Members Granted the APR in 2020

• Katie Jean Adkisson, APR
  Partner
  REED Public Relations
  Nashville, TN
• Carrie O. Amox, APR
  Carrie Amox Communications
  Las Vegas, NV
• Nina Barbero, APR
  Mktg & Commun Mgr
  SWEL Inc.
  Estero, FL
• Ali Beemer, APR
  Public Relations Representative
  Universal Orlando Resort
  Oviedo, FL
• Marissa Bell, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  Chattanooga Tourism Co.
  Chattanooga, TN
• Joseph Brad Belote, APR
  Corporate Communications Representative
  Eastman Chemical Company
  Kingsport, TN
• Elena K. Bosch, APR
  Communications and PR Manager
  Think Together
  Orange, CA
• Jasmine Raquel Bourgeois, APR
  Outreach/Public Affairs Specialist
  Air Force Culture and Language Center
  Montgomery, AL
• Suzanne Elizabeth Boys, APR
  Professor
  University of Cincinnati
  Cincinnati, OH
• Mellissa J. Braham, APR
  Assoc Dir
  National School Public Relations Association
  Olney, MD
• Samantha Briggs, APR
  Director of Communication
  Widefield School District 3
  Colorado Springs, CO
• Katina Bush, APR
  Stanford University, R&DE
  South San Francisco, CA
• Catherine Carbone Rogers, APR
  Chief Commun Officer
  Highline Public Schools
  Seattle, WA
• Tamara Colbert, APR
  Public Relations Director
  Colbert Comms Strategies
  Prosper, TX
• Kay L. Colley, APR
  Professor, Mass Communication
  Texas Wesleyan University
  Fort Worth, TX
• Kendra Davis, APR
  Assistant Director, Marketing & Communications
  Hathaway Brown School
  Shaker Heights, OH
• Joseph F. Donzelli, APR
  Associate Director & Senior Writer, Media Relations
  Nova Southeastern University
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Libby Doss-Lloyd, APR
  Communications Manager
  Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau
  Little Rock, AR
• Derek Duncan, APR
  Commun Coord
  Parkway School District
  Chesterfield, MO
• Russell D. Elek, APR
  Commun Specialist
  Burlington School District
  South Burlington, VT
• Jennifer Pilkey Elting, APR
  Senior Public Information Specialist (PIO)
  Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
  Cleveland, OH
• Ashley E. Erickson, APR
  Public Relations Coord
  Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
  Shoreview, MN
• Rina E. Foster, APR
  84 Communications
  Las Vegas, NV
• Suzanne Foti, APR
  Missouri City, TX
• Nancy Friedman (Rubin), APR
  Commun Manager
  St. Johns River Water Management District
  Jacksonville, FL
• Erin M. Fulbright, APR
  Public Relations Coord
  Capital Area CASA Association
  Baton Rouge, LA
• Thomas Edward Fuller, APR
  Communications Manager
  Oregon Department of Transportation
  Salem, OR
• Mark Geary, APR
  Dir, External Communications & Media Relations
  Beaumont Health
  Troy, MI
• Juliette Gebken-Mayi, APR
  Brand Publicity Manager
  Wyndham Desitnations
  Orlando, FL
• Michelle Mouton Geiger, APR
  Director, Executive Communication & Advancement
  National CASA/GAL Association for Children
  Atlanta, GA
• Ginger Geoffery, APR
  Director of Communications
  Canisius High School
  Kenmore, NY
• Christopher Joseph Giglio, APR
  Public Affairs Officer
  United States Navy
  Syracuse, NY
• Linda L. Goelzer, APR
  Director of Public Relations
  Carter BloodCare
  Dallas, TX
• Stephanie Loren Graham, APR
  Director of Communications, Senior Editor
  Harvey Mudd College
  Claremont, CA
• Daniel Groce, APR
  Communications Manager, North America
  Novelis, Inc.
  Smyrna, GA
• Jeffery Hahn, APR
  Principal
  Hahn Public Communications
  Austin, TX
• Sara I. Hall, APR
  PR Manager
  Little Giant Ladder Systems
  Springville, UT
• Kali Hammond, APR
  Account Supervisor
  Poston Communications
  Debary, FL
• Alison Hawkes, APR
  Lead Public Affairs Specialist
  NASA’s Ames Research Center
  San Francisco, CA
• Justin A. Herndon, APR
  Media Relations Manager
  Allstate
  Land O Lakes, FL
• Rachel Renae Hicks, APR
  Dir, Commun/Public Relations
  Intermediate District 287
  Minneapolis, MN
• James Robert Hoeft, APR
  Chief of Command Information
  U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
  Newport News, VA
• Justine Houston-Brown, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  Rocket Science Marketing & PR
  Irvine, CA
• Lindsay L. Hudock, APR
  Adv/PR Instructor
  University of Central Florida
  Lake Mary, FL

• Jennifer R. Hudson, APR
  President
  ThinkBeyond Public Relations
  Hollywood, FL
• Heather Huften, APR
  Founder
  The Branded Firm
  Houston, TX
• Caroline C. Isemann, APR
  Public Relations Coord
  Woman’s Hospital
  Baton Rouge, LA
• Courtney Lee James, APR
  Manager, Corporate Communications
  WestRock
  Atlanta, GA
• Anisa Sullivan Jimenez, APR
  Director, Communications
  Oconee Coutny Schools
  Athens, GA
• Ivy Y. Johnson, APR
  Public Information Officer
  TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development
  Nashville, TN
• Christopher L. Jones, APR
  Associate Director, Web Content & Strategy
  VCU School of the Arts (VCUarts)
  Richmond, VA
• Rachel Kerstetter, APR
  Communications Manager
  Goldstein Group Communications
  Tampa, FL
• Kimberly Yeonsoo Kim, Ph.D., APR
  Associate Professor
  James Madison University
  Harrisonburg, VA
• Melissa Kindall, APR
  Manager, Social Media & Digital Communications
  Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
  Middletown, PA
• Sarah King, APR
  Communications Manager
  Specialized Real Estate Group
  Springdale, AR
• Tamara Mungin King, APR
  Community Relations Director
  Richland Library
  Columbia, SC
• Andrea Knies, APR
  Commun Dir
  Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County
  Bradenton, FL
• Eleni A. Kouvatsos, APR
  PR/Commun Manager
  First Watch Restaurants
  Sarasota, FL
• Wendi L. Koziol, APR
  Senior Vice President, Managing Director
  Public Communications Inc.
  Chicago, IL
• Janelle Kruly, APR
  Director of Public Relations and Communications
  Orange County School of the Arts
  Santa Ana, CA
• Charla S. Kucko, APR
  Sr. PR Counselor
  McDougall Communications
  Rochester, NY
• Kolby Lynn Kucyk, APR
  Communications Manager
  Florida’s Sports Coast
  Trinity, FL
• Christina M. Kunzman, APR
  Public Information Officer
  Broome-Tioga BOCES
  Endwell, NY
• Jacqueline A. Labrecque, APR
  Poston Communications
  Oviedo, FL
• James Madison Lail, APR
  Marketing Communications and Public Relations Manager
  Verdesian Life Sciences
  Cary, NC
• Sarah Anne Lake, APR
  Community Engagement Coordinator, Economic Development & External Relations
  Omaha Public Power District
  Omaha, NE
• Rachel LePoudre, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  Truscott Rossman
  Royal Oak, MI
• Monica D. Lester, APR
  Public Info Spec
  Captial Region BOCES
  Saratoga Springs, NY
• Madison Fisler Lewis, APR
  Communications Assistant
  North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
  RALEIGH, NC
• Rena L. Lewis, APR
  Founder & Chief Strategy Advisor
  Signature Intentions, LLC
  Charlotte, NC
• Leanne Libby, APR
  Director of Communications
  Corpus Christi Independent School District
  Corpus Christi, TX
• Melissa Greco Lopes, APR
  Assistant Director of Marketing and Communication
  St. John Fisher College
  Rochester, NY
• Heather L. Lumpp, APR
  Account Supervisor, PR
  Mower
  Charlotte, NC
• Robyn M. Mack, APR
  Comm & Outreach Mgr
  Army Futures Command
  Austin, TX
• Marie Manning, APR
  Director, Marketing Communications
  American Red Cross
  Alexandria, VA
• Melissa Martinez, APR
  Chief Communication Officer
  El Paso Independent School District
  El Paso, TX
• Alexander Mayster, APR
  Commun Coord
  Evergreen Park School District 124
  Wheaton, IL
• Vicki Ann McDonald, APR
  Communications Manager
  JumpStart Inc.
  Cleveland, OH
• Bo McMillan, APR
  Senior Media Relations Coordinator
  The Christ Hospital Health Network
  Cincinnati, OH
• Julie K. Moore, APR
  Communications Coordinator
  City of Shorewood
  Shorewood, MN
• Christine M. Moran, APR
  Public Relations Specialist
  TravelNevada/Nevada Division of Tourism
  Carson City, NV
• Laurie V. Nehring, APR
  Communications Director
  American Red Cross
  Murphysboro, IL
• Jessica Ann Newton, APR
  Media & Public Relations Specialist
  Pechanga Resort & Casino
  Hemet, CA
• Kay Magdalena Nissen, APR
  Captain
  354th Fighter Wing
  Eielson Afb, AK
• Maya S. Nottage, APR
  Regional Marketing Manager
  Nassau Cruise Port Ltd.
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Lori A. O’Donley, APR
  Communication Lead
  Lockheed Martin
  Sacramento, CA
• Louise C. Oliver, APR
  President
  Peritus PR
  Birmingham, AL

• Kelly Fitzgibbon O’Malley, APR
  Principal
  O’Malley Hansen Communications
  Saint Louis, MO
• Julie Suzanne O’Neil, APR
  Associate Dean
  Texas Christian University
  Fort Worth, TX
• Lee Ortega, APR
  Tallahassee, FL
• Michele Renee Papakie, APR
  Associate Professor
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  Eighty Four, PA
• Casey Pearce, APR
  Associate Director of External Relations & Marketing
  NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine - Arkansas
  State University, AR
• Adam R. Pope, APR
  Public Relations Specialist
  The University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Birmingham, AL
• Craig Pugh, APR
  President
  Public Communications Inc.
  Tampa, FL
• Richard Pulvino, APR
  Manager, Corporate Communications & Social Media
  ESL Federal Credit Union
  Rochester, NY
• Heather L. Radi-Bermudez, APR
  Faculty, Commun Dept/Mktg Dir, Global Strat Commun Graduate Prog
  Florida International University
  Hollywood, FL
• Ryan A. Reyes, APR
  Mgr, commun & Community Rel Support
  Peel District School Board
  Milton, ON
• Andre Riley, APR
  Director of Communications
  Baltimore City Public Schools
  Baltimore, MD
• Sara M. Robbins, APR
  Public Relations Director
  KPS3
  Reno, NV
• Angela Roeber, APR
  Director of Communications
  Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center
  Omaha, NE
• Ian D. Rollins, APR
  Marketing/PR Strategist I
  Samaritan Health Services
  Corvallis, OR
• Telly Rowbotham, APR
  VP, Communications & Engagement
  Minneapolis Area REALTORS
  Minnetonka, MN
• Angela S. Roxas, APR
  Global Public Relations, Americas
  Sandvik Coromant
  Ridgewood, NJ
• MacKenzie Elizabeth Ruta, APR
  Communications Associate II
  Cleveland Clinic
  Las Vegas, NV
• Nina G. Salvaggio, APR
  Rockledge, FL
• Laitin A. Schwerin, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  On Ideas
  Sarasota, FL
• Brigitta A. Shouppe, APR
  Self-employed
  Lakeland, FL
• Abigail G. Singrey, APR
  Branding & PR Manager
  TTCU Federal Credit Union
  Tulsa, OK
• Heather Kay Smith, APR
  Director, Corporate Communications & Brand
  Koerber Supply Chain
  Denver, CO
• Janelle Smith, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist/Marketing
  US Forest Service, Recreation.gov Program
  Boise, ID
• Teresa Snow Voeller, APR
  Executive Director Strategic Comm. & Media Relations
  MU Health Care
  Hallsville, MO
• Emily J. Tackaberry, APR
  Senior director, corporate communications
  AllianceRx Walgreens Prime
  Minneapolis, MN
• Jennifer Tan, APR
  Senior Media Relations Associate
  Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
  Cincinnati, OH
• Patrick Thelen, APR
  Assistant Professor
  San Diego State University
  San Diego, CA
• Pamela Y. Thompson, APR
  Manager of Internal Communications
  AllianceRx Walgreens Prime
  Wylie, TX
• Ashley-Michelle Thublin, APR
  Exec Dir, Commun
  Asheville City Schools
  Candler, NC
• Kayla Tishcoff, APR
  School Communications Specialist
  Peel District School Board
  Toronto, ON
• Jennifer M. Tomes, APR
  Utility Market/Digital Video Coord
  Port St. Lucie Utility Systems
  Fort Pierce, FL
• Megan Ariella Treat, APR
  Owner + Principal
  Treat Public Relations
  Anaheim, CA
• Zachary A. Twigg, APR
  Sr Consultant, Multimedia/Brand Devel
  AECOM
  Tampa, FL
• Jarold C. Vannatta, APR
  Managing Director of Communications, Marketing & Customer Experience
  TriMet
  Portland, OR
• Paola Andrea Vargas-Strassner, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  Baltimore, MD
• Marisa del C Vega Velez, APR
  Public Relations Consultant
  San Juan, PR
• Melissa Vela-Williamson, APR
  Communication Strategist |PR & Marketing Consultant
  MVW Communications
  San Antonio, TX
• Elizabeth Mary Wales, APR
  Director, Communications
  Care Design New York
  Clifton Park, NY
• Valonia Walker, APR
  Communication Specialist
  Aldine Independent School District
  Houston, TX
• Brandi Watkins, APR
  Assistant Professor
  Virginia Tech
  Blacksburg, VA
• Dave Whitman, APR
  Principal, Corporate Communications Director
  SmithGroup
  Detroit, MI
• Lamor Williams, APR
  Communications & Marketing Manager
  City of Little Rock
  Little Rock, AR
• Madeline Winkler, APR
  Communications Specialist
  Dynetics, Inc.
  Huntsville, AL
• David Frost Wolpert, APR
  Account Manager
  The Bulleit Group
  Dallas, TX