From the President's Desk: Our Commitment to You in 2024
How many of you committed to a New Year’s resolution or two for this year, and are already putting it into action?
If you have, I wholeheartedly commend you.
While I’ve never been much of a New Year’s resolution-ist, as your 2024 PRSA Chicago Chapter President, my commitment to you—my fellow Chicago area public relations and communications colleagues—is that we will continue to:
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Build an environment EVERYONE wants to be a part of—from rising professionals to seasoned leaders;
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Empower our members to influence our chapter’s decisions; and,
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Evolve as a chapter as our members, community, world and industry also continue to evolve around us.
As a continuous learner myself, I value and am eager to learn from others who bring to the table their personal experiences, expertise, and insights for areas where they excel and I do not. I’m humbled by the generosity of our colleagues who choose to bring their strengths, time and talents to the PRSA Chicago Board of Directors so that we all can help advance our industry, and continue to grow professionally. This year, we welcome these communications leaders to the 2024 PRSA Chicago Board of Directors:
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PRSA Chicago Board 2024 |
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NAME |
TITLE |
COMPANY |
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President |
Kayee Ip, MS |
Senior Manager, Governance Communications |
College of American Pathologists |
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President-Elect |
Bridgette Russell, APR |
Public Relations & Communications Director |
Field Museum of Chicago |
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Interim Treasurer through June 30, 2024 |
Natasha Vuppuluri, MBA, MSA |
Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing and Communications |
MSL/Publicis Groupe |
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Treasurer starting July 1, 2024 |
Jessica Gallen, APR |
Account Supervisor |
Laughlin Constable |
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Immediate Past President |
Naomi Adams |
Senior Vice President, Executive Director |
Golin |
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Awards Co-chair |
Dianna Garcia |
Publicist |
Zapwater Communications, Inc. |
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Awards Co-chair |
Wendi Koziol, APR |
Senior Vice President |
Public Communications Inc. (PCI) |
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Communications Co-chair |
Shannon McGovern |
Senior Vice President, Client Experience |
Current Global |
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Communications Co-chair |
Joyce Lofstrom, APR, Fellow PRSA |
Owner & Principal |
Joyce Lofstrom & Associates |
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Communications Co-chair |
Michelle Jimenez |
Marketing Specialist |
Carr, Riggs & Ingram |
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Diversity & Inclusion Co-chair |
Michelle Flowers Welch |
Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
Flowers Communications Group |
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Diversity & Inclusion Co-chair |
Jorge Alcaraz, PhD |
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |
Starcom |
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Membership Co-chair |
Jessica Gallen, APR |
Account Supervisor |
Laughlin Constable |
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Membership Co-chair |
Jacqueline Thomas |
President |
South Shore Public Relations |
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Membership Co-chair |
Brianna Milanowski |
Associate Director |
APCO Worldwide |
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Membership Co-chair |
Andrew Krause |
Chief Executive Officer |
AKA Partners |
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Partnership Co-chair |
Ric Bachrach |
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Celebrity Focus, Inc. |
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Partnership Co-chair |
Jamie Born |
Principal |
Born Public Relations |
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Programming Co-chair |
Audrey Wayne |
Senior Account Supervisor |
KemperLesnik |
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Programming Co-chair |
Rebecca Roussell, MS |
Senior Vice President, DEI Communications |
Current Global |
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Programming Co-chair |
Rachel Chick |
Senior Account Manager |
Mekky Media Relations |
I’m honored to be picking up the baton from Immediate Past President Naomi Adams Ponzio to serve as your Chapter President this year. Naomi’s leadership over the past year helps us to continue to evolve, and align with the national organization’s north star.
I look forward to when I will be passing the baton of an even more inclusive, stronger, more meaningful and welcoming Chapter to those who will come after me. And, I hope you—our members—continue to benefit from the progress we aspire to make, see and experience that growth for yourself, and are excited to join us in this journey for the Chicago public relations and communications community.
Yours in service,
Kayee Ip
2024 Chapter President
PRSA Chicago
Kayee welcomes communication from PRSA Chicago members. Write to her at [email protected].
