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Meet Leadership: Dwendy Johnson, Director and Programming Committee Chair
Employed with Gift of Life Donor Program almost 20 years, Dwendy Johnson currently serves as a Community Relations Supervisor. She is responsible for staff skill development in areas of public speaking and presentation skills, marketing techniques, and data analysis. ...
Meet Leadership: Amy Meadows, CPSM, Director
Amy joined the PRSA Central PA chapter in 2020 and became a director on its board of directors in 2021. She also helps with the awards committee. Amy attended her first PRSA Central PA chapter event in 2018 after hearing about the Keystone Awards and deciding that...
Donate to Kenneth G. Robinson, APR Memorial Scholarship
An easy way to give! Are you looking for a way to help students and invest in the future of PR? If so, support our newest collaborative endeavor with PPRS: the Kenneth G. Robinson, APR Memorial Scholarship, via direct donation or through a United Way gift...
Congrats to Michelle Tiemeyer, APR!
Congratulations to Michelle Tiemeyer, communications specialist, principal for BAE Systems Inc. in York and a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, who recently earned Accreditation in Public Relations (APR)! The APR credential is a mark of distinction,...
Meet Leadership: Alysha Davis, Communications & Public Service Lead
Meet Alysha Davis, Communications and Public Service Lead Alysha Davis has been a member of PRSA since 2018 and volunteers with the Central PA Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Alysha works at Lovell Communications, a strategic public...
Meet Leadership: Emily A. Branch, Treasurer
Emily A. Branch serves as treasurer of the Central PA Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and resides in West Reading. An advocate for the arts, education, and community, Emily pivoted her company, Cage Free Design, from curating and art-making...
The Ethical Practice of Public Relations Begins with You
By Bob Saline, APR, Fellow PRSA; and William Swanger, APR, Fellow PRSA and PRSA Central Pennsylvania Chapter Ethics Officer Over the course of the next few newsletters, William Swanger, APR, Fellow PRSA and PRSA Central Pennsylvania Chapter Ethics Officer, along with...
Meet Leadership: Ángela Capeles, DE&I Chair
Ángela joined the chapter’s leadership as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair in 2018. Ángela is a founder, educator, strategist, champagne-lover, and soon-to-be doctor in philosophy. She possesses over nine years of international experience in strategy,...
Meet Leadership: Molly McGowan
Molly McGowan, APR, has been a member of PRSA since 2007 and has held leadership roles in the Central PA PRSA Chapter for about a decade. She is currently President-Elect and volunteers on the Programming Committee. She has previously served as Awards Chair,...
2021 Keystone Awards
It's that time of year to start percolating, noodling, pondering and contemplating the projects you've led, tactics you've enhanced, and strategies you've put in place. This year's Keystone Awards planning is underway!The deadline for submissions is Friday, Oct. 1,...