About Reception Michelle Flowers Welch Receives “Distinguished Senior Leader’ Honor December 7, 2017The Fortnightly of Chicago Michelle Flowers Welch, founder and chairman of the Flowers Communications Group, received the Chicago PRSA Chapter’s 2017 Distinguished Senior Leader...

Driven. Passionate. Visionary. Inspiring. These are a few words one might use to describe Michelle Flowers Welch, Founder and Chairman of Flowers Communications Group (FCG), a multicultural, integrated marketing agency.   But I'll let you decide for yourself.Of course, good leaders don't ...

By Edward M. Bury, APR (aka The PRDude) The value of regular, timely, accurate and effective during the most serious public threat of our lifetimes and ongoing national discordance encapsulates the perspectives shared by a panel of communicators last week during “It’s 2021 — What ...

The Public Relations Society of America’s Chicago Chapter is excited to announce its 2021 board of directors. PRSA Chicago is the fourth largest chapter in the country with nearly 400 members. The chapter was founded in 1948 to provide professionals with programs and activities designed to mee...

During Black History Month, we acknowledge and celebrate all the Black communications professionals who have made and continue to make an impact in our industry. Throughout the month, be on the lookout for content across our social channels, as well as PRSA publications and programming. PRSA Chicag...

By Laura Moy, a recent graduate of DePaul University From waiting tables, becoming an overnight DJ and now the President of Golin’s Central Region, Ginger Porter’s story is one of grit, optimism and out-of-the-box thinking. For many college students the concept of “adulting̶...

2020 has been a challenging year for so many reasons. One of the key issues highlighted this past year is the continuation of systemic racism and inequity across America. Looking closer at statistics in the public relations industry, I was shocked at our collective lack of diversity. Only 8.3 perce...

On November 29, 2019 a barn on African Safari Wildlife Park (ASWP) caught fire killing 10 exotic animals. It was Thanksgiving weekend, and everybody was with family miles away from the park. Only the general manager was on site and he immediately called 911 and one of the owners, Holly Hunt. Without...

By Virginia Devlin, CEO, Current Global Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but does that apply to your professional life, too? For our more than 200 global employees, who have developed strong, interpersonal relationships in their offices and across our network, it is critical that we mainta...

By Joyce Lofstrom, MS, APR As PRSA Chicago members transitioned to at-home offices during the COVID-19 pandemic, independent PR practitioners were already in place with their business office ready to go. Yet, this new reality offers consistent challenges for so many in the profession.  Follow...