Professionals Granted the APR in 2023

• Sara Alfano, APR
  Public Information Specialist
  city of Tallahassee
  Tallahassee, FL
• Caitlyn Anderson, APR
  Communication Specialist
  Pushing The Envelope
  Fort Myers, FL
• Lisa Arledge-Powell, APR
  President
  Media Source
  Columbus, OH
• James E. Barnes, APR
  Communications and PR
  Arlington, TN
• Denise Barr, APR
  Director of Communications and Public Engagement
  Huntly Community School District 158
  Cary, IL
• Tammy Battaglia, APR
  Communications Manager
  Tenet Health
  Hadley, MI
• Abby E. Bell, MA, APR
  Communications Specialist
  Cloverland Electric Cooperative
  Sault Ste. Marie, MI
• Lisa Bergson, APR
  Assistant Professor
  Bridgewater State University
  Bridgewater, MA
• Madison Breuer, APR
  Jr Account Executive
  Serendipit Consulting
  Phoenix, AZ
• Alexson Calahan, APR
  Owner
  Small Adventures Communications
  Urbandale, IA
• Samona Caldwell, APR
  Government Affairs Coordinator
  State Farm Insurance
  Signal Hill, CA
• John H. Campbell, APR
  Director, Public Affairs
  U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart
  Germany
• Gina Kremer Cannon, APR
  Owner
  GKC PR
  Golden, CO
• Steve L. Carr, APR
  Director, University Communication
  UNM Communications and Marketing
  Albuquerque, NM
• Kendra Carter, APR
  Communications & Marketing Manager
  Auburn University
  Auburn, AL
• Taylor Castillejo, APR
  Public Relations Specialist
  Tombras
  Knoxville, TN
• Sheba Clarke, APR
  Public Relations Coordinator
  Grandview C4 School District
  Grandview, MO
• Teddi Cliett, APR
  Director
  Three Box Strategic Communications
  Dallas, TX
• Amy Grace Climenhage, APR
  Account Manager
  Sachs Media
  Tallahassee, FL
• Ben Coldagelli, APR
  Senior Account Director
  Gooden Group
  Edmond, OK
• Nancy A. Cole, APR
  Public Information Specialist
  Capital Region BOCES
  Fayetteville, NY
• Marcus Windham Creel, MS, APR
  Director, Business Development and Recruitment
  Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels, LLC
  New Orleans, LA
• Lori Croy, APR
  Director of Communications
  MO Dept. of Commerce & Insurance
  Jefferson City, MO
• Kendra Cummings, APR
  Media Relations Manager
  Special Olympics
  Temple Terrace, FL
• Ray Day, APR
  Vice Chair
  Stagwell
  Canton, MI
• Mary Deloney-Logan, APR
  Communications Specialist
  Cromwell Architects Engineers
  Little Rock, AR
• Sonja Dosti, APR
  Public Information Officer
  Fresno County
  Fresno, CA
• Jaime Dunkle, APR
  Assistant Director, Communications & Marketing
  Campus Services
  Tulane University
  New Orleans, LA
• Erin Dunsey, APR
  Communication Manager
  Peoria Unified School District
  Peoria, AZ
• Ian Hunter Dyke, APR
  Government Relations & Advocacy Communication Specialist
  World Vision USA
  Greenville, SC
• Sarah J. Farlee, APR
  Communications Manager
  FreeState Electric Cooperative
  Lawrence, KS
• Rachael Farr, APR
  Corporate Communications Director
  Robins & Morton
  Trussville, AL
• Angelica Flynn, APR
  Associate Vice President
  AKCG Public Relations Counselors
  Gl;assboro, NJ
• Jessica Gallen, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  Laughlin Constable Public Relations (LCPR)
  Chicago, IL
• Nealy Danielle Gihan, APR
  Public Relations Counselor
  The Meridian Group
  Virginia Beach, VA
• Kristine Marie Glenn, APR
  Principal
  Fat Cat Communications
  Cincinnati, OH
• Leonard Greenberger, APR
  Vice President
  AKCG Public Relations Counselors
  Gaithersbsurg, MD
• Jon Griffith, APR
  Account Supervisor
  Paul Werth Associates
  Columbus, OH
• Ozgur Gungor, APR
  Communication Manager
  ARUP
  New York, NY
• Carmella Gutierrez, APR
  AVP Communications
  HCA HEALTHCARE
  Henderson, NV
• Michael Gutierrez, APR
  Head of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
  Hikvision
  Celnia, TXIL
• Kurtis E. Gwartney, APR
  Sr Director of Communications
  Phillips Theological Seminary
  Tulsa, OK

• Melanie Harr-Hughes, APR
  Director, Marketing & Brand Associate Professor
  Kimray
  Edmond, OK
• Eliza Heidelberg, APR
  Public Relations Supervisor
  Peritus Public Relations
  Birmingham, AL
• Kathryn Hobgood Ray, APR
  Director, Public Relations & National Media Relations
  Ochsner Health
  Memphis, TN
• Andrew Horansky, APR
  Senior Manager
  Eaton
  Bay Village, OH
• Katie James, APR
  Public Relations Strategist
  Lessing-Flynn
  Des Moines, IA
• Aaron Jones, APR
  Head of Media
  STV
  New York, NY
• Elizabeth Katona, APR
  Media Relations & Public Affairs Manager
  Orlando Health
  Orlando, FL
• Anna Klyueva, Ph.D., APR
  Associate Professor
  UHCL
  Friendswood, TX
• Nicole M. Koharik, APR
  Senior Director, Corporate Brand & Communications
  PartSource
  Brunswick, OH
• Janet Mignon Kucia, APR
  Professor, Communication & Public Relations
  Douglas County School System
  Douglasville, GA
• Portia Lake, APR
  Director of Public Information
  Douglas County School System
  Douglasville, GA
• Maggie LaMar, APR
  Senior Communications Coordinator
  HDR
  Indianapolis, IN
• Diane Lang, APR
  Director, Social Media
  Nationwide Children's Hospital
  Upper Arlington, OH
• Olivia Logan, APR
  Communications Specialist
  Booz Allen Hamilton
  Washington, DC
• Thomas J. Logue, APR
  Director of Crisis Communication
  AKCG - Public Relations Counselors
  Glendora, NJ
• Maribeth Macica, APR
  Senior Public Information Specialist
  WSWHE BOCES
  Stillwater, NY
• Michelle Franzen Martin, APR
  Manager, System and Community PR
  Corewell Health
  Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
• Allison Matthews, APR
  News Editor
  Mississippi State University
  Mississippi State, MS
• John McCartney, APR
  Principal
  Jmac PR LLC
  Los Angeles, CA
• Sandra McGrew, APR
  Director of External Affairs
  Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
  Little Rock, AR
• Candace Kay McGuyre, APR
  Corporate Marketing Director
  Baptist Health Care Corporation
  Milton, FL
• Rachel A. Mecham, APR
  Corporate Communications Manager
  Centralia, WA
• Nicole Marie Moon, APR
  Communications and Public Involvement Coord.
  WSP USA
  Gilbert, AZ
• LeAnne Morman, APR
  Independent PR Practitioner
  Morman Enterprises, LLC
  Omaha, NE
• Jess Nerren, APR
  Full-time Lecturer
  CSU San Bernardino
  San Bernardino, CA
• Kerri Nettles, APR
  Senior Public and Community Relations Coord.
  Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  Little Rock, AR
• Iva Petrosino, APR
  Director of Communications
  Gates Chili Central School District
  Rochester, NY
• Ryan Philbrick, APR
  Chief of Staff and Senior Strategist
  TekSynap
  Washington, DC
• Joshua Planos, APR
  Vice President of Communications & Public Relations
  Better Business Bureau, Inc.
  Lincoln, NE
• Stacy Porter, APR
  Public Relations Director
  Dayton Children's Hospital
  Dayton, OH
• Kim Balio Quill, APR
  Marketing Communications Manager
  Dayton Children's Hospital
  Dayton, OH
• Kelly Rabalais, APR
  VP, Communications & Strategy
  St. Tammany Health System
  Covington, LA
• Robert Reinheimer, APR
  Public Affairs officer
  U.S. Navy
  San Diego, CA
• Natalie Rodriguez, APR
  Director of External Relations
  Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management
  Indianapolis, IN
• Aimee D. Romero, APR
  Chief Communications and Development Officer
  Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada
  Las Vegas, NV
• Nicole Rose, APR
  Head, PR & Corporate Communications
  Nikola Corporation
  Phoenix, AZ

• Jan Schaefer, APR
  Communications Director
  Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
  Madison, MS
• Kristyna Selph, APR
  Strategic Communications Partner
  Tennessee Valley Authority
  Graysville, TN
• Thomasena F. Shaw, APR
  Professor
  Bridgewater State University
  Bridgewater, MA
• Nicole Klay Shearer, APR
  Director of Public Relations
  KPS3
  Reno, NV
• Tina Sheesley, APR
  Director, Public Relations/Marketing
  Adventist HealthCare
  Gaithersburg, MD
• Kristelle Siarza Moon, APR
  Owner/CEO
  Siarza
  Albuquerque, NM
• Michelle C. Smith McDonald, APR
  Senior Director, Media Relations
  San Jose State University
  San Jose, CA
• Katie Solovey, APR
  Media Relations/Service Line Marketing Manager
  Dayton Children's Hospital
  Centerville, OH
• Angela Sommers, APR
  Marketing Strategist
  Cooperative Education Service Agency #10
  Chippewa Falls, WI
• LaShana A. Sorrell, APR
  Marketing Manager, Business Development
  Southern Veterinary Partners
  Homewood, AL
• Andrew Stacy, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  USDA - Rural Development
  Morgantown, WV
• Andrew Staub, APR
  Communications Manager
  Rite Aid Healthy Futures
  New Freedom, PA
• Cristal Steuer, APR
  Executive Director, Strategy & Placement
  TVP Communications
  Charlton, MA
• John Jason Stevens, IV, APR
  Public Affairs Officer
  U.S. Navy
  Chula Vista, CA
• Jennifer Suarez, APR
  Director of Marketing and Communications
  William Peace University
  Raleigh, NC
• Nicole Swann, APR
  VP, Communications
  ICBA
  Washington, DC
• Jayme Madison Taylor, APR
  Executive Director of Communications
  Lake Stevens School District
  Arlington, WA
• Chrystelle E. Thames, APR
  Director of Communications
  The Baptist Children's Village
  Clinton, MS
• Rae R. Timberlake, APR
  Deputy Public Affairs Officer
  Naval Special Warfare Group One
  Chula Vista, CA
• Savannah E. Tranchell, APR
  Senior Communications Specialist
  Energy Northwest
  Kennewick, WA
• Juanita I.C. Traughber, APR
  Director of Marketing & Communications
  University School of Nashville
  Nashville, TN
• Erica S. Van Ross, APR
  Chief Communications Strategist & Principal
  Dotte Communications Strategies
  Charlotte, NC
• Heidi Vega, APR
  Director of Communications
  Arizona School Boards Association
  Phoenix, AZ
• Chris Vessell, APR
  Marketing Director
  Cullman Parks & Recreation
  Cullman, AL
• Darcel Walker, APR
  Director, Public Affairs
  CaroMont Health
  Gastonia, NC
• Darcy Wallace, APR
  National Marketing Communications Manager
  America Heart Association
  Arvada, CO
• Hanlon Pritchard Walsh, APR
  Director of Strategy
  Peritus Public Relations
  Birmingham, AL
• Sondra J. Whalen, APR
  Director of Student Programs and Communication
  VVS Central Schools
  Verona, NY
• Lea Marie Whitlock, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  Stone Ward
  Little Rock, AR
• Rory Williams, APR
  Director of Communications & Marketing
  Rockefeller University Press
  New York, NY
• Shannon Williamson, APR
  Media Specialist
  LCEC
  Cape Coral, FL
• Tashauna Wilson, APR
  Public Information Specialist
  Broward County Board of County Commissioners
  Plantation, FL
• Caleb Yarbrough, APR
  Public Relations Account Manager
  CJRW
  Little Rock, AR
• Jonathan A. Yost, APR
  Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist
  Oregon PERS
  Bend, OR
• Megan Leanna Zamora, APR
  Director of Internal Communications
  Poarch Band of Creek Indians
  Atmore, AL