, Mktg / Commun
  Thornton Academy
  Peaks Island, ME
• Donald Felice, APR
  Director of Communications
  The Salvation Army
  Dacula, GA
• Jennifer Ferrero, APR
  Communications & Public Relations Consultant
  Switch Up Consulting
  Liberty Lake, WA
• Amelia Folkes, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  State Farm Insurance
  Austin, TX
• Susan Alyse Bowers Fortner, APR
  President
  Bowers PR LLC
  New Albany, OH
• Gregory G. Glynn, APR
  Acct Exec
  Nancy Marshall Communications
  Augusta, ME
• Anna M. Gonzalez, APR
  Outreach & New Media Manager
  JP Marketing
  Fresno, CA
• Ann W. Gordon, APR
  Lead Associate
  Booz Allen Hamilton
  Washington, DC
• Pryor Green, APR
  Communications Specialist
  Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  Richmond, VA
• Cynthia Green, APR
  Dir, Mktg/Community Relations
  Florida Eye Institute
  Vero Beach, FL
• Tamar Grace Gregorian, APR
  Principal
  The Marketing Hub
  Metairie, LA
• Krista L. Groothuis, APR
  Manager
  Attention Plus Care
  Hon, HI
• Michael S. Gross, APR
  COO & SVP
  Anne Klein Communications Group
  Mount Laurel, NJ
• Jennifer M. Guild, APR
  Public Relations Specialist
  Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
  Richmond, VA
• Cathy Hackl, APR
  CEO and Founder
  Globally Social & Live Video Campus
  Gainesville, FL
• Alicia D. Haefele, APR
  Louisiana SPCA
  Metairie, LA
• Brenna Marie Haggar, APR
  Mgr, Public Affairs
  Pinellas County Tax Collector
  Clearwater, FL
• Kenneth E. Hair, APR
  Pres and CEO
  Children in Crisis, Inc.
  Niceville, FL
• Sonja Lucinda Hanson, APR
  Communications Manager
  Office of the Associate Chief Medical Officer, UW Medicine
  Seattle, WA
• Mary C. Harris, APR
  Specialist Professor of Public Relations
  Monmouth University
  Bayville, NJ
• Holly Haseley, APR
  Sr Acct Supv
  Laughlin Constable
  Milwaukee, WI
• Daniel J. Hauser, APR
  Director, Communications, Education and Events
  Minnesota Medical Association
  Minneapolis, MN
• Kathryn Heller, APR
  PR Account Supervisor
  Ghidotti Communications
  Little Rock, AR
• Daniel Higgins, APR
  Commun Editor, Digital & Lifestyle Brands
  Golf Channel
  Orlando, FL
• Liane Hu, APR
  Sr Commun Proj Manager
  Olomana Loomis ISC
  Honolulu, HI
• Veronica Hunt, APR
  Account Supervisor
  PadillaCRT
  Woodland Hills, CA
• Roxana K. Janka, APR
  Public Relations Specialist
  Phelps
  Santa Monica, CA
• Jon Michael Kalahar, APR
  Commun Dir
  The Salvation Army of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
  Madison, MS
• Jill S. Kimball, APR
  Public Relations & Customer Engagement Manager
  Littleton Coin Company
  Littleton, NH
• Laura Klarman, APR
  Public Relations/Customer Engagement Mgr
  Intermountain Riverton Hospital
  Riverton, UT
• Devin Knighton, APR
  Principal
  Knighton Public Relations
  West Lafayette, IN
• Heather K. Kowalczyk, APR
  Senior Counselor
  McDougall Communications
  Rochester, NY
• Payal Kumar, APR
  Director of Communications
  The Wooden Floor
  Santa Ana, CA
• Allison Marie Lambert, APR
  Commun Mgr
  City of Visalia
  Visalia, CA
• Kristen Nancy Levesque, APR
  Principal
  Kristen Levesque PR & Marketing
  Portland, ME
• Meredith C. Libbey, APR
  Communications Manager
  Ford Motor Credit
  Nashville, TN
• Cletisha T. Lovelace, APR
  Communications & Media Specialist
  Richmond Public Schools
  Richmond, VA
• Alyson M. Lundell, APR
  Dir, Public Relations
  Universal Orlando Resort
  Windermere, FL
• Kristin L. Magette, APR
  Dir, Commun
  Eudora School District
  Eudora, KS
• Renee A. Malone, APR
  President
  Kingdom Quality Communications
  Memphis, TN
• Michele H. Marin, APR
  Communication Lead
  The MITRE Corporation
  Washington, DC
• LeAnn Petty McCarthy, APR
  Pub Info Offcr
  Missouri Gaming Commission
  Jefferson City, MO
• Shawn McKillop, APR
  Mgr, Commun & Com Rel
  Grand Erie District School Board
  Burlington, ON
  CANADA
• Robert Stephan Mehal, APR
  Public Relations Consultant
  Redhorse Corporation
  Falls Church, VA
• Laurie R. Michaelson, APR
  Dir, Mkrg and Commun
  Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Inc
  Gainesville, FL

• Judith Mori, APR
  Dir, Promotions and Public Relations
  Kiwanis of Little Havana/Carnival Miami
  Miami, FL
• Lisa Murray, APR
  Integrated Mktg Commun Mgr
  Interop Technolgies
  Fort Myers, FL
• Lauren Neuman, APR
  Sr Acct Exec
  CBD Marketing
  Chicago, IL
• Faye Nicholson, APR
  Sr Public Info Officer
  Cuyahoga County, Dept of Children & Family Serv
  Fairlawn, OH
• Elizabeth Jane Nilson, APR
  Communications & Community Relations Coordinator
  Massachusetts Dental Society
  Southborough, MA
• Dana Renee Novak, APR
  Dir, Internal Communications
  Bloomin Brands
  Tampa, FL
• Gabrielle O'Boyle, APR
  P R Coord
  The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
  Estero, FL
• Shelley A. O'Brien, APR
  Communications Director
  Town of Pittsford
  Pittsford, NY
• Katie O'Malley-Simpson, APR
  Director, Communications
  Charles County Public Schools
  LaPlata, MD
• Nicholas Olivier, APR
  Special Projects Coordinator
  Austin B-cycle
  Austin, TX
• Christine Osborne, APR
  Policy Analyst
  Utah Dept of Environmental Quality
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Judy Oskam, APR
  Director and Professor
  School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Texas State University
  Round Rock, TX
• Christopher Patton, APR
  Sr Media & Outreach Mgr
  Global-5 Communications
  Maitland, FL
• Julie J. Pedretti, APR
  Director of Development
  NCH Healthcare Foundation
  Naples, FL
• Sarah Potter, APR
  Commun Coord
  Missouri Dept of Elementary & Secondary Education
  Jefferson City, MO
• Amy R. Preske, APR
  PR and Events Manager
  Buffalo Trace Distillery
  Frankfort, KY
• Bryan E. Rachal, II, APR
  Dir, University Commun
  University of North Alabama
  Florence, AL
• Noah Rappahahn, APR
  Student Masters
  School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University
  San Diego, CA
• Cheryl Bickel Reed, APR
  Director of External Affairs
  Angie's List
  Indianapolis, IN
• Paige Riser, APR
  Director, Communications
  Pokagon Band, Potawatomi
  Dowagiac, MI
• Raquel del Carmen Rivera Torres, APR
  PR Manager
  Oriental Bank
  San Juan, PR
• Amanda Sawyer Roark, APR
  Marketing Communications Manager
  HMS
  Lewisville, TX
• Kimberly Speros Rossie, APR
  Senior Public Relations Coordinator
  Youth Villages
  Memphis, TN
• Renee Russell, APR
  Communications Manager
  VCU Global Education Office
  Richmond, VA
• Tiffany M. Russell, APR
  Director of Public Relations
  Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Kristal Lyn Sack, APR
  Dir, Mktg and Commun
  Tulsa Tech
  Tulsa, OK
• Tamara Stolpe Sander, APR
  President/CEO
  Mother of Pearls, LLC
  Carmel, IN
• Angeleah M. Saunders, APR
  Sr Acct Exec
  B2 Communications
  St Petersburg, FL
• Dean Schermerhorn, APR
  Concise Communications
  Reno, NV
• Emily Scheuneman, APR
  Dir, Community Relations
  Helen Ross McNabb Center
  Knoxville, TN
• Emily Schneider, APR
  Dir, Media & Communications
  American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
  New York, NY
• Malizy Jeffery Scruggs, APR
  Chief Strategist
  Christian Madison
  Dallas, TX
• Kathleen Karl Shaw, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  Virginia Department of Alcholic Beverage Control
  Richmond, VA
• Kristen Self, APR
  Mktg Manager
  Perceptics
  Farragut, TN
• Jackie Shelton, APR
  Vice President of Public Relations
  Estipona Group
  Reno, NV
• Necole Simmonds, APR
  Director of Public Affairs
  Virginia Department of Social Services
  Richmond, VA
• Ivan Soltero, APR
  Sr Strategic Mktg Mgr
  Conwed Plastics
  Minneapolis, MN
• Anthony Spangler, APR
  Dir, Communications
  The Starr Conspiracy
  Fort Worth, TX
• Kimberly M. Starks, APR
  Media Relations Mgr
  Georgia Lottery Corp
  Atlanta, GA
• Colleen Gehoski Steinman, APR
  Development Speci
  St. Vincent Catholic Charities
  Holt, MI
• Darin M. Szilagyi, APR
  Chief Marketing and Public Information Officer
  Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics
  Tyler, TX
• Melissa Torres-Laing, APR
  Corp Commun Admin
  Bank of Hawaii
  Honolulu, HI
• Jessica Tramontana, APR
  Sr Account Executive
  Martin Waymire
  Lansing, MI
• Kimberly Venter, APR
  Regional Dir, Commun
  American Red Cross
  Albany, NY
• Debra M. Walker, APR
  Director, Public and Legislative Affairs
  Missouri Department of Mental Health
  Jefferson City, MO
• Jennifer Anne Winters, APR
  Dir, Communications
  University of Oregon
  Eugene, OR
• Fred Woodhams, APR
  Deputy Commun Dir
  Michigan Dept of State
  Lansing, MI
• Christina Yumul, APR
  Founder and President
  Storieology Communications
  Kihei, HI
• Jackie Zils, APR
  Advisor
  JayRay Ads & PR
  Tacoma, WA