Professionals Recently Granted Accreditation
Congratulations to those who have been recently granted their Accreditation.
New APRs September - December 2019
- Carrieann Adkins, APR
Visual Communications Supervisor
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Brooksville, FL - Sara Almond, APR
Commun & Engagement Coord
Brevard Public Schools
Satellite Beach, FL - Steve Ammerman, APR
Public Affairs Manager
New York Farm Bureau
Albany, NY - Emily Bacheller, APR
Interactive Media Business Partner I
Renown Health
Reno, NV - G. Bradley Back, APR
Principal, Vice-President-Brand/Reputation
SeyferthPR
Grand Rapids, MI - Charla Jeannine Batey, MBA, APR
Communications Specialist
Cox Communications
Foothill Ranch, CA - Elizabeth Mary Battiste, APR
Senior Account Executive
Martin Waymire
Lansing, MI - Blayne Beal, MA, APR
Director of Marketing & Communications
College of Arts & Sciences, Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX - Jamaal R. Bell, APR
Creative Strategies Manager
Central Ohio Transit Authority
Columbus, OH - Andrew Lawrence Boehmker, APR
Account Executive
Scooter Media
Independence, KY - Stacy A. Brandt, APR
Commun Spec
San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego, CA - Jill S. Browning, APR
Dir, Communications
Community High School District 99
Downers Grove, IL - Ashley N. Brune, APR
VP of Public Relations
The Abbi Agency
Reno, NV - Kevin Clay, APR
Big Spoon Co.
Richmond, VA - Elizabeth Connor, APR
Director of Communications
National Aviation Heritage Area
Dayton, OH - Jamie S. Danesi, APR
Congressional Liaison
U.S. Army Cadet Command
Elizabethtown, KY - Melissa A. Dardinger, APR
Corporate Manager of Public Relations
Ohio Living
Columbus, OH - Ginger Daril, APR
Director of Public Relations
Sells Agency
Little Rock, AR - Kellie Keyes Davie, APR
Managing Dir/Founder
KeyCom
Nashville, TN - Richard A. Dunlap, APR
Public Relations Director
Hershey + Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau
Harrisburg, PA - Erin Elizabeth Elliott, APR
Public Relations/Social Media Account Supervisor
Hiebing
Madison, WI - Jake Finch, APR
PR/Resource Development Coordinator
Simi Valley Unified School District
Simi Valley, CA - Jennifer Frost, APR
Public Affairs Manager
City of Charlotte - Charlotte Water
Charlotte, NC - Kaylee Ganus, APR
V.P. Marketing
Honor Credit Union
Stevensville, MI - Katharine E. Garfinkle, APR
Coordinator, Media & Branding
Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, AL - Heidi M. Griesmer, APR
Deputy Director of Communications
Ohio EPA, Director's Office
Hilliard, OH - Angela Griffin Ankhelyi, APR
Community Engagement Specialist
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Folsom, CA - Melissa A. Gulvin, APR
Commun Mgr
Southwest Florida Management District
Dade City, FL - Megan Heimbuch, APR
Marketing Manager
Ameriprise Financial
Cincinnati, OH - Kaley E. Infield, APR
Marketing Manager
The Bank of Tampa
Riverview, FL - Eric W. Johnson, APR
Communications Specialist
City of Roseburg
Roseburg, OR - Costin Jordache, MBA, APR
Director of Communication & News Editor
Adventist Review Ministries
Silver Spring, MD - Kimberly Karol, APR
Director, Stewardship and Development Communications
Prairie View A&M University
Spring, TX - Shira M. Kelley, APR
Public Affairs Liaison
Commissioner of State Lands
Little Rock, AR - Savannah Lee Koplon, APR
Media Specialist III
Unviersity of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL - Sharon H. Kunkel, APR
President
Wordslinger Marketing & PR
Sarasota, FL - Elizabeth T. Lamb, APR
Chief Marketing Officer
Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX - Morgan R. Lawrence, APR
Director of Communications
THE rAVe Agency
Austin, TX - Maureen P. Leader, APR
Public Relations & Communications Manager
Willow Valley Communities
Willow Street, PA - Meghan Burke Leatherman, APR
Communications Consultant
American Family Insurance
Madison, WI - Tyler Lecceadone, APR
Principal
SeyferthPR
Grand Rapids, MI - Christa J. Leupen, APR
Public Relations Manager
Butterball, LLC
Garner, NC - Douglas Levin, Ph.D., APR
Principal
Steelhead Communications
Portland, OR - Helen A. Lloyd, APR
Dir, Commun
Alexandria City Public Schools
Alexandria, VA - Lisa Low, APR
Assistant Professor of Practice
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX - Shelley Mackey, APR
Communications Specialist
Charles County Public Schools
La Plata, MD - David R. Marshall, APR
Chair, Department Strategic Communication
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD - Susan Stevens Martin, APR
Director of News, Media and Public Relations
American Academy of Pediatrics
Itasca, IL - Meredith Mason, APR
Strategic Communications Manager
ACLU of Virginia
Richmond, VA - Katherine L. McCarthy, APR
Sr Reg Dir Commun
American Heart Association
Albany, NY - Debra Sue McClung, APR
Strategic Communications Bureau Chief
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Des Moines, IA - Lisa D. Miller, APR
Chief Development Officer
American Red Cross of Alaska
Anchorage, AK - Julia Frances Monter, APR
The Power Group
Dallas, TX - Jane Murphy, APR
Lecturer
University of Iowa
Indianola, IA - Krista Noonan, APR
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Modesto City Schools
Oakdale, CA - Christopher O'Neil, APR
Chief of Media Relations
National Transportation Safety Board
Woodbridge, VA - Jennifer C. Osborne-Coy, APR
Chief Communications & Development Officer
Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
Fredonia, NY - Megan R. Overman, APR
Director of Communications
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
Fort Worth, TX - Andrea Poole, APR
Vice President
Martin Waymire
Lansing, MI - Julie Popper, APR
Media Relations Manager
Kaiser Permanente Washington
Seattle, WA - Elise B. Ramer, APR
Sr Dir, Public Relations
Premier Sotheby's International Realty
Sarasota, FL - Kelli Dawn Reep, APR
Director of Communications
Methodist Family Health
Little Rock, AR - Michelle M. Reese, APR
Public Relations Coordinator
Higley Unified School District
Mesa, AZ - Risa Katara Richardson, APR
Sr. Communications Specialist
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
Lexington, KY - Justine D. Rodriguez, APR
Pub Info Offcr
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA - Aidan Matthew Ryan, APR
Media Relations and Content Supervisor
Goldberg Segalla
Buffalo, NY - Kristina Sarenas, APR
Account director
Idea Hall
Orange, CA - Cyndie Shearing, APR
Director of Internal Communications
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington, DC - Nora A. Shoptaw, APR
Prog Admin - Commun
Guilford County Schools
Randleman, NC - Jill Simpson, APR
Account Supervisor
SeyferthPR
Grand Rapids, MI - Tahira S. Stalberte, APR
Asst Superintendent of Commun/Com Rel
Union County Public Schools
Monroe, NC - Connie Stevens, APR
Vice President, Communications
United Way of Roanoke Valley
Roanoke, VA - Kelly A. Stoll, APR
Senior Strategic Communications Specialist
AECOM
Manchester, PA - Paulyn Marie Swanson, APR
Communications Manager
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Juneau, AK - Roselyn Tantraphol, APR
Founder and CEO
Moonsail North
Lansing, MI - Bruno R. Tedeschi, APR
Consultant
Shadrach Stephens Communications LLC
Westfield, NJ - Douglas S. Tobin, APR
PR & Marketing Director
CareerSource Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL - Aprill O. Turner, APR
Communications Director
Campaign for Youth Justice
Upper Marlboro, MD - Lauren L. Venoy, M.S., APR
Corporate Communications Manager
CSX Transportation
Jacksonville, FL - Lauren Vogel, APR
Account Supervisor
Scooter Media
Covington, KY - Darcy Wells, APR
Communications Director
New York State AFL-CIO
Albany, NY - Carolyn Margaret Will, APR
Principal
CW Marketing & Communications
Saint Paul, MN - Rita Yelda, APR
Browns Mills, NJ
New APR+Ms in 2019
- Sean A. Brophy, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Navy
Syracuse, NY - Adam Cole, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
United States Navy
San Diego, CA - Matthew Alan Comer, APR
Public Affairs Officer
United States Navy
San Diego, CA - Jodi Cornell, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Navy
Norfolk, VA - Jereal Emmet Dorsey, APR+M
Communication Integration
United States Navy
Alexandria, VA - Martin Downie, APR+M
Commandant
Defense Information School
Fort George G. Meade, MD - Matthew W. Finnerty, APR+M
Commun Strat/Operations Officer
United States Marine Corps
San Diego, CA - Kara Lynn Handley, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal Group One
San Diego, CA - Patricia Kreuzberger, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Navy
San Diego, CA - Rebekah Mattes, APR+M
Deputy Public Affairs Officer
Nellis Air Force Base
N. Las Vegas, NV - Sara Burns Mobilio, APR+M
Commun Strategy & Operations Officer
U.S. Marine Corps
San Diego, CA - Danielle E. Moser, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Navy - Commander, Submarine Squadron 11
San Diego, CA - Ryan M. Perry, APR+M
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Third Fleet
San Diego, CA - Javan W. Rasnake, APR+M
Public Affairs Instructor
Defense Information School
Fort George G Meade, MD - Philip R. Rosi, II, APR+M
Head of Assignments and Placements for Navy Public Affairs
Navy Personnel Command
Arlington, VA - Caitlin Rourk, APR+M
Public Affairs Specialist
Texas Military Department
Austin, Texas - Joseph E. Scrocca, APR+M
Director of Public Affairs
U.S. Army Europe
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