Johnpaul (JP) Arnold, APR
JP Arnold, APR, LEED Green Associate is the Marketing and Business Development Manager for Bridgers & Paxton Mechanical/Electrical Engineers in Colorado Springs. JP is the past president and current Accreditation chair for the Pikes Peak Chapter Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). He was an APRPREP Panelist for the online study course.
A retired U.S. Army Major and Public Affairs Officer, he served in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division and in Kabul, Afghanistan. JP was awarded two Bronze Star Medals for Meritorious Service during his deployments. As a Public Affairs Officer, he worked over 150 media engagements around the world to include NY Times, CNN, BBC, Newsweek, NBC News, along with Seattle, Nashville and Colorado Springs media markets. JP managed projects with the National Army Marketing and Advertising Recruiting Campaign with Weber Shandwick PR and McCann Erickson Ad Agency.
He currently serves as the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Colorado Sponsorship Chair and served as the Southern Colorado Committee Chair in Colorado Springs. He was awarded the 2022 SMPS Colorado Member of the Year and Unicorn Marketer Award. He serves on the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Colorado Editorial Committee. He holds both Undergrad and Graduate Degrees in Mass Communication from Ouachita Baptist University and Middle Tennessee State University (Phi Kappa Phi Honors). He attended the U.S. Defense Information School, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College and both Airborne and Air Assault Schools. JP has been married for over 23 years to his wife, Amy, a Coloradoan, and they have 2 adopted children.