Philadelphia PRSA Announces 2007 Board of Directors.Chapter selected to host national public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most industry convention in October 2007 PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The organization has more than 30,000 professional and student members, and is organized into 112 chapters nationwide. (PRSA PRSA Public Relations Society of America PRSA Personal Retirement Savings Account PRSA Puerto Rican Student Association PRSA Puerto Rican Studies Association PRSA Park and Recreation Service Area PRSA President of the Royal Scottish Academy ), the regional chapter of a national organization that provides professional development and networking opportunities for communications professionals, has named its 2007 Board of Directors. The executive board is comprised of: * President: Maribeth Roman Schmidt, president, FCF FCF Free Cash Flow FCF Free Congress Foundation (conservative activist group) FCF Feline Conservation Federation FCF Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship FCF Functional Check Flight FCF Fluids and Combustion Facility Schmidt Public Relations * President-elect: Marisa Avallone Sharkey, director of marketing and public relations, Graduate Hospital * Vice President: Jonathan Roger Morein * Secretary: Dana King, director of marketing, Gregory FCA FCA Abbreviation for the Free Carrier * Treasurer: Jack Horner Jack Horner may refer to:
See: Annual Percentage Rate , president, Jack Horner Communications, Inc. * Past president: Michele Chierici, APR, senior consultant, internal communications  This article's grammar usage needs improvement. Please edit this article in accordance with Wikipedia's . , ARAMARK The new board represents the diversity of the Philadelphia region's public relations industry, which includes communications professionals employed by corporations, agencies, and nonprofits, as well as sole practitioners. Philadelphia PRSA, which will celebrate its 55th anniversary in 2007, has nearly 600 members in the greater Philadelphia region. This year will be especially pivotal for Philadelphia PRSA, as it has been chosen to host the PRSA International Conference from October 20-23, 2007. More than 5,000 public relations professionals from across the country are expected to attend. "Being selected as the host chapter for this prestigious event underscores the fact that the best of the public relations profession are right here in Philadelphia," said newly-elected PRSA President Maribeth Roman Schmidt. "It also enhances Philadelphia's increasingly strong image as a convention destination." In addition to the national conference, another key initiative this year for Philadelphia PRSA is to offer public relations programming and education to the 6,000 members of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, of which it is a member. "We want to help small to medium sized businesses understand the value of public relations and how to utilize it in their strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. ," says Schmidt. With that in mind, this year's PRSA Philly board plans to expand the invitation list of some of the chapter's seminars and programs to include other business professionals to which they can be of value. "The Philadelphia area boasts some of the top PR professionals in the country," Schmidt says. "We want to continue to communicate that to the greater business community." She adds, "It is all part of the main objective of our board this year, which is to ensure that each member's investment in PRSA is a valuable one." The 2007 PRSA Philly board members are: * President: Maribeth Roman Schmidt, president, FCF Schmidt Public Relations * President-elect: Marisa Avallone Sharkey, director of marketing and public relations, Graduate Hospital * Vice President: Jonathan Roger Morein * Secretary: Dana King, director of marketing, Gregory FCA * Treasurer: Jack Horner, APR, president, Jack Horner Communications, Inc. * Past president: Michele Chierici, APR, senior consultant, internal communications, ARAMARK In addition, four directors-at-large were appointed: * Rick Alcantra, founder and principal, Tara Communications LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control * Sean Clements, senior manager, corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. , Cephalon Ceph´a`lon n. 1. (Zool.) The head. , Inc. * Barbara Link, president, Link Ink * Hope Primas, Hope Primas and Associates Six assembly delegates include: * Dina Silver, APR, director, university communications, Lehigh University * Nancy Bacher Long, president, Dorland Global Public Relations * Lee Marshall, vice president industry alliances, Business Wire * Rick Buck, APR, vice president, corporate communications, Keystone Mercy/AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan * Suzanne Fitzgerald, APR, professor and chair of public relations and advertising, Rowan University * Laurel O'Brien, APR, vice president, Lincoln National Corporation Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) is a holding company, which operates multiple insurance and investment management businesses through subsidiary companies. LNC was organized under the laws of the state of Indiana in 1968, and maintains its principal executive offices About PRSA Philadelphia The Philadelphia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America is a vital resource for communications professionals throughout the tri-state area. One of the nation's largest PRSA chapters, it offers close to 600 members a variety of services, including professional development, mentoring, networking, the region's preeminent communications job bank, and an opportunity to earn professional accreditation through the APR exam, PR's highest professional designation. The chapter will celebrate its 55th anniversary in 2007, and will be host to 5,000 professionals when the PRSA International Conference comes to Philadelphia in October 2007. For more information on the Philadelphia PRSA, please visit prsa.philly.org. |
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