The Public Relations Society of America National Capital Chapter (PRSA-NCC) announced election results for its 2010 officers, board of directors and assembly delegates. This team of PRSA-NCC members oversees the chapter’s more than 50 annual professional development and awards programs designed to advance professionalism and career growth.
“As the largest PRSA chapter in the nation with more than 1,400 members, PRSA-NCC is the leading organization connecting PR practitioners in the Washington, DC region,” said Jeffrey Ghannam, 2010 NCC president and Biotechnology Institute vice president. “I’m excited about working with the new board to organize programs that will enable our members to succeed in their professional endeavors, grow as PR professionals and highlight best practices in their work.”
Ghannam is joined by 12 newly elected members of the board of directors and seven new assembly delegates, as well as three returning directors who are serving two-year terms, and six returning assembly delegates. The chapter’s leadership team comprises the president and the executive officers of the board:
President: Jeff Ghannam, vice president, communications and membership, Biotechnology Institute
President-Elect: Samantha Villegas, APR, manager of communications, Loudoun Water
Treasurer: Aaron Cohen, vice president, media and digital communications, MS&L PR
Secretary: Sylvia Aguilera, director, Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership
Vice Presidents: Brigitte Johnson, APR, director of communications, American Forest Foundation; Robert Udowitz, public relations consultant; and, Erika Rooks Wilgenburg, APR, former communications manager, San Diego Housing Commission
Immediate Past President: Barbara Burfeind, APR, strategic communication director, Defense Visual Information, U.S. Department of Defense
Two-Year Directors (term expires in parentheses): Jaya Koilpillai Bohlmann, vice president, public relations, Sodexo, Inc. (term expires 2011); Michelle Hudgins, APR, senior press officer, National Education Association (term expires 2010); Sabrina Kidwai, media relations manager, Association for Career and Technical Education (term expires 2011); Ann Andrews Morris, principal, AndMore Communications, LLC (term expires 2011); Phil Simon, APR, managing director, communications and marketing, American Institute of Architects (term expires 2010); and, Gwyn Walcoff, APR, owner, CCG, LLC Public Relations (term expires 2010)
One-Year Directors (term expires end of 2010): Frank Howard, president & CEO, Howard Consulting Group, Inc.; Shannon Joyce, public relations account executive, Focused Image; and, Amy Robinson, APR, vice president, communications and media relations, Direct Selling Association.
Assembly Delegates (term expires in parentheses): Rebecca Andersen, APR, corporate communications manager, Opnext, Inc. (term expires 2010); Aaron Ellis, APR, communications director, American Association of Port Authorities (term expires 2010); Suzanne Holroyd, Ph.D., APR communications manager, Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, U.S. Department of Defense (term expires 2012); Amie Hornbaker, APR, director of public relations, American Podiatric Medical Association (term expires 2012); Tia Mason Howard, APR, director of communications, Erickson Retirement Communities (term expires 2010); Brigitte Johnson, APR, director of communications and executive editor, American Forest Foundation (term expires 2011); Jill Kurtz, APR, chief operating officer, Balance Interactive (term expires 2012); Mitchell E. Marovitz, APR, associate/strategic communications consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (term expires 2012); Bill Outlaw, director of communications, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration (term expires 2012); Phil Simon, APR, managing director, communications and marketing, American Institute of Architects (term expires 2011); Michael C. Sheward, APR, president, Management Communications Strategies (term expires 2011); Fred Whiting, APR, lecturer, American University School of Communication (term expires 2012); and, Erika Rooks Wilgenburg, APR, former communications manager, San Diego Housing Commission (term expires 2012)