Curators & Volunteers

75th Anniversary Committee 

75th Anniversary Task Force Co-Chairs
Felicia Blow, Ph.D., APR
2022 National PRSA Chair
Associate Vice President for Development
Hampton University, Virginia

Denise Hill, Ph.D., APR
Associate Professor, School of Communications
Elon University, North Carolina

Gary McCormick, APR, Fellow PRSA
2010 National PRSA Chair
Principal
GMcCommunications, LLC, Tennessee

Task Force Members
JW Arnold, APR, Fellow PRSA
Principal
PRDC Public Relations, Florida

Aaron Kwittken
Founder & Chairman 
KWT Global, New York

Jorge D'Garay 
President and CEO 
MXUS Public Relations, Mexico

Lea-Ann O’Hare Germinder, APR, Fellow PRSA
President + Founder
Germinder + Associates, New York

Andrew Graham
Founding Partner
Clear PR Agency, New York

Heide Harrell, APR
Director of Marketing and Business Development
Rose Law Firm, Arkansas

Olga Mayoral Wilson, APR, Fellow PRSA
Senior Lecturer, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, (Retired)
Texas State University, Texas

Maureen Walsh (Staff Liaison)
Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
PRSA, New York

75th Anniversary Commemorative Book Thought Leaders

Chief Editor
Anthony D'Angelo, APR, Fellow PRSA
2018 National PRSA Chair
Public Relations Professor & Director, Executive Master's Program
Syracuse University, New York

Forward Author
Cayce Myers, Ph.D., LL.M., J.D., APR
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor, School of Communication
Virginia Tech, Virginia

Contributing Editors
Felicia Blow, Ph.D., APR
2022 National PRSA Chair
Associate Vice President for Development
Hampton University, Virginia

Gary McCormick, APR, Fellow PRSA
2010 National PRSA Chair
Principal
GMcCommunications, LLC, Tennessee

Mickey G. Nall, MAMC, APR, Fellow PRSA 
2013 National PRSA Chair
Professional in Residence
University of Florida, Florida

Curators
Dr. Jinx Broussard
Bart R. Swanson Endowed Memorial Professor
Louisiana State University, Louisiana

Rear Admiral Charlie Brown
Chief of Information
United Stated Navy, Washington, D.C.

Ray Day
Vice Chair 
Stagwell, New York

Mike Fernandez
Senior Vice President - Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability (PACS) & Chief Communications Officer
Enbridge, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Global Headquarters)

Patrick Ford 
Professional in Residence 
University of Florida, Florida

Karen Garnik, APR 
President
Global Vision Marketing & Communications, Puerto Rico 

Karla K. Gower, Ph.D.
Director, Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations
Behringer Distinguished Professor 
The University of Alabama, Alabama

Denise Hill, Ph.D., APR
Associate Professor
Elon University, North Carolina

Michael Kempner
Founder and CEO 
MikeWorldWide (MWW), New York

Bill Imada
Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer
IW Group, Inc., California

Margot Opdycke Lamme, Ph.D., APR
Professor Emerita, The University of Alabama
New Mexico

Grace T. Leong, APR
CEO 
Hunter, New York

Tina McCorkindale, Ph.D., APR
President & CEO
Institute for Public Relations, Florida

Cayce Myers, Ph.D., LL.M., J.D., APR
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia

John L. Paluszek, APR, Fellow PRSA
1989 National PRSA Chair,
Executive Editor 
Business In Society, New York

Andy Polansky
Executive Chairman 
Weber Shandwick, New York (Global Headquarters)

Karen Miller Russell, Ph.D.
Jim Kennedy Professor of New Media, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor
University of Georgia, Georgia

Shelley Spector
Founder and Director
Museum of Public Relations, New York

Natalie T. J. Tindall, Ph.D., APR
Professor and Director of the Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations
University of Texas at Austin, Texas 

Norris P. West
Director of Strategic Communications
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Maryland

ZENO Group
New York, New York (Global Headquarters)