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—Edward Shapson
Shapson PR




PRSA Philadelphia Volunteer Committees

Accreditation Committee
Chapter Publicity
E-Link (Chapter News)
Membership


Pepperpot & Achievement Awards
PR Institute
PRSSA
Web Site Management




Accreditation Committee

This committee promotes professionalism and manages our accreditation activities. It informs members of status changes in accreditation and accreditation support. It also communicates with accreditation exam candidates, locates exam testing sites, recruits oral examiners, facilitates pre-exam prep classes and proctors the written exam.

Contact
Suzanne Sparks Fitzgerald,
sparks@rowan.edu





Chapter Publicity
The Publicity Committee publicizes Chapter events and awards to public relations professionals and the business professionals who often enlist PR services. Our efforts have garnered television coverage of Andy Reid receiving the Leadership award and articles on the Chapter's annual Pepperpot and Achievement awards in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

If you have an interest in media relations, give us a call - we'd love to have you on our team!

Contact
Marisa Sharkey
marisa.sharkey@tenethealth.com





E-Link (Chapter News)
E-LINK is the Chapter's official newsletter. A membership benefit, E-LINK is distributed monthly and includes information on Chapter programs, events and volunteer opportunities. E-LINK is provided in conjunction with Business Wire.

Contact







Membership
The membership committee works with the board of directors to develop materials and programs for member candidates. It seeks to maintain and increase membership while also working to create the most valuable program and benefit content for the member base. It identifies prospects, responds to membership inquiries, and advances membership initiatives. Becoming a part of the membership committee is a great way to meet people within the industry while also taking part in one of the organizations most important objectives. Committee members are needed for 2008.

Contact:
Molly H. Wilson
Tierney Communications
mowilson@tierneyagency.com
215-790-4361






Pepperpot & Achievement Awards
Plans and produces the chapter's annual recognition and achievement awards program.

Contact
Abby Rizen
FCF Schmidt Public Relations
arizen@fcfschmidtpr.com

PR Institute

Successfully conducted for the first time in 2007, the PR Institute is an annual educational program in which teams of mid-level public relations professionals from PR agencies, corporations and nonprofit organizations form “mini PR agencies”. Over a six-week period, they participate in weekly educational courses on different aspects of PR plan development and presentation and are put into a real-life public relations environment and challenged to apply their best thinking and efforts to develop an integrated communications plan for a “client” (Toll Brothers was the 2007 client).

Committee members are needed to help in securing a client and course faculty, making logistical arrangements and promoting the Institute.

Contact
Mark Sahl
Lazar Partners
msahl@lazarpartners.com





Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
Facilitates professional development for members of our six student chapters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Contact
Rick Alcantara
tarapr@voicenet.com





Web Site Management
Manages content, design and technology for the chapter's Web site.

Contact
Steven L. Lubetkin, APR, Fellow, PRSA
steve@lubetkin.net

 

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