Committees
Assists chapter members in becoming accredited in public relations. *Now seeking candidates to receive accreditation and APRs to sit on Readiness Review panels. Contact an APR chair to participate!
Jesse Hoggard, APR and Michelle Spielman, APR
Gary Cambre, APR
Mary Beth Chevalier, APR
Bobby Ann Clark, APR
Glen Duncan, APR
Jerel M. Giarrusso, APR
John Hightower, APR
Dudley Lehew, APR
Stephen Loy, APR
Lisa Lundy, APR
Robin Mayhall, APR
Bill Michelet, APR, Fellow PRSA
Scott Miller, APR
Amy Nolan, APR
Elizabeth Spence, APR
Michelle Speilman, APR
Karla Swacker, APR
Renee Smith Tadie, APR
Delia Taylor, APR
Committee members welcome new members to monthly meetings, assist board members with meeting duties, thank members for attending, and help recruit potential members who have attended meetings as guests.
CHAIR: Elizabeth Tadie
MEMBERS: Holly Cullen, APR; Amy Delaney; Shelly Dupré; and Ashley Wethey
Actively pursues and recruits new members, maintains membership database, and coordinates the application process for those applying to become a member.
Venessa Lewis
MEMBERS:
Develops story ideas, writes, and disseminates PRAL's e-newsletter. To submit a story idea, please contact the committee chair or one of its members.
Sonya Gordon, APR
Jesse Hoggard, APR and Michael S. Johnson
Develops and disseminates press releases and other PR materials to promote PRAL and to secure the organization's reputation as a prominent professional public relations association.
Sonya Gordon, APR
MEMBERS: Jesse Hoggard, APR and Michael S. Johnson
For more information about PRSA, or to request a PRSA membership application, please contact PRSA Baton Rouge Chapter President Sadie Wilks, APR.
Develops public relations planning, programming, and assistance free-of-charge for nonprofits and other charitable causes/organizations. Contact the committee chair to participate or to recommend an organization to receive public relations assistance.
Jodi Conachen
Leslie Cole; Holly Cullen, APR; Amy Delaney; Lesley Mason; Andrea Randall; Tamara Sabine; Catherine Simpson; Kara Still; and Sadie Wilks, APR
Coordinates PRAL's annual professional achievement recognition awards—First Circle Award, Communicator of the Year Award, Practitioner of the Year Award, Member of the Year Award and SPRF Professional Achievement Award.
CHAIR: Stephen Loy, APR
MEMBERS:
Recruits applicants, reviews applications, and chooses winners for the Jack H. Sanders and Bill Michelet awards. Committee members also coordinate public relations activities for the scholarship programs.
CHAIR: Elizabeth Tadie
MEMBERS: Rebecca Burdette; Nicole Dahmen; Darin Mann; Kathleen Sarsfield; and Catherine Simpson
Bob Johannessen
Represents state PRAL chapters and the PRAL Baton Rouge Chapter at SPRF board meetings.
Stephen Loy, APR; and Amy Nolan, APR
Develops and updates content for www.pralbr.org. Works closely with membership and program committees to update the organization's Web site content management system and disseminate relevant information about membership events and activities. Committee chair acts as organization contact with association management Web application vendor.
CHAIR: Michael S. Johnson
MEMBERS: Jesse Hoggard, APR; Debbie Leone; John Siebenthaler; and Catherine Simpson