Independent Practitioners Section Leadership

Chair
Carol Higgins Taylor, APR
Owner
Bryant Street Public Relations, LLC
Bangor, ME
carol@bryantstreetpr.com

Chair Elect
Mila Fairfax
Principal
Fairfax Image
Walnut Creek, CA
mila@fairfaximage.com

Immediate past chair
Gina Blume, APR
President
Out of the Box Public Relations
Fleming Island, FL
outoftheboxNJ@gmail.com

Secretary
Carla Brown Lucas
President
Brown Lucas Consulting
Tallahassee, FL
CBLucas@brownlucas.com

Program
Wendy Kurtz, APR, CPRC, Fellow PRSA
President
Elizabeth Charles & Associates, LLC
Orlando, FL
wkurtz@elizabethcharles.com

Communications Co-chair
Amy Coward, APR, Fellow PRSA
Founder & President
AC Public Relations
Columbia, SC
amy.coward@gmail.com

Membership
Ric Bachrach
Chief Executive Officer
Celebrity Focus, Inc.
Deerfield, IL
Ric.Bachrach@celebrityfocus.com

Sponsorship
Gina Milani
President
Milani Marketing & PR & PRToolFinder.com
Angels Camp, CA
gina@milanimarketing.com

Inter-Section Relations
Philip Tate, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
Philip Tate Strategic Communications, LLC
Matthews, NC
philip.tater@gmail.com

Student/New Professionals
Barbara Burfeind, APR, Fellow PRSA
Independent
US Navy retired
Fairfax, VA
burfante81@yahoo.com

Member at Large
J.W. Arnold, APR, Fellow PRSA
Principal
PRDC Public Relations
Fort Lauderdale, FL
jw@prdconline.com

Member at Large
Bart Graham, Sr.
Media Center Volunteer Team Leader
Largo, FL
bart.graham.sr@gmail.com

Member at Large (program subcommittee)
Michelle Young, APR
Agency Principal
Bee Young Communications and Marketing
Tampa, FL
michelle@beeyoungcomms.com

Member at Large (Sponsorship subcommittee)
Kevin Bakewell, APR
Principal
Bakewell Public Relations LLC | PR4Nonprofits
Clearwater, FL
kevin@bakewellpr.com