Members Granted the APR in 2014

Congratulations to all who earned their APR in 2014.

• Amber L. Albrecht, APR
  Communications Manager
  San Diego Gas & Electric
  San Diego, CA
• Michael J. Arnum, APR
  Independent Practitioner
  Lancaster, MA
• Ellen Averill, APR
  Dir Marketing & Community Relations
  Tulsa Zoo
  Tulsa, OK
• Carey E. Beam, APR
  Commun Spec
  Craig Technologies
  Cocoa, FL
• Hamilton Bean, APR
  Assistant Professor
  University of Colorado
  Denver, CO
• Chris Ventura Benware, APR
  PR Consultant
  Grit Mondo PR
  Portland, OR
• Sarah Blazak, APR
  Marketing Communications Manager
  Ahalogy
  Cincinnati, OH
• Gina Blume, APR
  Public Relations Coordinator
  Monroe Township Public Library
  Monroe Township, NJ
• Holly Ann Boldrin, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  Priority Marketing
  Fort Myers, FL
• Cristine DeAnn Boyd, APR
  Chief of Staff/Chief Public Relations Officer
  Hiram College
  Hiram, OH
• Angela Brumm, APR
  Public & Community Relations Manager
  Ministry Health Care
  Appleton, WI
• Erin Callanan, APR
  Principal
  Callanan & Klein Communications
  Newton, MA
• Luke William Capizzo, APR
  Senior Account Executive
  Identity
  Bingham Farms, MI
• Betty S. Carlin, APR
  Principal
  Carlin Communications
  Riverview, FL
• Bruce Carlson, APR
  Media Development Director
  AARP Washington
  Seattle, WA
• Angela Karen Champsaur, APR
  Media Relations Specialist
  DVIDS @ Encompass Digital Media
  Atlanta, GA
• Camilla S. Chapman, APR
  Director, Communications
  Orlando Health Foundation
  Orlando, FL
• Paula J. Clegg, APR
  Communications Coordinator
  Metropolitan School District Perry Township
  Indianapolis, IN
• Kimberly M. Cole, APR
  Director of Public Relations
  Four Seasons Resort/Scottsdale
  Scottsdale, AZ
• Kelleigh Cole, APR
  Broadband Project Manager
  Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Cheron E. Cole, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  Colorado Springs Utilities
  Colorado Springs, CO
• Catherine Nicole Colvin, APR
  Devel Commun Spec
  Baton Rouge General Foundation
  Baton Rouge, LA
• Catherine Frances Cook, APR
  Lt. Cmdr.
  U.S. Navy
  Norfolk, VA
• Skye Chance Cooley, Ph.D., APR
  Asst Prof, Public Relations
  Mississippi State University
  Starkville, MS
• Keely Dawn Coppess, APR
  Public Relations
  Two Rivers Marketing
  Des Moines, IA
• Meagan Coughlin, APR
  Asst Dir, Recruiting & Events
  Mississippi State University - College of Business
  Starkville, MS
• Kevin Anderson Coulson, APR
  Director of Communications
  PRO iNK Communications
  Gainesville, FL
• Carolyn Covey Morris, APR
  President & CEO
  QMobius, Inc.
  Dallas, TX
• Catherine D. Creppon, APR
  Director of Communications
  Colorado Springs Philharmonic
  Colorado Springs, CO
• Sara Louise Cullin, APR
  Senior Corporate Communications Coordinator
  Rumpke
  Cincinnati, OH
• James R. Cyphert, APR
  Senior Account Supervisor, PR
  Innis Maggiore
  Canton, OH
• Bernadette A. Davis, APR
  Plano, TX
• Daniel D. Dent, APR
  Principal
  Dent Communications
  Holliston, MA
• Tacey Derenzy, APR
  Principal
  DerenzyPR & Communications
  Orangevale, CA
• Sara Desautel, APR
  Account Director
  Desautel Hege Communications
  Spokane, WA
• Jan Dobson, APR
  Sr. Dir Mktg & Comm
  FL Institute of CPAs
  Tallahassee, FL
• Lauren Elizabeth Doyle, APR
  Senior Account Supervisor
  Wordsworth Communications
  Cincinnati, OH
• Keri L. Drake, APR
  Vice President
  Luquire George Andrews
  Charlotte, NC
• Karin Beth Drinkhall, APR
  Team Lead, Communication Assessment Services
  Barbaricum LLC
  Washington, DC
• John Kelly Dunkerley, MPA, APR
  Media Manager
  State Farm Insurance
  Tulsa, OK
• Kristin L. Ewing, APR
  Oklahoma City, OK
• Jeff Gary, APR
  Outreach Project Manager
  Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility
  Knoxville, TN
• Alison L. Gaulden, APR
  All Things Internship
  Reynolds School, University Nevada
  Reno, NV
• Nancy Suzanne Gay, APR
  Media Relations Coordinator
  BayCare
  Tampa, FL
• Josh M. Gelinas, APR
  Communications Director
  AT&T
  Charlotte, NC
• Jeffrey Marshall Grainger, APR
  Sr Commun Coord
  Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
  Oviedo, FL
• Ann M. Gynn, APR
  CEO
  Content Marketing Coach
  Rocky River, OH
• Peggy Hall, APR
  HR Communications Analyst
  City of Greensboro
  Greensboro, NC

• Doreen Michelle Harrell, APR
  Practice Manager/Senior PR Associate
  Kailo Communications Studio
  Corpus Christi, TX
• George Jacob Hawkins, APR
  Media Relations Manager
  Georgia Power
  Atlanta, GA
• Benson Hendrix, APR
  Social Media Manager
  University of New Mexico
  Albuquerque, NM
• Annemarie Ciepiela Henton, APR
  Director of Communications and Marketing
  Albuquerque Economic Development
  Albuquerque, NM
• Eduardo Herrera, Jr., APR
  Chief Commun Officer
  Liberty Capital Group
  Chula Vista, CA
• Checky Herrington, APR
  Brand Manager
  Mississippi State
  Mississippi State, MS
• Russell Brad Hilliard, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  State Farm
  Salem, OR
• Shelli Holland-Handy, APR
  Chief Communications Officer
  Broken Arrow Public Schools
  Broken Arrow, OK
• Diane M. Holley-Brown, APR
  Communication Director
  WV Department of Administration
  Charleston, WV
• Sandra Dimsdale Horan, APR
  PR/Mktg Manager
  Polk Museum of Art
  Lakeland, FL
• Jennifer R. House, APR
  Marketing and Communications Supervisor
  Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
  Columbus, OH
• Lincoln T. Hubbard, APR
  Manager, Bradley PR
  Brigham Young University Department of Communications
  Provo, UT
• Mary Margaret Cripe Hull, APR
  Lead Communications Coordinator
  Southwest Florida Water Management District
  Brooksville, FL
• Tom Jackson, APR
  Director of Public Relations
  Sunny Ridge Family Center
  Naperville, IL
• Keli C. Jacobi, APR
  Senior Writer
  University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  Little Rock, AR
• Jordan Wilson Jacobs, APR
  Director
  Moore Commuinications Group
  Tallahassee, FL
• Kwahngsoo Jang, APR
  Corporate Communications Advisory
  LG CNS
  Seoul,
• Kristen Jaudon, APR
  Communications Specialist
  OSPI
  Olympia, WA
• Christy Michelle Lilly Jergens, APR
  Public Info Manager
  Marion County Board of County Commissioners
  Belleview, FL
• Deborah L. Jonsson, APR
  Communications Manager
  Avow
  Naples, FL
• Jeremy M. Katzman, APR
  Associate Director, Public Affairs
  Nova Southeastern University
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Patricia J. Kelly, APR
  Pub Affrs & Media Relations Spec
  State Farm Insurance
  Austin, TX
• Katherine Kerr, APR
  President
  Polaris Non-Profit Solutions, LLC
  Georgetown, TX
• Mischa Brenda Kirby, APR
  Dir, Communications & Mktg
  The SKY Family YMCA
  North Port, FL
• Joseph R. Kohn, APR
  Director of Public Relations
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
  Northville Township, MI
• Karen P. Kolb, APR
  Yale University School of Medicine
  Branford, CT
• Tracey Lam, APR
  Public Relations & Communications Manager
  Make-A-Wish Oregon
  Portland, OR
• Melissa Francis Leal, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  State Farm Insurance
  Beecher, IL
• Patrice Lehermeier, APR
  Senior Public Affairs Specialist
  Colorado Springs Utilities
  Colorado Springs, CO
• Kristine Liptrot, APR
  Director of Communications
  City of Elgin, Illinois
  Yorkville, IL
• Stephanie L. Llorente, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  Butterball, LLC
  Garner, NC
• Buffy L. Lockette, APR
  Mgr, External Commun
  Auburn University at Montgomery
  Montgomery, AL
• Towanda Long, APR
  Senior Marketing Communications Specialist
  Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
  Charlotte, NC
• David Majors, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  State Farm Insurance
  Birmingham, AL
• Noelle Ball Mashburn, APR
  Communications Coordinator
  Vanderbilt Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization
  Nashville, TN
• Tina McCorkindale, Ph.D., APR
  Associate Professor
  Appalachian State University
  Boone, NC
• Rita Men, APR
  Assistant Professor
  Southern Methodist University
  Dallas, TX
• Stephanie Milani, APR
  Public Affairs Specialist
  AAA Tennessee
  Knoxville, TN
• Brendon Miller, APR
  Senior Specialist - Business Strategy and Communications
  RTI International
  Silver Spring, MD
• Connie White Mills, APR
  P R Mgr
  Youth Villages
  Memphis, TN
• Jennifer Lynne Mino-Mirowitz, APR
  Communications Specialist
  Abt Associates
  Silver Spring, MD
• Karen Miranda Gleason, APR
  Commun Coord
  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Fire Management
  Boise, ID
• Robert Moll, APR
  Consultant
  IRI Consultants, Inc.
  Birmingham, MI
• Melissa Monroe-Young, APR
  Public Information Officer
  Northwest Vista College
  San Antonio, TX
• Kathleen Murphy, APR
  Philanthropy Communications Manager
  Intermountain Healthcare
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Caitlin Rose New, APR
  Account Supervisor
  INK Public Relations
  Austin, TX

• Rachel Olis, APR
  Media Relations Coordinator
  Children's of Alabama
  Birmingham, AL
• Jennifer L. Olivier, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  Florida Presbyterian Homes
  Lakeland, FL
• Mary Rachel Olsen, APR
  Communications Specialist
  A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab
  Atlanta, GA
• Jodi Omear, APR
  Director, Office Of Communications
  National Governors Association
  Arlington, VA
• Debra S. Ostrander, APR
  Communications Manager
  Intermountain Healthcare
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Lisa Mitchell Parrish, APR
  Regional Communicator
  Duke Energy
  Charlotte, NC
• Janet A. Paulson, APR
  Marketing Manager/PIO
  Clackamas Community College
  Oregon City, OR
• Mary Ann Pearson, APR
  Associate Prof, Public Relations and Education
  California Baptist University
  Riverside, CA
• Carla A. Pereira, APR
  Mgr, Communications
  Peel District School Board
  Brampton, Ontario
• Tonita R. Perry, APR
  Principal/PR Strategist
  Eaddy Perry & Associates, Inc.
  Florence, SC
• Eric Michael Peters, APR
  Public Relations Specialist
  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Richmond, VA
• Robert A. Phillips, APR
  Marketing and Practice Development Manager
  Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
  Columbus, OH
• Mary A. Platt, APR
  Dir, Commun
  Chapman University
  Orange, CA
• Kimberly Dimo Prato, MPA, APR
  Independent Consultant
  Adjunct Professor / Brandman University
  San Diego, CA
• Jennifer Gleason Pratt, MBA, APR
  Communications Manager
  American Heart Association
  East Amherst, NY
• Colleen Raccioppi, APR
  Mktg Commun Mgr, International
  Exactech, Inc
  Gainesville, FL
• Shika Terike Raynor, APR
  Strategy Consultant
  Wells Fargo
  Charlotte, NC
• Emily Wingate Read, APR
  Dir
  Moore Communications Group
  Tallahassee, FL
• Nikki Richardson, APR
  Associate Director, Reputation Management
  National Cattlemen's Beef Association
  Centennial, CO
• Christine Rose Rigamer, APR
  Commun Mgr
  Gambel Communications
  Metairie, LA
• Elizabeth Leah Robbins, APR
  Director of Communications
  AIPAC
  Alexandria, VA
• Erin Elizabeth Rolfes, APR
  Account Executive
  Vehr Communications
  Cincinnati, OH
• Teresa Marie Roof, APR
  Sr. Public Relations Consultant
  Wellmark
  Des Moines, IA
• Melissa L. Sanders, APR
  Director of Marketing and Public Relations
  Bayfront Health Punta Gorda
  Arcadia, FL
• Deborah Schindler, APR
  Senior Public Relations & Communications Specialist
  Red Hound Studios, Inc.
  Parker, CO
• John C. Schmidt, APR
  Manager, Corporate Media Relations
  BASF Corporation
  Florham Park, NJ
• Allison A.B. Schroeder, APR
  Internet Marketing Manager
  Roto-Rooter
  Cincinnati, OH
• Fernando R. Senra, APR
  Director
  Moore Communications Group
  Tallahassee, FL
• Beverly Renee Shepard, APR
  Beverly Shepard
  Snellville, GA
• Saige Smith, APR
  Healthcare Marketing Specialist
  Core Creative, Inc.
  Milwaukee, WI
• Peter Smolowitz, APR
  Senior Content Manager
  Eric Mower and Associates
  Charlotte, NC
• Lynn Staggs, APR
  PR Consultant
  Tulsa, OK
• Scott Charles Starkey, APR
  President
  Starkey Communications
  Irvine, CA
• Andrew Tanker, APR
  Public Relations Manager
  LIVESTRONG Foundation
  Austin, TX
• Allison A. Taylor, APR
  Sr. Communications Specialist
  HD Supply
  Orlando, FL
• Carol Traynor, APR
  Director, Public Relations
  Valencia College
  Orlando, FL
• Lesley Campos Valentin, APR
  Associate Corporate Communications
  Greystar
  Tampa, FL
• Patricia Van Nelson, APR
  Senior Associate
  Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
  McLean, VA
• Kristen Marie Vandaveer, APR
  Public Relations Account Executive
  Mangan Holcomb Partners
  Little Rock, AR
• Justin Matthew Ward, APR
  U.S. Army
  Brooklyn, NY
• Brant Edward Welch, APR
  Assistant Marketing Director
  Fifth Third Bank
  Lexington, KY
• Holly F. Wiemers, APR
  Communications Director
  University of Kentucky Ag Equine Programs
  Lexington, KY
• Julie Marie Williams, APR
  Strategic Communications Consultant
  Versatile Creative Consulting
  Portland, OR
• Ryan J. Williams, APR
  Public Relations Coord
  Tulsa Tech
  Broken Arrow, OK
• Tyrenda Jerona Williams-Reed, APR
  Director of Outreach
  A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club
  Gardendale, AL
• Russell J. Yost, APR
  Associate Vice President for University Communications
  Willamette University
  Salem, OR
• Dorothy L. Zimmerman, APR
  Communications Director
  Florida Sea Grant, Unviersity of Florida
  Gainesville, FL