Members Granted the APR in 2017

Congratulations to all who earned their APR in 2017.

• Jeremy S. Agor, APR
  Dir, Commun
  UT Arlington College of Engineering
  Mansfield, TX
• Kimberly Kolb Aguillard, APR
  Community Relations & Mktg Spec
  Port of Gulfport
  Long Beach, MS
• Kimberly Albert, APR
  Account Director
  The Doug Spong Co.
  Minneapolis, MN
• Maisy Alpert, APR
  Corporate & Community Relations
  Broward County Port Everglades Corporate & Community Relations
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Sparkle Trena Anderson, APR
  Director of Communications
  City of Pearland, Texas
  Humble, TX
• Jack Appleman, APR
  Principal
  Successful Business Writing
  Monroe, NY
• Jennifer Anne Armstrong, APR
  Owner
  Kaia Consulting
  Kapolei, HI
• Karen Smith Bergh, APR
  Assoc. Director of Media and Public Relations
  Scripps College
  Claremont, CA
• Yolanda Bevill, APR
  Assistant Vice President
  Prairie View A&M University
  Cypress, TX
• Amy Blondin, APR
  Chief Communications Officer
  Health Care Authority
  Olympia, WA
• Jennifer Bly, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  American Registry for Internet Numbers
  Centreville, VA
• Misty Dangel Bond, APR
  Sr. Manager of Public Relations
  USANA Health Sciences
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Abby Bottenfield, APR
  Communications Manager
  Trilix
  Des Moines, IA
• Darcy Dye Bowers, APR
  Sr. Communications & Public Relations Manager
  Transitions LifeCare
  Raleigh, NC
• Stacy Elaine Boyce, APR
  Donor Relations Officer
  Connie Maxwell Children's Home
  Greenwood, SC
• Justin Randall Broglio, APR
  Communications Officer
  Desert Research Institute
  Reno, NV
• Mark A. Brown, MA, APR
  Communications Advisor
  MISO Energy
  Maumelle, AR
• Nicole Burgin, APR
  Media Relations Manager
  Tulsa Community College
  Tulsa, OK
• Blythe Campbell, APR
  President
  Blythe Campbell Communications
  Anchorage, AK
• Jonathan Stephen Carvalho, APR
  New Bedford, MA
• Rachel Kay Carver, APR
  Public Relations Facilitator
  Outlook Nebraska, Inc.
  Omaha, NE
• Tanya Castaneda, APR
  Public Information Officer
  Port of San Diego
  San Diego, CA
• Sarah Crooks Clancy, APR
  PR Coord
  Rapides Regional Medical Center
  Pineville, LA
• Danielle Clark, APR
  Executive Director of Communications
  Poudre School District
  Fort Collins, CO
• Jocelyn B. Collado, APR
  Account Director
  Becker Communications, Inc.
  Honolulu, HI
• Jodie Kay Cornell, APR
  Officer Community Manager
  U. S Navy
  Arlington, TN
• Sheila F. Corson, APR
  Commun Officer
  Omak School District
  Omak, WA
• Lori Crouch, APR
  Corporate Communications Director
  City of Norfolk, Virginia
  Norfolk, VA
• Chester Richard Curtis, Jr., APR
  Communication Specialist
  Blinded Veterans Association
  Alexandria, VA
• Samantha L. Cusimano, APR
  Dir, Commun
  Commanders Family of Restaurants
  New Orleans, LA
• Kristin C. Davis, APR
  Director of Communications
  SONIC Corp.
  Oklahoma City, OK
• Susan E. Davis, APR
  Sr Manager, Community Affairs
  Alameda Unified School District
  Alameda, CA
• Melissa Dundov, APR
  Media Specialist
  State Farm Insurance
  Bloomington, IL
• Angela Eden, APR
  Senior Communications Specialist
  Missouri Department of Transportation
  Springfield, MO
• James L. Evans, APR
  Commun/Community Rel Coorc
  Rutherford Coutny Schools
  Murfreesboro, TN
• Michael Todd Felts, Ed.D., APR
  Associate Professor
  University of Nevada, Reno
  Reno, NV
• Angela L. Flagg, APR
  Director of Communications
  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Richmond, VA
• Mimi Flatley, APR
  Business Development
  Turner Construction
  Orlando, FL
• Julie Marie Fogerson, APR
  Wells Fargo
  Boise, ID
• Dianna Nikoloff Fornaro, APR
  Sr. Commun Specialist
  Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
  Towson, MD
• Sara Franklin, APR
  Director of Public Relations
  The Lollar Group
  Birmingham, AL
• Leslie Nicole Galbreath, APR
  CEO
  dgs Marketing Engineers and Magenta Marketing Communications
  Fishers, IN
• Hillary Hayden Gebert, APR
  Public Relations Strategist
  Principal Financial Group
  Des Moines, IA
• Gretchen Hirt Gendron, APR
  Sr Commun Strategist
  Gambel Communications
  New Orleans, LA
• Amy Baldwin George, APR
  Owner
  By George Communications
  Charlotte, NC
• Jill Goddard, APR
  Director of Public Relations and Social Media
  Boston Ballet
  Boston, MA
• Shira Good, APR
  Director of Communications
  Bloomfield Hills Schools
  Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Ira M. Gostin, MBA, APR
  President & Chief Marketing Officer
  120 West Strategic Communications LLC
  Reno, NV
• Tricia W. Grayson, APR
  Dir, Commun & Mktg
  AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana
  Bossier City, LA
• Patrice Hagan, APR
  Sr. PR & Commun Manager
  Virginia Department of Social Services
  Richmond, VA
• Kenneth T. Hagihara, APR
  Professor
  California State University, Fullerton
  Mission Viejo, CA

• Nathan Hambley, APR
  Communications Manager
  Uber
  Seattle, WA
• Amanda V. Handley, APR
  Public Relations Dir
  BowStern Marketing Director
  Tallahassee, FL
• Meg Handlin, APR
  Mkg & PR Strategist
  Meg Handlin Marketing
  Portland, ME
• Bill F. Handy, APR
  Owner
  h3 Strategic Communications
  Tulsa, OK
• Jennifer L. Harris, APR
  Dir, Commun
  Arlington Public Schools
  Brandywine, MD
• Jillian Evona Henze, APR
  Local Communications Manager
  Washington Hospitality Association
  Tumwater, WA
• Alicia A. Heun, APR
  Director of Communications
  Landus Cooperative
  Ames, IA
• Melissa B. Hodgson, APR
  Director of Communication
  St. Tammany Parish Hospital
  Covington, LA
• Mary Ashley Horn, APR
  Dir, Digital Media and Design
  Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
  Mobile, AL
• James Andrew Howard, APR
  Asst Dir, RecSports for Mktg & Commun
  University of Florida
  Atlanta, GA
• Cat Howland, APR
  Sr. Communications Officer
  Hawaii Community Foundation
  Honolulu, HI
• Shandi Huber, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  Fifth Third Bank
  Cincinnati, OH
• Melody Hudson, APR
  Associate Director of Public Relations
  R&R Partners
  Phoenix, AZ
• Megan Irvin, APR
  Account Executive
  The Hodges Partnership
  Richmond, VA
• Taya Moss Jarman, APR
  Communications Director
  Virginia Department of Health
  Richmond, VA
• Allyson Johnson, APR
  Account Executive
  BLASTmedia
  Fishers, IN
• Jacqueline Keisler, APR
  SC Commission for the Blind
  Lexington, SC
• Joshua Lee Kelsey, APR
  Public Affairs Officer
  Office of the Secretary of the Navy
  Arlington, VA
• Emily C. Kibling, APR
  Account Director
  Borshoff
  Indianapolis, IN
• Harry A. Kimmel, III, APR
  Communications Director
  Drycleaning & Laundry Institute
  Laurel, MD
• Kacee Kirschvink, APR
  Sr. Communications Specialist
  Entergy
  The Woodlands, TX
• Kelly Jeanne Koehler, APR
  Account  Supervisor
  Westbound Communications
  Riverside, CA
• Jeremy J. Langett, APR
  Assistant Professor
  Lynchburg College
  Lynchburg, VA
• Chris Lato, APR
  Public Relations Director
  AirStrip
  Ixonia, WI
• Lindsay Michelle LeGrand, APR
  Communications Manager
  Virginia Department of Transportation
  Colonial Heights, VA
• Adrienne Leon, APR
  Program Mgr, Commun Service
  Capital Region BOCES
  Albany, NY
• Erin R. Maggied, APR
  Communications Manager
  NiSource
  Columbus, OH
• Debra Jo Main, APR
  Dir, Mktg/Bus Devel
  Doctors Imaging Group
  Gainesville, FL
• Ashley Manz, MPA, APR
  Program Coordinator/Consultant
  New Jersey City Universitythe mcgraw group
  Garwood, NJ
• Lori Maricle, APR
  Marketing, PR and Communications Coordinator
  Washington State University College of Pharmacy
  Spokane, WA
• Shannon Nicole Marshall, APR
  Assistant Communications Director
  Virginia Department of Transportation
  Richmond, VA
• Leslie A. McCoy, APR
  Communications Director
  Bowling Green Independent Schools
  Bowling Green, KY
• Julie McGowan, APR
  Public Relations Leader
  International Mission Board
  Richmond, VA
• Beth R. Monroe, APR
  Public Relations Director
  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
  Richmond, VA
• Callie Josephine Morey, APR
  Communications Specialist
  CAP Tulsa
  Tulsa, OK
• Tom Morrisey, APR
  Executive Communications Manager
  Walt Disney World Resort
  Lake Buena Vista, FL
• Michelle Beth Mueller, APR
  Commun Spec
  Ritenour School District
  Fenton, MO
• Joan Dee Mussa, MA, APR
  Executive Director
  World Vision
  Federal Way, WA
• Cayce Myers, Esq., APR
  Assistant Professor
  Virginia Tech
  Blacksburg, VA
• Nicole Marie Nascenzi, APR
  Senior Communications Specialist
  Williams
  Tulsa, OK
• Michelle Marasch Ouellette, APR
  Assistant Professor
  SUNY Plattsburgh
  Plattsburgh, NY
• Linda Bonita Stricker Palacios, APR
  Communications Associate
  ETC, Inc.
  Cincinnati, OH
• John W. Palmer, APR
  Director of Media and Public Relations
  Ohio Hospital Association
  Columbus, OH
• Diane Pardes, APR
  Pres
  Pardes Communications, LLC
  Natick, MA
• Sean Thomas Parker, APR
  Public Relations Director
  Fifth Third Bank
  Cincinnati, OH
• Jacqueline Penman, APR
  Mgr Corporate Communications
  Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
  Dundas, ON
• Jennifer T. Phan, APR
  Corporate Communications
  Shive-Hattery, Inc.
  Cedar Rapids, IA
• Drew Piers, APR
  Deputy Dir, Public Affairs
  Sachs Media Group
  Tallahassee, FL
• Marisa Dawn Pooley, APR
  Marketing & Communications Mgr
  American Institute of Architects Colorado
  Englewood, CO
• Joseph R. Priest, APR
  Corporate Writer
  Syniverse
  Tampa, FL
• Nancy Rowe Randall, APR
  Internal Commun Coord
  DCH Health System
  Tuscaloosa, AL

• Sheleah D. Reed, APR
  Officer, Strategic Outreach/Engagement
  Houston Independent School District
  Houston, TX
• Emily G. Reimsnyder, APR
  Senior Public Relations Specialist
  Ochsner Health System
  New Orleans, LA
• Leila E. Rice, APR
  Director of Communications
  HRSD
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Deniene H. Rivenburg, APR
  Public Relations Consultant
  SDR Consulting Inc.
  Placentia, CA
• Jennifer N. Roberts, APR
  Corp Commun Mgr
  Florida Hospital
  Daytona Beach, FL
• Patricia Lorraine Robertson, APR
  Election Commun Coord
  Supervisor of Elections - Collier County
  Fort Myers, FL
• Cathy Rogers, APR
  Professor
  Loyola University New Orleans
  New Orleans, LA
• Diana Ruiz, APR
  Pub Affrs Mgr
  Riverside - Corona Resource Conservation District
  Riverside, CA
• Ben L. Saukko, APR
  Communications Director
  Ameripride Services
  Minnetonka, MN
• Kate C. Sawa
  Senior Communications Director & Affiliate Digital Strategy Manager
  American Heart Association
  St. Petersburg, FL
• Nanci Philips Schwartz, APR
  President
  The CommConnection, Inc.
  Fruitland Park, FL
• Darcy Erin Schwass, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  Vehr Communications
  Cincinnati, OH
• Autumn Shrum, APR
  Dir, Mktg & Public Relations
  Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
  Melbourne, FL
• Suzanne A. Silitch, APR
  Director of Communications
  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Richmond, VA
• Jacqueline Sit, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  Candor
  Oklahoma City, OK
• Tara Lynn Smith, APR
  Founder
  Tara Lynn Communications
  Middletown, DE
• Rachel Sorvig, APR
  Public Relations Director
  Bose Public Affairs Group
  Indianapolis, IN
• Erica C. Southerland, APR
  Assistant Professor
  Howard University
  Temple Hills, MD
• Kayla M. Stanley, APR
  Commun Spec
  Kissimmee Utility Authority
  Orlando, FL
• Lisa Stansbury, APR
  Principal
  Stansbury Creative Consultants
  Baton Rouge, LA
• Lisa M. Steimer, APR
  Sr Staff Assoc for Prof Devel
  Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE)
  Wethersfield, CT
• Marc Stevens, APR
  Director, Public Information & Government Relations
  El Camino College
  Torrance, CA
• Christopher Stollar, APR
  Public Relations Consultant
  Nationwide
  Columbus, OH
• Matthew Reid Stone, APR
  CEO/Brand Strategy Director
  HEROfarm - Marketing & Public Relations
  New Orleans, LA
• Patrick Strait, APR
  Sr. Commun Consultant
  HealthPartners
  Bloomington, MN
• Stefanie N. Stricklin, APR
  Asst Public Relations Dir
  SalterMitchell
  Tallahassee, FL
• Rainey Talbot, APR
  Director, Marketing & Public Relations
  CAP Tulsa
  Tulsa, OK
• Kay Tappan, APR
  Lecturer
  University of Florida
  Gainesville, FL
• Kathie Taylor, APR
  Managing Partner
  In Plain Sight Marketing, LLC
  Carson City, NV
• John C. Tedesco, Ph.D., APR
  Professor
  Virginia Tech
  Blacksburg, VA
• Maryellen T. Thielen, APR
  President
  Forest Glen Communications LLC
  Chicago, IL
• Scott Wesley Thornburg, APR
  Senior Public Relations Manager
  Sojern
  San Francisco, CA
• Rachel Marie Toomey, APR
  Media Buyer
  Priority Marketing
  Cape Coral, FL
• Laura Trujillo, APR
  Senior Communications Manager
  Fifth Third Bank
  Cincinnati, OH
• Jamii Uboldi, APR
  Director, Marketing and Communications
  Saint Mary's Health Network
  Sparks, NV
• Stacy A. Van Blarcom, APR
  Communications Manager
  Lifetime Health Medical Group
  Buffalo, NY
• Theresa Sue van Greunen, APR
  Director, Public Relations and Promotions
  Aqua-Aston Hospitality
  Honolulu, HI
• Heather Vana, APR
  Editorial Director
  Avnet
  Phoenix, AZ
• Mary Louise VanNatta-Gail, APR
  VanNatta Public Relations
  Salem, OR
• Rebecca Minjarez Villarreal, APR
  Director of Communications
  New Braunfels Independent School District
  New Braunfels, TX
• Meredith Voltin, APR
  Senior Program Manager
  UnitedHealth Group
  Minneapolis, MN
• Sarah Elizabeth Weller, APR
  Media Relations & Social Media Strategist
  Children's Hospital & Medical Center
  Omaha, NE
• Chyresse Lynn Wells, APR
  Deputy Press Secretary
  New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
  Watervliet, NY
• Matthew D. Westerfield, APR
  Assoc Commun Officer
  Mississippi Division of Medicaid
  Pearl, MS
• Kathryn Lynn Whitlock, APR
  PR Senior Account Manager
  Laughlin Constable
  Milwaukee, WI
• Nancy A. Wiencek, APR
  Asst Professor
  Rider University
  Columbus, NJ
• Lisa A. Wilson, APR
  PR Coord
  Edison & Ford Winter Estates
  Fort Myers, FL
• Beth Wilson, MBA, APR
  Manager, Public Relations
  Inferno
  Memphis, TN
• Amy Christine Wilson, APR
  Director, Communications
  Community Medical Centers
  Fresno, CA
• Elizabeth Wrightson, APR
  Asst Dir, Commun
  US Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation
  Annapolis, MD