We Love Our Members
For 80 years, FPRA has been dedicated to developing public relations practitioners who, through ethical and standardized practices, enhance the public relations profession in Florida. Of course, none of this would be possible without our dedicated members. They’re the heart of the organization.
On this Valentine’s Day, the FPRA Pensacola Chapter is showing some love to our members with a little good old fashion recognition.
The following individuals and organizations have invested in our association and our chapter this year through professional membership:
Ed Barker, Naval Education & Training Prof. Dev.
Erika Beach, Navy Federal Credit Union
Kimberly Blair, Gulf Power Company
Carol Trivett Britton, APR, CPRC, University of West Florida
Kate Burroughs, Covenant Care
Megan Chapman, Gulf Coast Kid's House
Sonya M. Daniel, APR, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office
Tonya Ellis, Escambia County BOCC
Mandy Fernandez, Baptist Health Care
Whitney Fike, International Paper
Brandi Gomez, Gulf Power Company
Megan Gonzalez, University of West Florida
Scott Harrington, APR, CPRC
Katy Hebebrand, Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union
Janice Holmes, International Paper
Emily Ioakim
Cameron "Cam" Johnson, Cox Communications
Dina Justice, Justice Marketing Group, LLC
Katie King, EW Bullock
Kaycee Lagarde, Escambia County BOCC
Kristin Longley, Cox
Carla McCarthy, Naval Education and Training Command
Lt. Cmdr. Kate Meadows, Naval Education and Training Command
Amy Minchin, Amy Minchin Creative
Allison Morgan, University of West Florida
Jeff Nall, APR, CPRC, UWF Historic Trust
Josh Newby, Council on Aging of West Florida
Jimmy Orum, University of West Florida
Gordon Paulus, APR, CPRC, Gulf Power Company
Eileen Perrigo, APR, University of West Florida
Melissa Puckett, UWF - University Commons & Student Involvement
Melissa Rawson, Navy Federal Credit Union
Mary Riker, WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast
Linda Roush, FamiliesFirst Network of Lakeview
Don Ruth, Covenant Care
Joy Samsel, APR, Netc1 NOOP2
Douglas "Rick" Scott, APR, CPRC, University of West Florida
Malerie Shelton, Naval Aviation Museum Foundation
Megan Siefert, ProHealth
Caron Sjoberg, APR, CPRC, IDEAWORKS
Natasha Sluder, Navy Federal Credit Union
Marilyn Smith, Baptist Health Care
Sean Smith, Navy Federal Credit Union
Nicole Stacey, Visit Pensacola, Inc.
Lindsey Steck, Visit Pensacola, Inc.
Kim Stefansson, Escambia County School District
Vernon Stewart, City of Pensacola
Julia Terwilliger, University of West Florida
Joy Tsubooka, Escambia County
Eryka Wallace, University of West Florida
Grier Ward, Arc Gateway Foundation
Sarah Whitfield, Santa Rosa County
Mallory Wilson, Sacred Heart Foundation
Enid Wilson, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC)
Kurt Wise, Ph.D., APR, University of West Florida
Hannah Yager, Baptist Health Care
Teresa Zwierzchowski, AppRiver
As a reminder, FPRA members enjoy the following benefits:
- monthly professional development luncheons – Our next meeting is Feb. 21.
- free webinars, white papers and member pricing for annual conference through fpra.org
- accreditation and certification opportunities, including accreditation support through the Florida Public Relations Education Foundation
- leadership opportunities
- recognition opportunities, including Image Awards and Golden Image Awards
- access to our chapter media list (by request)
- networking with other PR professionals in our community and state
- professional development and student scholarship opportunities
Interested in joining this group of professionals as we explore our Purpose in PR this year? Join here or contact Sarah Whitfield, vice president of membership, at fprapensacola@gmail.com. Happy Valentine’s Day!