Members Granted the APR in 2021

Congratulations to all who earned their APR in 2021.

  • Amy Adamy, APR
    Public Relations & Marketing Manager
    Lansing Board of Water & Light
    Lansing, MI
  • Gaby Aguirre, APR
    Communications Specialist
    Fort Myers, FL
  • Brian Anderson, APR
    Manager, Internal Communication
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • Rachel Apple, APR
    Public Affairs Specialist
    U.S. Small Business Administration, Wisconsin District Office
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Amy L. Azoulay, APR
    Dir, Commun
    United Way of North Central Florida
    Gainesville, FL
  • Elisabeth Azpeitia, APR
    Senior Consultant
    Booz Allen Hamilton
    Tampa, FL
  • Wesley Carson Bates, APR
    Media and Communications Manager
    GKN Aerospace
    Irving, TX
  • Kalyca Becktel, APR
    Instructor of Public Relations
    University of Florida
    Gainesville, FL
  • Emily Rae Beltran, APR
    Marketing Associate
    Mercola
    Fort Myers, FL
  • Kimberley C. Bergeron, APR
    Creative Director/Independent Practitioner
    Kim Bergeron Productions/ Right BrainDiaries.com
    Slidell, LA
  • Micaela Ivette Bermensolo, APR
    Vice President, Corporate Reputation
    Edelman
    Dallas, TX
  • Kelsey Bohl, APR
    Public Relations Manager
    Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana
    West Monroe, LA
  • Amber Michelle Branson, APR
    Communication and Marketing Coordinator
    Missouri Association of School Business Officials
    Joplin, MO
  • Sarah Broberg, APR
    Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Communication & Marketing
    University of North Carolina, Asheville
    Fairview, NC
  • Crystal M. Brown, APR
    Executive Communications Manager
    Cisco
    Greer, SC
  • Mathuel K. Browne, APR
    Senior Communications Coordinator
    Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
    Cleveland, OH
  • Kevin Hugh Byrnes, APR
    Content Supervisor
    Detroit Public Schools Community District
    Beverly Hills, MI
  • Janice V. Carpio-Hernadez, APR
    Vice President of Communications & Marketing
    San Antonio Board of Realtors
    San Antonio, TX
  • Courtney Carr, APR
    Marketing Manager
    Shank Marketing
    Las Vegas, NV
  • Elizabeth Chentland, APR
    Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
    Society of Gynecologic Oncology
    Elmwood Park, IL
  • Holly A. Christopher, APR
    Communications Manager
    Virginia Department of Transportation
    Suffolk, VA
  • Natalie Conrad, APR
    Director of Marketing & Communications
    Twin Cities Gateway
    Brooklyn Park, MN
  • Sarah Ann Coulson, APR
    Marketing Program Manager
    CPAmerica International
    Gainesville, FL
  • Karen Rae Crabtree, APR
    Senior Manager, Global Public Relations
    Bluetooth SIG
    Shoreline, WA
  • Jennie Bradford Curlee, APR
    Public Relations and International Sales Director
    Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau
    Tupelo, MS
  • Rachel K. Davis, APR
    Consultant
    Antioch, TN
  • Alexander Della Rocca, APR
    Independent Contractor
    Pelham, NY
  • Kimberly Joyce Devitt, APR
    Public Relations
    Teleties
    Maitland, FL
  • Catherine G. Divis, APR
    Account Supervisor
    Schnake Turnbo Frank
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • Alison C. Dubay, APR
    Director, Marketing
    CarVal Investors
    Hopkins, MN
  • Heather Engel, APR
    Director of Communications
    Association of California Water Agencies
    Sacramento, CA
  • Jena K. Esposito, APR
    PR Manager
    KPS3
    Sparks, NV
  • Angelique Myers Evans, APR
    Public Information and Marketing Manager
    City of Austin Police Department
    Austin, TX
  • Katy Fabrie, APR
    Senior Account Director
    Gooden Group
    Edmond, OK
  • Kelly Ferris, APR
    Change Communications Analyst
    University of Central Florida
    Orlando, FL
  • Iviani V. Figueroa, APR
    Marketing and Strategic Communications Specialist
    Broward County Public Schools
    Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Brittany Fillmore, APR
    Communications Manager
    Columbia Southern University
    Orange Beach, AL
  • Ellen Fiss, APR
    Sr. Public Relations Strategist
    Tampa General Hospital
    Tampa, FL
  • Adrienne G. Foley, APR
    Manager, External Communications
    AllianceRx Walgreens Prime
    Eagan, MN
  • Melanie Formentin, Ph.D., APR
    Land O Lakes, FL
  • Sara Freeland, APR
    Communications Director
    University of Georgia
    Athens, GA
  • Betsy Fuller, APR
    Director School/Community Relations
    Lakota Local Schools
    Liberty Township, OH
  • Joseph Patrick Gallagher, APR
    Marketing Manager
    Terex Corporation
    Newton, NH
  • Tiffany Garcia, APR
    Communications Manager
    Pacific Clinics
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Kristi M. Gates, APR
    Commun Mgr
    Alabama Housing Finance Authority
    Wetumpka, AL
  • Christopher Graham, APR
    Community Information Specialist
    City of DeLand
    Orange City,FL
  • Katherine Juhl Griffiths, APR
    Dir, Operations
    Tripepi Smith
    Claremont, CA
  • Joel F. Hall, APR
    U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Stockbridge, GA
  • Lesley C. Harris, APR
    Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
    CareerSource Central Florida
    Winter Garden, FL
  • Brooke M. Heath, APR
    Communications Specialist
    Intermountain Healthcare
    Parowan, UT
  • Marie Heisler, APR
    Senior Marketing Coordinator
    Mercola Market
    Cape Coral, FL
  • Lauren A. Helm, APR
    Mktg Coord
    Capital Health Plan
    Tallahassee, FL
  • Audrey Hendricks, APR
    Public Information Specialist
    Capital Region BOCES
    Albany, NY
  • Angela Marene Hersil, APR
    Head of Corporate Communications and Community Affairs
    Rexnord Corporation
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Claire Hill, APR
    Marketing Director
    Heritage Bank & Trust
    Columbia, TN
  • William Carson Horn, APR
    Public Relations Manager
    The Communications Group
    Little Rock, AR
  • Wyatt C. Hornsby, MA, APR
    Vice President of Marketing & Communications
    U.S. Air Force Academy Foundation and Association of Graduates
    Parker, CO
  • Mary Johns Wilson, APR
    Director of News Services
    Alabama Farmers Federation
    Montgomery, AL
  • Cozetta Jones, APR
    Director, Communications
    Pulaski County Government
    Little Rock, AR
  • Niel Misha Jurist, APR
    Director of Communications & Engagement
    MORPC
    Columbus, OH
  • Alisha Skye Katz, APR
    Marketing Manager
    UF Health Shands Hospital
    Gainesville, FL
  • Kali B. Kaye, APR
    Commun Supv, Internal
    Lee Health
    Fort Myers, FL
  • Taylor Ketchum, APR
    Vice President
    Jones Public Relations
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • Luka Ladan, APR
    President and CEO
    Zenica Public Relations
    Portland, ME
  • Whitney Lee, APR
    Principle, Owner
    SocialLee PR & Media Co
    Fort Walton Beach, FL
  • Kathleen R. Leonard, APR
    Public Affairs Officer
    Virginia Department of Transportation
    Fairfax, VA
  • Rebecca C. Lowicki, MJ, ABC, APR
    Director Internal Communications
    University of Houston - Division of Administration & Finance
    Houston, TX
  • Cynthia Elizabeth Martinez, APR
    Senior Manager of Public Affairs
    Southwest Strategies, LLC
    Reedley, CA
  • Jeremy Maskel, APR
    Chief Communications Officer
    Omaha Public Schools
    Omaha, NE
  • Holly McCaw, APR
    Director of Communications
    Otsego Public Schools
  • Ronnika A. McFall, MBA, APR
    Head of US Media Relations
    Compassion in World Farming
    Stockbridge, GA
  • Molly McGowan Gorsuch, APR
    Public Information Officer
    Henderson County Public Schools
    Hendersonville, NC
  • Jason Meza, APR
    Regional Director
    Better Business Bureau
    San Antonio, TX
  • Diana Meza, APR
    Director, Public Information and Communications
    Riverside Unified School District
    Riverside, CA
  • Timothy K. Miller, MBA, APR
    Director of Communications and Broadcast
    Columbus Crew
    Gahanna, OH
  • Ashley Moore, APR
    Manager, Public Affairs
    LifeLink Foundation
    Tampa, FL
  • Kimberly Morris, APR
    Communications Manager
    Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases
    Hillsborough, NC
  • Rakeem Mosey, APR
    Adjunct Professor
    Virginia Union University
    Richmond, VA
  • Lindsey Nemcek, APR
    PR Manager
    College of Lake County
    Grayslake, IL
  • Lauren Adriel Nickerson, APR
    Director of Marketing & Communications
    Central California Faculty Medical Group
    Fresno, CA
  • Phillip Nicolino, APR
    Public Relations Strategist
    Principal Financial Group
    West Des Moines, IA
  • Tiffany Norton, APR
    Director of Public Relations
    Colleton Medical Center
    Ridgeville, SC
  • Becky Olson, APR
    Principal
    Bolson PR
    Grand Rapids, MI
  • Teresa D. O'Neal, APR
    Director of Public Relations
    A. Bright Idea Advertising and PR
    Bel Air, MD
  • Erin Terese Orsini, APR
    PR Management Supervisor
    Marcus Thomas LLC
    Warrensville Heights, OH
     

 

  • Christine Yunsoo Paik, APR
    Chief Communications Officer
    Poway Unified School District
    San Diego, CA
  • Heather Parsons, APR
    Senior Public Information Coordinator
    City of Clearwater
    Clearwater,FL
  • Natalie K. Partridge, APR
    Management Supervisor, Public Relations
    Marcus Thomas LLC
    Cleveland, OH
  • Marily Penttinen, APR
    Global Communications
    General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
    Flower Mound, TX
  • Claire Per-Lee, APR
    Head of Marketing
    KWI Communications
    Decatur, GA
  • Paul Pettas, APR
    Vice President, Brand & Communications
    Sodexo Live!
    Long Beach, NY
  • Carrie Pitts-Densmore, APR
    Senior Director of Communications and Marketing
    Johnston Community College
    Smithfield, NC
  • Marsha Pitts-Phillips, APR
    Public Relations Consultant
    MRPP & Associates Communications, LLC
    Plymouth, MN
  • Katie R. Place, APR
    Associate Professor
    Quinnipiac University
    Hamden, CT
  • Susan N. Poole, APR
    Corporate Marketing and Public Relations Director
    The Westervelt Company
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Amanda F. Puleo, APR
    Commun Coord/Admin Asst to Superintendent
    Churchville-Chili Central School District
    Spencerport, NY
  • Matthew T. Reed, APR
    Sr. Commun Representative
    Lockheed Martin Corp.
    Merritt Island, FL
  • Madeline Roberts, APR
    Executive Director of Strategic Marketing & Communication
    Lyon College
    Batesville, AR
  • Leah R. Robinson, APR
    Public Relations Consultant
    MLR, LLC
    Martin, TN
  • Micaela Ivette Rosinski, APR
    Communications Manager
    Andrews Distributing Company
    Dallas, TX
  • Arien Rozelle, APR
    Assistant Professor
    St. John Fisher College
    Canandaigua, NY
  • Steve Ryan, APR
    Assistant Professor of Instruction
    Temple University
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Jayme George Sandberg, APR
    Sr. Communications Manager
    American Heart Association
    Lincoln, NE
  • Michelle Schawo, APR
    Communications Specialist
    State Farm
    Columbia, MO
  • Jessica N. Scheckton, APR
    Assistant Director, Communications and PR
    Capital Region BOCES
    Niskayuna, NY
  • Kristin Scheithauer, APR
    Account Manager
    Reveille Inc,
    Trabuco Canyon, CA
  • McKenna Schray, APR
    Instructor of Public Relations
    Seton Hall University
    South Orange, NJ
  • Madlynn Schreibvogel, APR
    Deputy Director of Communications
    Colorado Department of Human Services
    Denver, CO
  • Janis D. Shields, APR
    Media Relations Director
    Center for Community Self-Help
    Durham, NC
  • Jae-Hwa Shin, APR
    Professor
    University of Southern Mississippi, School of Communication
    Hattiesburg, MS
  • Charlene D. Slaughter, APR
    Director of Communications
    Experience Columbia SC
    Columbia, SC
  • Karen Elaine Springs, APR
    Dir, Mktg and Commun
    American Heart Association
    Dallas, TX
  • Julie Thompson, APR
    Co-owner
    ThompsonWriting
    Dayton, OH
  • Melynda Thorpe, APR
    Executive Director Community & Professional Development
    Southern Utah University
    Cedar City, UT
  • Michelle Tiemeyer, APR
    Principal Communications Specialist
    BAE Systems
    Harrisburg, PA
  • Landis Tindell, APR
    Manager, Corporate Communications
    Oklahoma City Thunder
    Oklahoma City,OK
  • John Tintera, APR
    Senior Sales & Client Manager
    Hay House
    Union, NJ
  • Rebecca L. Van Gundy, APR
    Director of Strategic Communication
    Clarkson College
    Omaha, NE
  • Alexander Jan Van Mecl, APR
    Account Executive, Public Relations
    Roar Media
    Fort Myers, FL
  • Matthew D. Van Sickle, APR
    Communications Manager
    State of Oregon
    Portland,OR
  • Mary Beth Walker, APR
    Senior Director of Marketing & Communications
    Trillium Health
    Rochester, NY
  • Denise T. Ward, APR
    Public Relations Director
    Anthem, Inc
    Locust Grove, GA
  • Carla Jean Whitley, APR
    Senior Communications Coordinator
    Brasfield & Gorrie
    Birmingham, AL
  • Elizabeth Yoste Whittington, APR
    Consultant
    Elizabeth Whittington
    Southaven, MS
  • Chrystal J. Wilson, APR
    Asst. Supt. Communication
    Detroit Public Schools Community District
    Detroit, MI
  • Heidi Wilson, APR
    Assistant Professor
    Virginia Union University
    Richmond, VA
  • Christine Diane Wolfe, APR
    Writer Editor
    Nakupuna Solutions LLC
    Oconomowoc, WI
  • Valerie R. Wolford, APR
    Communications Manager
    City of Green, Ohio
    Green, OH
  • Monica Yadav, APR
    Director of Communications and Community Relations
    Doctors Hospital of Sarasota
    Sarasota, FL
  • Amanda C. Young, APR
    Marketing and Communications Manager
    Feeding the Gulf Coast
    Saraland, AL
  • Melissa Zayas-Moreno, APR
    Communications & Public Affairs Office
    City of Kissimmee
    Orlando, FL