Members Granted the APR in 2011

Congratulations to all who earned their APR in 2011.

• Laura Aguiar, APR
  Manager, Public Relations & Government Affairs
  Gainesville Regional Airport
  Alachua, FL
• Sultana Fatima Ali, APR
  Winter Park, FL
• Melissa Kay Allan, APR
  Communications Manager
  Motley Rice LLC
  Mount Pleasant, SC
• Kathleen M. Al-Marhoon, APR
  Mktg & Pub Rel Mgr
  Nebraska Children's Home Society Foundation
  Omaha, NE
• Cordelia B. Anderson, APR
  Deputy - Dir Mktg & Commun
  Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
  Charlotte, NC
• Courtney Lynn Anderson, APR
  Chesapeake, VA
• Denver Lee Applehans, APR
  PAO
  United States Dep't of the Navy
  La Mesa, CA
• Kelly A. Arnold, APR
  Commun/Mktg Dir
  Canadian Valley Technology Director
  Chickasha, OK
• Devra K. Ashby, APR
  Instructional Media Specialist
  Colorado Springs School District 11
  Colorado Springs, CO
• Meadow P. Bailey, APR
  Information Officer
  State of Alaska Department of Transportation
  Fairbanks, AK
• Nelson Humberto Balido, APR
  President
  Border Trade Alliance
  San Antonio, TX
• Susan Buzby Barnes, APR
  Director of Communications
  Girl Scouts of West Central Florida
  Tampa, FL
• James Michael Beaugez, APR
  Commun Manager
  Peavey Electronics Corporation
  Meridian, MS
• Sarah J. Bednarski, APR
  Director, Public Relations
  Mercy
  Toledo, OH
• Rukiya-Shani Creighton Bey, APR
  P R & Marketing Manager
  Hilton Atlanta
  Atlanta, GA
• Elaina Khoury Boudreau, APR
  Leawood, KS
• Kristen Katie Bowser, APR
  Communications
  CareSource
  Springboro, OH
• Nicole Bradshaw, APR
  Communications Specialist
  Entergy Mississippi
  Brandon, MS
• Christiaan Brakman, APR
  Head, Media Relations, Investment Bank
  UBS - Americas
  Darien, CT
• Jocelyn Breeland, APR
  Comm & Mktg Dir
  ANCOR
  Alexandria, VA
• Nancy E. Broe, APR
  Marketing Communications Manager
  The McDonnell Group, Inc.
  Marietta, GA
• Amy Bouchard Brooks, APR
  Assistant Director Alumni & External Relations
  UNLV
  Las Vegas, NV
• Stephen M. Brown, APR
  EVP, Managing Director, Atlanta
  Cohn & Wolfe - Atlanta
  Atlanta, GA
• Cynthia Milam Brownfield, APR
  Dir, News and Media Relations
  Stetson University
  Port Orange, FL
• Carla J. Browning, APR
  Communications Manager
  University of Alaska Fairbanks
  Fairbanks, AK
• Missy Burchart, APR
  Marketing & Development Manager
  The Literacy Council
  Birmingham, AL
• Sheila Burpee Duncan, APR
  VP, Marketing Communications
  BelAir Networks
  Ottawa, ON Canada
• Melody Whitlow Callaway, APR
  Director, Media Relations & Communications
  Infant Swimming Resource, LLC.
  Charlotte, NC
• Allison Blythe Campbell, APR
  Executive Director
  Heart of Florida Hope Foundation
  Ocala, FL
• Robert H. Campbell, APR
  Commun Mgr/Independent PR Consultant
  Flint Community Schools
  Fenton, MI
• Krista Marie Cartee, APR
  Mktg/ PR Acct Mgr
  Priority Marketing
  Fort Myers, FL
• Verona Anita Carter, APR
  Reg'l Dir P R
  The Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Caribbean & Mexico
  Miami, FL
• Rick Chernitzer, APR
  US Navy
  San Diego, CA
• Julie Ann Claggett, APR
  Freelancer
  Guthrie, OK
• William Travis Claytor, APR
  Communications Manager
  Tampa Bay & Company
  Tampa, FL
• Scott Neil Colton, APR
  Director of Medical Communications
  Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Jennifer K. Conoley, APR
  Dir Commun & Marketing
  Bay County Economic Development Alliance
  Panama City, FL
• Lorraine M. Cooper, APR
  Dir, Commun/Public Relations
  Kennewick School District
  Richland, WA
• Jennifer Cooper-Gross, APR
  Public Information Officer
  NW Natural
  Portland, OR
• Jill LaBorde Copeland, APR
  Sauk Rapids, MN
• Kathleen J. Corbalis, APR
  Exec Dir, Commun & College Rel
  Atlantic Cape Community College
  Mays Landing, NJ
• Jennifer Lynn Corsey, APR
  Acct Exec
  Westbound Communications
  Orange, CA
• Claudia Costabile, MA, APR
  Communications Officer
  DAI/USAID
  Silver Spring, MD
• Penny Delaney Cothran, APR
  VP
  South Carolina Bankers Association
  Columbia, SC
• Daniel Scott Craig, APR
  External Communications Team Lead
  Stantec
  Irvine, CA
• Paul A. Crandon, Ph.D., APR
  Asst Prof - Dep't Commun
  Cameron University
  Lawton, OK
• Michael N. Daily, APR
  Associate
  Booz Allen Hamilton
  Fallbrook, CA
• Heather C. Danenhower, APR
  Nuclear Generation Communications Spec
  Progress Energy Florida, Inc.
  Ocala, FL
• Annette Filliat Davis, APR
  Press & Public Relations Specialist
  Barco
  Duluth, GA
• Melanie K. Davis, APR
  Birmingham, AL
• Jo Lynn Deal, APR
  Communications Consultant
  Community Partnership for Children
  Winston-Salem, NC
• Jeffrey Allan Dehler, APR
  President
  Jeff Dehler Public Relations LLC
  Crystal, MN
• Jennifer Lee Dexter, APR
  Director, Community Relations
  Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services
  Cincinnati, OH
• Amy E. Douglas, APR
  Marketing Director
  University of Florida Performing Arts
  Gainesville, FL
• Kevin Bryce Downey, APR
  Director, Public Relations
  Michigan Health & Hospital Association
  Lansing, MI
• Ashley M. Dusenbury, APR
  Dir, P R
  Palmetto Health Foundation
  Columbia, SC
• Gregory George Efthimiou, APR
  Communications Manager
  Duke Energy
  Charlotte, NC
• Jeanie A. Esajian, MA, APR
  Deputy Director, Legislation/External Affairs
  Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board
  Sacramento, CA
• Amy CoombsMarie Everett, APR
  Marketing Communications Coordinator
  Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
  Nashville, TN
• Paul M. Fanning, APR
  PR and Legislation Administrator
  Board of Water Works of Pueblo
  Pueblo, CO
• Brittany Drewes Farrar, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  CarMax
  Richmond, VA
• Candace Steele Flippin, APR
  Sr Dir, Product Commun
  Cephalon, Inc.
  Frazer, PA
• Ellena Fortner, APR
  Acct Supervisor
  Alpha Business Images
  Hurst, TX
• Patrick Foughty, APR
  Public Affairs Officer
  U.S. Navy
  San Diego, CA
• Sharon Tatom Garcia, APR
  Vice President, Communication
  Arthritis Foundation, Heartland Region
  Royal Oak, MI
• John L. Gardner, APR
  Senior Acct Exec
  Zeppos & Associates
  Milwaukee, WI
• Michael T. Gardner, APR
  Dir, Community Relations
  VNA of the Treasure Coast
  Sebastian, FL
• Martha A. Gaston, APR
  Account Executive
  CBR Public Relations
  Maitland, FL
• James F. Gavin, APR
  Media Relations Manager
  OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.
  New Palestine, IN
• Pamela Jean Gibb, APR
  Commun Coord
  Moorhead Area Public Schools
  Moorhead, MN
• Glenn Gillen, APR
  PR Account Manager
  S&A Cherokee
  Durham, NC

• Katherine J. Greenlaw, APR
  P R Dir
  Thomas College
  Lewiston, ME
• Bobbi Dean Gruner, APR
  Communications Director
  Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
  Houston, TX
• Abigail Gray Guasti, APR
  Sr Circle / Healthy Woman Coord
  Crestwood Medical Center
  Madison, AL
• Joseph Mathew Harasta, Jr., APR
  Professor
  Kutztown State University of Pennsylvania
  Coatesville, PA
• Allison Leigh Hay, APR
  P R Spec
  The Blood Center of Iowa
  Des Moines, IA
• Thomas C. Helm, APR
  Business Development Director
  Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP
  Atlanta, GA
• Kristin Patricia Helvey, APR
  Director of Public Relations
  Southcentral Foundation
  Anchorage, AK
• Teri K. Henley, APR
  Instructor
  University of Alabama
  Tuscaloosa, AL
• Brandon L. Hensler, APR
  Associate Director of Public Affairs
  Nova Southeastern University
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Mara Hartmann Hicks, APR
  Sr Commun Spec
  Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
  Jackson, MS
• Jamie Tile Higgins, APR
  Director of Development
  Petit Jean Youth Foundation
  Morrilton, AR
• Craig Stephen Hodges, APR
  Vice President
  Edelman
  Atlanta, GA
• Justine Schuchard Holcomb, APR
  Commun & Mktg Spec
  Governor’s Office of Customer Service
  Atlanta, GA
• Joshua Lee Hovey, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  Truscott Rossman
  Lansing, MI
• Lori Hudson, APR
  Communications Director
  Hillsborough County Government
  Tampa, FL
• Melissa Hurley, APR
  Principal & Account Director
  Bayview Public Relations
  St. Petersburg, FL
• Timothy Ireland, APR
  Program Manager, Public Affairs
  DuPont
  Wilmington, DE
• Elaina Jackson, APR
  Communications Director
  American Heart Association
  Brandon, MS
• Michael Alan Jacobsen, APR
  Sr. Director, Corporate Communications
  Diebold, Incorporated
  North Canton, OH
• Donna Jakubowski, APR
  Site Community Rleations Specialist
  BASF Corporation
  Florham Park, NJ
• Brett A. Johnson, APR
  Asst Dir, Commun and Public Relations
  Anoka-Hennepin School District
  Minneapolis, MN
• Lora M. Johnson, APR
  Account Manager
  APCO Worldwide
  Brooklyn, NY
• Richard C. Johnson, APR
  Senior Communications Advisor
  ConocoPhillips
  Katy, TX
• Kimberly Ann Keelor, APR
  Director Corp. Communications
  Roper St. Francis Healthcare
  Charleston, SC
• Kathleen A. Kennedy, APR
  Program Coordinator, Marketing & PR
  Orange County Animal Services
  Orlando, FL
• Thurraya S. Kent, APR
  Norfolk, VA
• Kirsten M. Khire, APR
  Commun Mgr
  Michigan State University
  Holt, MI
• Mary Amanda Kirkpatrick, APR
  Account Manager
  Carolina PR/Marketing, Inc.
  Charlotte, NC
• Joyce Kirtley, APR
  Supervisor
  Devon Energy Corporation
  Oklahoma City, OK
• Rachel A. Klein, APR
  Senior Director, Marketing Operations
  United Way of Central Oklahoma
  Oklahoma City, OK
• Susan L. Koehler, APR
  Sr. Manager, Community Involvement
  Sam's Club Public Relations
  Gravette, AR
• DeeAnn M. Konrad, APR
  Community Relations Supv
  Sioux Falls School District
  Tea, SD
• Kristi Krass, APR
  Internal Communications Manager
  NIKE, Inc.
  Beaverton, OR
• Michelle Farrell Lacewell, APR
  Marketing Director
  The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach
  Nashville, TN
• Jill Laffoon, APR
  Director of Marketing
  Kansas Masonic Home
  Wichita, KS
• Patricia B. Landsman, APR
  Dir, College Relations/Mktg
  Lake-Sumter Community College
  Tavares, FL
• Terri Larson, APR
  Senior Manager, Communications
  Enbridge Energy Company
  Houston, TX
• Michael Robert Lawrence, APR
  Neighborhood & Event Manager
  City of Orlando
  Orlando, FL
• Brian N. Lee, APR
  President
  Revelation PR, Advertising & Social Media
  Madison, WI
• Jean Leier, APR
  Manager of Public & Community Relations
  Charlotte Area Transit System
  Charlotte, NC
• Jay B. Magee, APR
  Senior Marketing Coordinator
  Community Hospice of Northeast Florida
  Jacksonville, FL
• Amanda Denton Manna, APR
  Account Executive
  Largemouth Communications
  Charlotte, NC
• Kevin J. Manne, APR
  New Media Specialist
  Genesee Community College
  Corfu, NY
• Kenneth Corey Marshall, APR
  U.S. Navy
  San Diego, CA
• Michael S. McCarthy, APR
  Creative Services Supervisor
  City of Orlando, Office of Commun & Neighborhood Relations
  Longwood, FL
• Christy L. McGee, APR
  Commun Spec
  Mesa County Valley School District 51
  Grand Junction, CO
• Victoria Barksdale McGhee, APR
  V P
  Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
  Atlanta, GA
• Molly E. McGowan, APR
  P R Spec
  Phoenix Contact
  Dauphin, PA
• Bridget K. McGuiggan, APR
  Community Relations Coordinator
  Orland School District 135
  Franklin Park, IL
• Sheila M. McKean, MBA, APR
  Rochester Hills, MI
• W. Patrick McSweeney, APR
  Public Relations Senior Account Manager
  Jacksonville, FL
• Gretchen Marie Mensing, APR
  Communications Manager
  Michigan Fitness Foundation
  Lansing, MI
• Joseph Charles Mitchell, APR
  Assistant Professor, Speech Communication
  Valdosta State University
  Valdosta, GA
• Stacy L. Moe-Kean, APR
  Commun Dir
  Union Gospel Mission
  Portland, OR
• Reann Mommsen, APR
  San Diego State University
  San Diego, CA
• Karen V. Morgan, APR
  Community/Legislative Affairs Spec
  Southwest Florida Water Management District
  Tampa, FL
• Amy L. Morris, APR
  Account Executive
  Martin Waymire Advocacy Communications
  Lansing, MI
• Andrea L. Mostyn, APR
  Asst Dir, University Commun
  Missouri State University
  Springfield, MO
• Aaron Michael Norris, APR
  Marketing Director
  The Norris Group
  Riverside, CA
• Deana Nunley, APR
  Director, Corporate Communications
  ASRC Federal
  Huntsville, AL
• Kristen Obaranec, APR
  Commun Dir
  Metro Atlanta YMCA
  Atlanta, GA
• Holly G. O’Brien, APR
  Vice President Of Marketing
  Viejas Casino
  San Diego, CA
• Joan O’Fallon, APR
  Director of Communications
  Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative
  Centuria, WI
• Timothy M. Olsen, APR
  Media Relations Specialist
  Community Memorial Hospital
  Menomonee Falls, WI
• Barbara J. Olson, APR
  School/Community Relations Dir
  Osseo Area Schools
  Plymouth, MN
• Anna T. O’Sullivan, APR
  Communications Officer
  Columbia University
  New York, NY
• Jason Douglas Oxman, Esq., APR
  Senior Vice President, Industry Affairs
  Consumer Electronics Association
  Arlington, VA
• Hanna Bolte Pantle, APR
  Asst VP, Corp Commun & Media Relations
  BMI
  Valley Village, CA
• Shannon Nicole Parthemer, APR
  Community Relations & Communications Coordinator
  Lake Washington School District
  Redmond, WA

• John B. Patterson, APR
  Senior Manager, Public Relations
  Raytheon Company
  Tucson, AZ
• Kelly Lyn Pearson, APR
  Commun Spec
  Eastern Maine Medical Center
  Bangor, ME
• Christopher A. Perez, APR
  Chris Perez Consulting
  Corona, CA
• Peveeta Devi Persaud, APR
  Public Education Specialist
  Marion County Fire Rescue
• Morgan N. Phillips, APR
  Senior Account Manager
  Waller & Company Public Relations
  Tulsa, OK
• Patricia Pickett, APR
  Pickett & Associates, LLC
  Noblesville, IN 46062
• Tammy C. Poole, APR
  Pub Affrs Commun Spec
  State Farm Insurance
  Charlottesville, VA
• Emily Anne Potter, APR
  Assistant Director of Public and Media Relations
  NCAA
  Indianapolis, IN
• Christi Price, APR
  Public Affairs Assistant Manager
  State Farm Insurance
  Columbia, MO
• Kathleen A. Prihoda, APR
  Media Relations Manager
  Walt Disney World Co.
  Orlando, FL
• Amy Elizabeth Punzel, APR
  Captain, USMC
  San Diego, CA
• Lori M. Quiller, APR
  Specialty Society Coordinator
  Medical Association of the State of Alabama
  Prattville, AL
• Joseph Lawrence Quimby, Sr., APR
  Kennesaw, GA
• Kyle Raines, APR
  San Diego State University
  San Diego, CA
• Karen Read, APR
  Corporate Account Executive
  Oregon Public Broadcasting
  Portland, OR
• Aimee Marie Reece, APR
  Public Relations
  Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
  Irvine, CA
• Michelle Marie Renfrew, APR
  Mktg & Com Rel Mgr
  University of Alaska Fairbanks
  Fairbanks, AK
• Isidro Reyna, APR
  Deputy Public Affairs Officer
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
  Houston, TX
• Sally DG Ridenour, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  Oregon Department of Transportation
  Salem, OR
• Pamela K. Rittenhouse, APR
  Director, Marketing
  North Florida Regional Healthcare
  Gainesville, FL
• Sonia Simmons Robinson, APR
  Marketing Coord
  Crestwood Medical Center
  Huntsville, AL
• Monica Miller Rodgers, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office
  Newport News, VA
• Lucinda Nicole Rojas Ross, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  Schnake Turmbo Frank PR
  Tulsa, OK
• Amanda Marie St. Pierre, APR
  PR & Mktg Assoc
  Grand Rapids Community Foundation
  Grand Rapids, MI
• Kelly Jean Savage, APR
  Pub Affrs Spec
  State Farm Insurance
  Brookfield, WI
• Kate Sawa, APR
  Communications Director
  American Heart Association / American Stroke Association
  St. Petersburg, FL
• Kris Schindler, APR
  Denver, CO
• Samantha Shai Scott, APR
  Owner
  Pushing the Envelope, Inc.
  Cape Coral, FL
• Katherine Bahn Seay, APR
  Director Of Communicatuions
  American Heart/ American Stroke Association, Greater Southeast Affiliate
  Jacksonville, FL
• Catherine A. Segal, APR
  Strategic Communications Consultant
  Booz Allen Hamilton
  Fairview Heights, IL
• Marissa Courtney Segundo, APR
  Recycling Coordinator
  Saint Petersburg, FL
• Renata Serafin, APR
  Dir, P R
  Northwest Vista College
  San Antonio, TX
• Graciela Sevilla, APR
  Communications Manager
  Sweetwater Union High School District
  Chula Vista, CA
• Ryan C. Sheehy, APR
  Public Relations Instructor
  University of Central Florida
  Orlando, FL
• Allan Siegel, APR
  Community Outreach Coordinator
  Broward County Aviation Department
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Elizabeth A. Sinkevics, APR
  Rockford, MI
• Karla Slate, APR
  Community Relations Coordinator
  City of Covington
  Covington, WA
• Heather F. Smith, APR
  Dir of External Affairs
  Florida Dept of Law Enforcement
  Miccosukee Cpo, FL
• Lisa M. Smith, APR
  Director of Marketing & Communications
  The Music Settlement
  Cleveland Heights, OH
• Megan Marie Soule, A{R
  Senior Account Executive
  Airfoil Public Relations
  Southfield, MI
• L. Susan Stewart, APR
  Dir, Commun & Mktg
  University of Tennessee Research Foundation
  Knoxville, TN
• Sandra E. Straetker, APR
  Owner/Principal
  PRiority Public Relations, LLC
  Coralville, IA
• Angeline Elizabeth Strait, APR
  Public Affairs Coordinator
  Lee County Port Authority
  Cape Coral, FL
• Heather Cunningham Sugg, APR
  Acct Supv
  William Mills Agency
  Tampa, FL
• Michael J. Sznajderman, APR
  Sr Communications Strategist
  Alabama Power Company
  Birmingham, AL
• John F. Tansey, APR
  Project Leader
  Cision
  Portsmouth, NH
• Rosemary Reid Taylor, APR
  Communications Manager
  City of Johns Creek, Georgia
  Johns Creek, GA
• John Robert Thatcher, APR
  President
  McKinley Reserve Media Group
  Newport Beach, CA
• Lisa Marie Thoele, APR
  Proj Coord
  Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.
  Jacksonville, FL
• William Benjamin Tisdale, APR
  Public Affairs Officer
  United States Navy
  San Diego, CA
• Jennifer M. Trefelner, APR
  Dir, Institutional Advancement
  John Carroll High School
  Fort Pierce, FL
• Matthew R. Tremblay, APR
  Public & Government Affairs Coordinator
  Time Warner Cable Inc.
  Cheektowaga, NY
• Abby Layne Trexler, APR
  Senior PR and Marketing Manager
  Jack Morton Worldwide
  New York, NY
• Jennie Vana, APR
  Communications Manager
  Lake County Government
  Waukegan, IL
• Joel Warren Van Kuiken, APR
  Communications Specialist
  Amway
  Ada, MI
• Lisa Dimond Vasquez, APR
  Principal
  Double Dimond Public Relations, LLC
  Houston, TX
• Lisa Conners Vogt, APR
  Director, Internet Marketing
  SOS Children’s Villages
  Washington, DC
• Melinda Voss, APR
  Public Relations Director
  Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
  St. Paul, MN
• Erin Wallner, APR
  Public Relations and Community Relations Coordinator
  Baptist Medical Center South
  Jacksonville, FL
• Ashley Lynn Walters, APR
  Word of Mouth Marketing Manager
  Empower Media Marketing
  Cincinnati, OH
• Monica Ackerson Ware, APR
  Public Relations Specialist
  County Road Association of Michigan
  Lansing, MI
• Marjorie K. Weisskohl, APR
  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; U.S. Dept of the Interior
  Herndon, VA
• Jennifer L. Wenk, APR
  Dir, Public Relations
  Zuffa LLC
  Las Vegas, NV
• Cassandra K. Wenzel, APR
  Internal Communications Specialist
  Integrys Energy Group
  Green Bay, WI
• Susannah Wesley, APR
  Director
  Burson-Marsteller
  Dearborn, MI
• Kathleen A. Winckler, APR
  Owner
  Marketing on Demand, LLC
  Oconomowoc, WI
• Whitney Allison Williams, APR
  Communications Specialist
  USJFCOM Joint Enabling Capablities Command
  Norfolk, VA
• Brandon D. Wilson, APR
  CEO
  Wilbron Institute
  Birmingham, AL
• Kellie Marie Wostrel, APR
  PR Manager
  Swanson Russell
  Omaha, NE
• Aaron Westwood Wyatt, APR
  Communications & Legislative Director
  The Washington State Board of Education
  Olympia, WA
• Stephanie A. Zercher, APR
  Public Relations Director
  Crawford & Company
  Atlanta, GA