Members Granted the APR in 2019

Congratulations to all who earned their APR in 2019.

  • Carrieann Adkins, APR
    Visual Communications Supervisor
    Southwest Florida Water Management District
    Brooksville, FL
  • Sara Almond, APR
    Commun & Engagement Coord
    Brevard Public Schools
    Satellite Beach, FL
  • Steve Ammerman, APR
    Public Affairs Manager
    New York Farm Bureau
    Round Top, NY
  • Emily Bacheller, APR
    Interactive Media Business Partner I
    Renown Health
    Reno, NV
  • G. Bradley Back, APR
    Principal, Vice-President-Brand/Reputation
    SeyferthPR
    Grand Rapids, MI
  • Charla Jeannine Batey, MBA, APR
    Communications Specialist
    Cox Communications
    Irvine,CA
  • Elizabeth Mary Battiste, APR
    Senior Account Executive
    Martin Waymire
    Lansing, MI
  • Krystyna M. Baumgartner, APR
    Public Relations Specialist
    Bay Shore Union Free School District
    Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
  • Blayne Beal, MS, APR
    Director, Centennial Coordination
    Office of the President, Texas Tech University
    Lubbock, TX
  • Sarah Beatty, APR
    Vice President
    M&C Communications
    Conifer, CO
  • Jamaal R. Bell, APR
    Central Ohio Transit Authority
    Columbus, OH
  • Andrea Bledsoe, APR
    Communications Manager
    Cox Communications
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • Joshua B. Boatwright, APR
    Mktg Proj Coord
    Pinellas County Marketing & Communications
    Saint Petersburg, FL
  • Andrew Lawrence Boehmker, APR
    Senior Account Executive
    Scooter Media
    Independence, KY
  • Allison Bolt, APR
    Marketing Manager
    Evergreen Prosthetics & Orthotics
    Beaverton, OR
  • Shelby H. Boyd, APR
    Sr Acct Exec
    Sachs Media Group
    Tallahassee, FL
  • Stacy A. Brandt, APR
    Commun Spec
    San Diego County Office of Education
    San Diego, CA
  • Jessica L. Breazeale, APR
    Consultant
    Jessica Breazeale Consulting
    Wesson, MS
  • Marcia P. Brookey, APR
    Vice President and Director of Marketing
    Trust Company of Oklahoma
    Tulsa, OK
  • Kimberly Liane Brown, APR
    Media Relations Specialist
    Cook Children's Health Care System
    Fort Worth, TX
  • Jill S. Browning, APR
    Dir, Communications
    Community High School District 99
    Downers Grove, IL
  • Catherine J. Brozena, APR
    Owner and Creative Director
    ColorThisWorld Communications
    Oakland, CA
  • Aimee Brunckhorst, APR
    City Clerk & Communications Manager
    City of Kalispell
    Kalispell, MT
  • Ashley N. Brune, APR
    VP of Public Relations
    The Abbi Agency
    Reno, NV
  • April M. Bryant, APR
    CoFounder
    Fast Bryant Consulting, LLC
    Troy, MO
  • Maegan Clark, APR
    Digital Media and Marketing Manager
    heifer international
    Little Rock, AR
  • Tabitha M. Clark, APR
    Community Relations Spec
    Houston County Board of Education
    Kathleen, GA
  • Kevin Clay, APR
    Big Spoon Co.
    Richmond, VA
  • Elizabeth Connor, APR
    Director of Communications
    National Aviation Heritage Area
    Dayton, OH
  • Kelly E. Corder, APR
    Dir, Commun
    Florida Commission on Offender Review
    Tallahassee, FL
  • Tracy E. Courage, APR
    Communications Director
    UofA Cooperative Extension Service
    Little Rock, AR
  • Timothy A. Coxey, APR
    Director of Communications and Marketing
    Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership
    Indianapolis, IN
  • Jamie S. Danesi, APR
    Congressional Liaison
    U.S. Army Cadet Command
    Elizabethtown, KY
  • Melissa A. Dardinger, APR
    Corporate Manager of Public Relations
    Ohio Living
    Columbus, OH
  • Ginger Daril, APR
    Director of Public Relations
    Sells Agency
    Little Rock, AR
  • Kellie Keyes Davie, APR
    Managing Dir/Founder
    KeyCom
    Nashville, TN
  • Krista DeAngelis, APR
    Internal Communications MedStar
    Georgetown University Hospital
    Alexandria, VA
  • Lauren Debick, APR
    Mgr, Mktg Commun
    Ocala Health
    Ocala, FL
  • Matthew J. Deichmann, APR
    Chief Communications Officer
    Francis Howell School District
    Winfield, MO
  • Jennifer A. Dericco, APR
    Public Information Officer
    Santa Clara Unified School District
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Kenn Dixon, MA, APR
    Vice President for Communication and Public Relations
    Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Church
    Midlothian, TX
  • Stephen T. Doane, APR
    Commun Spec
    Lee Health
    Estero, FL
  • Julie C. Donald, APR
    Director of Industrial Accounts
    Covalent Logic
    Baton Rouge, LA
  • Kealey C. Dorian, APR
    Media Relations Manager
    Jayme Scotto & Associates (JSA)
    Edmond, OK
  • Ally Mills Dorrough, APR
    Communications & Marketing Specialist
    Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism/Sports Commission
    Gulf Shores, AL
  • Susan Downing, APR
    Dir, Commun
    Ladue School District
    Saint Louis, MO
  • Richard A. Dunlap, APR
    Founder/President
    Merito Consulting
    Harrisburg, PA
  • Patrick F. Dunne, APR
    Vice President, Communications and Marketing
    Council on Social Work Education
    Alexandria, VA
  • Stephany E. Eley, APR
    Community Outreach Liaison
    Christian Care Ministry
    Melbourne, FL
  • Erin Elizabeth Elliott, APR
    Public Relations/Social Media Account Supervisor
    Hiebing
    Madison,WI
  • Heidi D. Embley, APR
    CEO/Owner
    Embley Communications
    Anchorage, AK
  • Robert W. Faulkner, APR
    Communications Officer
    Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
    Hamilton, ON
    Canada
  • Vanessa L. Fernandez, APR
    Sr Commun Coord
    Pushing the Envelope
    Fort Myers, FL
  • Elizabeth Austin Fernley, APR
    Mktg Manager
    City of Inverness
    Inverness, FL
  • Jake Finch, APR
    PR/Resource Development Coordinator
    Simi Valley Unified School District
    Simi Valley, CA
  • Emily A. Finley, APR
    Creative Director
    Marvin
    Eagan, MN
  • Vivian Potter Fiore, APR
    Mgr, Public Relations
    Rotary International
    Evanston, IL
  • Neal V. Fisher, II, APR
    Communications Lead
    Department of Defense
    Alexandria, VA
  • Daniel E. Forde, APR
    Public Affairs Dir
    Mississippi Public Service Commission-Southern District
    Ridgeland, MS
  • Christine Ann Frey, APR
    Senior Corporate Communications Manager
    American Urological Association
    Linthicum, MD
  • Jennifer Frost, APR
    Public Affairs Manager
    City of Charlotte - Charlotte Water
    Charlotte, NC
  • Angel M. Galloway, APR
    Director of Marketing & Communications
    Arkansas Arts Center
    Little Rock, AR
  • Kaylee Ganus, APR
    S.V.P. Marketing
    United Federal Credit Union
    Saint Joseph, MI
  • Katharine E. Garfinkle, APR
    Coordinator, Media & Branding
    Children's of Alabama
    Birmingham, AL
  • Dina Marie Gentry, APR
    Commun Dir
    El Dorado County Office of Education
    Elk Grove, CA
  • Kendra E. Gerlach, APR
    Director PR/Marketing
    Virginia Commonwealth University, College of Engineering
    Richmond, VA
  • Karen Lynn Gill, APR
    Marketing & Public Relations Specialist
    Richmond Department of Emergency Communications
    Richmond, VA
  • Dawn S. Gipson, APR
    Editor
    Christian Care Ministry
    Melbourne, FL
  • Heidi M. Griesmer, APR
    Deputy Director of Communications
    Ohio EPA, Director's Office
    Hilliard, OH
  • Angela Griffin Ankhelyi, APR
    Community Engagement Specialist
    Folsom Cordova Unified School District
    Folsom, CA
  • Melissa A. Gulvin, APR
    Commun Mgr
    Southwest Florida Management District
    Dade City, FL
  • Kerri Guyton, APR
    Vice President
    DVL Seigenthaler, a Finn Partners Company
    Nolensville, TN
  • Alexzandria V. Hampton, APR
    Mount Juliet, TN
  • Jamie M. Hansen, APR
    Director,Commun
    Sonoma County Office of Education
    Santa Rosa, CA
  • Megan Heimbuch, APR
    Marketing Manager
    Ameriprise Financial
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Kacey M. Hill, APR
    Public Relations Account Supervisor
    PETERMAYER
    New Orleans, LA
  • Jocelyn Hodson, APR
    Director, Public Relations
    TriComB2B
    Dayton, OH
  • Erin R. Hoffer, APR
    Acct Exec
    KSC, Inc
    Sarasota, FL
  • Jennifer Horton, APR
    Director of Communications
    University of Missouri, College of Arts and Science
    Columbia, MO
  • JaQuisha Y. Hudson, APR
    Account Supervisor
    Wilbron Inc
    Birmingham, AL
  • Laurie O. Huelga, APR
    Admin Analyst, Commun and Public Info Offcr
    City of Monterey
    Monterey, CA
  • Mary Cecilia Hunt, APR
    Manager of Programs, Office for Public Engagement
    University at Albany
    Troy, NY
  • Kaley E. Infield, APR
    Marketing Manager
    The Bank of Tampa
    Riverview, FL
  • Kaden Jacobs, APR
    Director of Communications & PR
    Doctors Hospital of Augusta
    Augusta, GA
  • Teresa L. Jentz, APR
    Coord, Commun & Community Enegement
    Grand Forks Public Schools
    Grand Forks, ND
  • Eric W. Johnson, APR
    Communications Specialist
    City of Roseburg
    Roseburg, OR
  • Costin Jordache, MBA, APR
    Director of Communication & News Editor
    Adventist Review Ministries
    Silver Spring, MD
  • Kimberly Karol, APR
    Director, Stewardship and Development Communications
    Prairie View A&M University
    Spring, TX
  • Catherine B. Kedjidjian, APR
    Dir, Commun & Strat Planning
    Glenview School District 34
    Deerfield, IL
  • Shira M. Kelley, APR
    Public Affairs Liaison
    Commissioner of State Lands
    Little Rock, AR
  • Sheryl M. Kennedy-Haydel, APR
    Director, Communications & Marketing
    Dillard University
    New Orleans, LA
  • KiYong Kim, APR
    Faculty
    Biola University
    La Mirada, CA
  • Cynthia S. Kolko, APR
    Community and Public Relations Specialist
    The Summit Federal Credit Union
    Rochester, NY
  • Savannah Lee Koplon, APR
    Media Specialist III
    Unviersity of Alabama at Birmingham
    Birmingham, AL
  • Sharon H. Kunkel, APR
    President
    Wordslinger Marketing & PR
    Sarasota, FL
  • Marlo Kysiak, APR
    Internal Communications Specialist II
    Elbit Systems of America
    Fort Worth, TX
  • Elizabeth T. Lamb, APR
    Chief Marketing Officer
    Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth
    Fort Worth, TX
  • Robert Lasher, APR
    External Affairs Officer
    Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
    Clearwater, FL
  • Morgan R. Lawrence, APR
    Director of Communications
    THE rAVe Agency
    Austin, TX
  • Maureen P. Leader, APR
    Public Relations & Communications Manager
    Willow Valley Communities
    Willow Street, PA
  • Meghan Burke Leatherman, APR
    Communications Consultant
    American Family Insurance
    Madison, WI
  • Tyler Lecceadone, APR
    Principal
    SeyferthPR
    Grand Rapids, MI
  • Meghan Broderick Lehman, APR
    Public Information Officer
    Troy Police Department
    Troy, MI
  • Christa J. Leupen, APR
    Public Relations Manager
    Butterball, LLC
    Garner, NC
  • Douglas Levin, Ph.D., APR
    Principal
    Steelhead Communications
    Portland, OR
  • Chelsey Levingston, APR
    Client Communications Specialist
    GE Aviation
    Miamisburg, OH
  • Amber Lewis, APR
    Public Affairs Officer
    US Navy, DINFOS
    Fort George G Meade, MD
  • Wesley A. Lindsey, APR
    Mktg Commun Mgr
    Christian Care Ministry
    Palm Bay, FL
  • Allison Linville, APR
    Executive Director, Marketing and Communication
    Flathead Valley Community College
    Kalispell, MT
  • Helen A. Lloyd, APR
    Dir, Commun
    Alexandria City Public Schools
    Alexandria, VA
  • Lisa Low, APR
    Assistant Professor of Practice
    Texas Tech University
    Lubbock, TX
  • Shelley Mackey, APR
    Communications Specialist
    Charles County Public Schools
    La Plata, MD
  • David R. Marshall, APR
    Chair, Department Strategic Communication
    Morgan State University
    Baltimore, MD
  • Susan Stevens Martin, APR
    Director of News, Media and Public Relations
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    Itasca, IL
  • Emily Mason, APR
    Tripepi Smith
    La Verne, CA
  • Meredith Mason, APR
    Senior Communications Manager
    ACLU of Virginia
    Richmond, VA
  • Karli R. Massey, APR
    Program Communications Specialist
    Sandia National Laboratories
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Katherine L. McCarthy, APR
    Sr Dir, Commun
    American Heart Association
    Albany, NY
  • Debra Sue McClung, APR
    Strategic Communications Bureau Chief
    Iowa Department of Public Safety
    Des Moines, IA
  • Doreen F. McKercher, APR
    Commun Dir
    Camas School District
    Camas, WA
  • Jeffrey J. Meador, APR
    Director of Communications
    Granbury ISD
    Granbury, TX
  • Lisa D. Miller, APR
    Chief Development Officer
    American Red Cross of Alaska
    Anchorage, AK
  • Julia Frances Monter, APR
    Senior Account Executive
    The Power Group
    Dallas, TX
  • James Dustin Moody, APR
    Director of Communications
    Denver Institute for Faith & Work
    Denver, CO
  • Tiffany N. Moss, APR
    Senior Public Affairs Specialist
    EnLink
    Dallas, TX
  • Jennifer Mrozowski, APR
    Director of Communications
    Education Trust - Midwest
    Dearborn, MI
  • Jane Murphy, APR
    Sr. Communications Advisor
    Murphy Tower Service LLC
    Indianola, IA
  • Krista Noonan, APR
    Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
    Modesto City Schools
    Oakdale, CA
  • Media Marie Oakes, APR
    Communications Manager
    Calumet Specialty Products Partners
    Avon, IN
  • Christopher O'Neil, APR
    Chief of Media Relations
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Woodbridge, VA
  • William H. Orlove, APR
    Manager, Media Relations and Public Affairs
    Florida Power & Light Company
    Boynton Beach, FL
  • Jennifer C. Osborne-Coy, APR
    Chief Communications & Development Officer
    Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
    Fredonia, NY
  • Megan R. Overman, APR
    Director of Communications
    Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
    Fort Worth, TX
  • Judith Antje Palermo, APR
    Director of Public Relations
    Indianapolis Zoo
    Indianapolis, IN
  • Rebecca Parent, APR
    Lead Communications Specialist
    Northern Light Health
    Brewer, ME
  • Joron L. Planter, APR
    Communications Director
    JEA Communications, LLC
    Richmond, VA
  • Andrea Poole, APR
    Vice President
    Martin Waymire
    Lansing, MI
  • Julie Popper, APR
    Media Relations Strategist
    Washington Education Association
    Seattle, WA
  • Cheron Porter, APR
    Senior Vice President, PR
    INLIVIAN: Housing Redefined
    Charlotte, NC
  • Elise B. Ramer, APR
    Sr Dir, Public Relations
    Premier Sotheby's International Realty
    Sarasota, FL
  • Melanie C. Reda, APR
    Mgr, Digital Strategy, Mktg, & Bus Devel
    FCCI Insurance Group
    Sarasota, FL
  • Kelli Dawn Reep, APR
    Director of Communications
    Methodist Family Health
    Little Rock, AR
  • Michelle M. Reese, APR
    Public Relations Coordinator
    Higley Unified School District
    Mesa, AZ
  • Risa Katara Richardson, APR
    Sr. Communications Specialist
    Columbia Gas of Kentucky
    Lexington, KY
  • Adam Ritchie, APR
    Principal
    Adam Ritchie Brand Direction
    Boston, MA
  • Justine D. Rodriguez, APR
    Pub Info Offcr Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
    San Bernardino, CA
  • Amanda M. Roe, APR
    Manager, Global Public Relations & Content Development
    Bose Professional
    Portland, OR
  • Libby Roerig, APR
    Manager of Communications
    Berkeley Electric Cooperative Inc.
    Moncks Corner, SC
  • Wendy J. Roundtree, APR
    Founder + Chief Storyteller
    Jarel Communications
    Orlando, FL
  • Stephanie Royse, APR
    Dir, Mktg Commun
    Moore Norman Technology Center
    Norman, OK
  • Caitlin Rebecca Ryan, APR
    Account Supervisor, Public Relations
    Mower Agency
    Huntersville, NC
  • Aidan Matthew Ryan, APR
    Media Relations and Content Supervisor
    Goldberg Segalla
    Buffalo, NY
  • Kristina Sarenas, APR
    Account Diirector
    Idea Hall
    Garden Grove, CA
  • Joshua T. Sauer, APR
    Mktg Commun Web & Interactive Media Spec
    Moore Norman Technology Center
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • Heather Schechter, APR
    Director of Marketing and Business Development
    Sunrise Management & Consulting
    Albany, NY
  • Kelda D. Senior, APR
    Marketing Coordinator
    HNTB Corporation
    Orlando, FL
  • Jessica Shaw, APR
    New Orleans, LA
  • Cyndie Shearing, APR
    Director of Communications
    American Farm Bureau Federation
    Washington, DC
  • Melissa Sheridan, APR
    Principal
    Alight PR
    Wakefield, RI
  • Jolie Shifflet, APR
    Corporate Communications Manager
    Atrium Health
    Denver, NC
  • Nora A. Shoptaw, APR
    Prog Admin - Commun
    Guilford County Schools
    Randleman, NC
  • Jill Simpson, APR
    Account Supervisor
    SeyferthPR
    Grand Rapids, MI
  • Elizabeth Anderson Slobodian, APR
    Senior Public Relations Manager
    Firehouse of America, LLC
    Jacksonville Beach, FL
  • Janice E. Smith, Ph.D., APR
    Assistant Professor
    Morgan State University
    Baltimore, MD
  • Tami Sophia, APR
    District Commun Coord
    Brazosport Independent School District
    Brazoria, TX
  • Brian C. Sowa, APR
    Professor, Communication Arts Building
    Valdosta State University
    Valdosta, GA
  • Tahira S. Stalberte, APR
    Asst Superintendent of Commun/Com Rel
    Union County Public Schools
    Monroe, NC
  • Yolanda K. Stephen, APR
    Dir, Public Relations
    Troup County School System
    Lagrange, GA
  • Connie Stevens, APR
    Vice President, Communications
    United Way of Roanoke Valley
    Roanoke, VA
  • Kelly A. Stoll, APR
    Senior Strategic Communications Specialist
    AECOM
    Manchester, PA
  • Ryan C. Strang, APR
    Commun Officer
    Peel District School Board
    Hamilton, ON
    Canada
  • Paulyn Marie Swanson, APR
    Communications Manager
    Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
    Juneau AK
  • Roselyn Tantraphol, APR
    Founder and CEO
    Moonsail North
    Lansing, MI
  • Mark D. Taylor, APR
    Communication Officer
    Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
    Hamilton, ON
    Canada
  • Bruno R. Tedeschi, APR
    Consultant
    Shadrach Stephens Communications LLC
    Westfield, NJ
  • Laci Theriot, APR
    Regional Marketing Manager
    Hancock Whitney
    Houston, TX
  • Douglas S. Tobin, APR
    PR & Marketing Director
    CareerSource Tampa Bay
    Tampa, FL
  • Jenna N. Todoroff, APR
    Account Supervisor and Digital Communications Manager
    Common Ground Public Relations
    Chesterfield, MO
  • Amy Elizabeth Tribbett, APR
    Executive Director
    Hospice of Anchorage
    Anchorage, AK
  • Aprill O. Turner, APR
    President
    Turner Communications
    Upper Marlboro, MD
  • Michelle Uher, APR
    Director, Communications and Public Relations
    American Academy of Neurology
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Christopher Eric Vadnais, APR
    DX1 Development
    Nashville, TN
  • Michael Vannest, APR
    Public Relations and Marketing Director
    EV Bishoff Co.
    Columbus, OH
  • Lauren L. Venoy, M.S., APR
    Corporate Communications Manager
    CSX Transportation
    Jacksonville, FL
  • Kay M. Villella, APR
    Asst Dir, Commun and PR
    Anoka-Hennepin School District
    Ham Lake, MN
  • Lauren Vogel, APR
    Account Supervisor
    Scooter Media
    Covington, KY
  • Kelly L. Walker, APR
    Communications Manager
    Four Diamonds
    Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Nicole Walker, APR
    Corporate Communications Manager
    Cintas
    Mason, OH
  • Samuel E. Wells, APR
    President
    S.E.Wells Communications, LLC
    Clarksburg, MD
  • Darcy Wells, APR
    Communications Director
    New York State AFL-CIO
    Albany, NY
  • Carolyn Margaret Will, APR
    Principal
    CW Marketing & Communications
    Saint Paul, MN
  • Allison M. Williams, APR
    Communications Specialist/Writer
    University of Nevada, Reno
    Reno, NV
  • Phillip T. Yates, APR
    Communications Specialist III
    City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
    Niwot, CO
  • Rita Yelda, APR
    Browns Mills, NJ