Picture includes: Back row (Left to right): Molly McGowan, Tom Boyle, Kelly Kostanesky, Jazmin Slaughter, Carly Simpson and Loren Troxell. Front row: Dwendy Johnson, Maggi Barton and Leslie Amorós.
To all Central PA PRSA Members,
Following voting during the joint winter social at ABC East Lanes with the Pennsylvania Public Relations Society (PPRS) and Central PA PRSA, we are proud to announce the 2024 Central PA PRSA Board of Directors.
These professionals serving on the Central PA PRSA Board of Directors are comprised solely of professional volunteers who make a year-long commitment to serve their colleagues and the Central Pennsylvania public relations community. While this can be a time-consuming commitment, it is also tremendously rewarding (and fun!).
To all of those who have volunteered to lead our chapter, we greatly appreciate your continued support and leadership for our chapter and in the profession.
If there are members who would be interested in contributing to our chapter and the profession by serving on a committee – like award programming, event programming and membership, we welcome your valued time and efforts. Please email ChapterAdministrator@PRSACP.org to get connected to learn more.
2024 Leadership
Officers
- President: Maggi Barton – Media Relations Manager, WellSpan Health
- President-Elect: Kelly Kostanesky – Founder, KMMK Communications
- Secretary: Jazmin Slaughter, A Hint of Jazz Management
- Treasurer: Joel Huffer – Corporate Communications Officer, F&M Trust
- Past President: Thomas P. Boyle, Ph.D., APR – Professor of Communication, Millersville University
Representatives and Delegates
- Director: Liz Smith, APR, MBA – Professor of Corporate Communications, Elizabethtown College
- Director: Dwendy Johnson – Community Relations Supervisor, Gift of Life Donor Program
- Director: Janet Kacskos, APR, Fellow PRSA – Director of Communications, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Leadership Assembly Delegate One: Liz Smith, APR, MBA – Professor of Corporate Communications, Elizabethtown College
- Leadership Assembly Delegate Two: Kelly Kostanesky – Founder, KMMK Communications
- Mid-Atlantic District Representative: Liz Smith, APR, MBA – Professor of Corporate Communications, Elizabethtown College
Committee Chairs and Technical Leads
- Chapter Ethics Officer: Bill Swanger, APR, Fellow PRSA – Independent practitioner; also adjunct faculty at three universities.
- Communications Lead: Molly McGowan, APR – Media Services at Phoenix Contact
- Programming Lead: Dwendy Johnson – Community Relations Supervisor, Gift of Life Donor Program
- Diversity and Inclusion Lead: Liz Smith, APR, MBA – Professor of Corporate Communications, Elizabethtown College
- APR Co-Leads:
- Bob Saline, APR, Fellow PRSA – Retired
- Jason Kirsch, APR – Principal and Senior Counselor, PRworks
- Social Media Co-Leads:
- Patrick M. Early, APR – Retired
- Loren Troxell – Communications Specialist at Shipley
- Student Chapter Lead: Thomas P. Boyle, Ph.D., APR – Professor of Communication, Millersville University
- Membership Lead Co–Leads
- Molly McGowan, APR – Media Services at Phoenix Contact
- Patrick M. Early, APR – Retired
- Awards Lead: Linda Burkley, APR – Professor at Susquehanna University
- Sponsorship Lead: Maggi Barton – Media Relations Manager, WellSpan Health
- Public Service Lead: Carly Simpson – Public Affairs Specialist, American College of Radiology