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Professionals Recently Granted Accreditation
Congratulations to those who have been recently granted their Accreditation.
New APRs July–December 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
Joseph Brad Belote, APR
Corporate Communications Representative
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, TN
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
Samantha Briggs, APR
Director of Communication
Widefield School District 3
Colorado Springs, CO
Katina Bush, APR
Stanford University, R&DE
South San Francisco, CA
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sarah Anne Lake, APR
Community Engagement Coordinator, Economic Development & External Relations
Omaha Public Power District
Omaha, NE
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
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
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
Kay Magdalena Nissen, APR
Captain
354th Fighter Wing
Eielson Afb, AK
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Madeline Winkler, APR
Communications Specialist
Dynetics, Inc.
Huntsville, AL
David Frost Wolpert, APR
Account Manager
The Bulleit Group
Dallas, TX
New APR+Ms July–December 2020
Martin L. Carey, APR+M
Technical Director
White House Television
Arlington, VA
Paula Diane Dunn, APR+M
Reserve Public Affairs Officer
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
San Diego, CA
John Fage, APR+M
Director, Navy Office of Community Outreach
USN / Navy Office of Community Outreach
Bartlett, TN
Desiree E.F. Frame, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
Norfolk, VA
Molly J. Fresher, APR+M
Public Affiars Officer
US Navy - Navel Public Affairs Support Element West
Chula Vista, CA
Joshua Adam Frey, APR+M
Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
Alexandria, VA
Alexander Michael Gamble, MA, APR+M
Chief Petty Officer in Charge
Navy Public Affairs Support Element, West Detachment Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
Timothy Patrick Gorman, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN77)
Norfolk, VA
Clayton Alan Groover, APR+M
Commun Strat Officer
United States Marine Corps
San Diego, CA
Michelle M. Johnson, APR+M
Public Affairs Sergeant Major
U.S. Army Europe/Korea
APO, AE
Aaron Vincent Kakiel, APR+M
Public Affrs Community Mgr
U/S. Navy Bureau of Naval PErsonnel - THREE (BUPERS-3)
Germantown, TN
David A. Morris, APR+M
Commun Strat/Operations Officer
United States Marine Corps
San Diego, CA
John F. Sharpe, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
Office of the Navy, Chief of Information
Glenelg, MD
James F. Stenger, APR+M
United States Marine Corps
San Marcos, CA
Cassandra Debra Thompson, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
Submarine Group 7
FPO, AP
Marycate Walsh, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. NAVY
Norfolk, VA
Jennifer Marie Zingalie, MBA, APR+M
Public Affairs Specialist
Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center
Suffolk, VA
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