PRSA News

ATLANTA – July 17, 2015 – Roszell Gadson, APR, is the recipient of the July 2015 Chapter Champion Award from the Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (prsageorgia.org). This award recognizes his dedicated volunteer work for the Chapter.   Gadson joined the PRSA Georgia Chapter in 2009 and has served on the […]

PRSA Georgia president, Stephen M. Brown, APR, is featured in this month’s PR Tactics, a publication of PRSA National. He worked in conjunction with the PR committee to create a timely piece about overcoming the stereotypes encircling the Millennial generation and instead examining what seems to be indicative of a larger, systemic problem. Stephen offers […]

Kim Resnik, APR, has been part of public relations in Atlanta for more than 20 years. Her experience has focused on higher education, culture and the arts, and she has contributed to the success of The Art Institutes, the Atlanta History Center and the Alliance Theatre Company. Currently she is principal of Kim Resnik Communications. […]

George Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and public relations trailblazer, helped shape modern Atlanta. Since the 1940s, his quiet influence helped guide the city into becoming an economic powerhouse and major population center. His greatest talent was helping people of different political, religious, and social backgrounds work together for the common good of Atlanta. He never […]

ATLANTA – January 19, 2015 – Michelle Potter isthe recipient of the January 2015 Chapter Champion Award from the Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (prsageorgia.org), recognizing her dedicated volunteer work for the Chapter. She has served on numerous committees since joining in 2003, including the Nonprofit Special Interest Group (SIG), the […]

Congratulations to the 2015 PRSA Georgia Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is: President Stephen Brown, APR; President-Elect Alison Ilg; Treasurer Elyse Hammett, APR; and Secretary Karlie Lahm, APR. Directors-At Large are: Neil Hirsch, APR (immediate past president & International Conference); Louise Mulherin (Professional Development); Lynn Medcalf (Membership); Annette Filliat, APR (Annual Conference); Patty Gregory […]

PRSA Georgia awarded the 2014 Chapter Awards at the Annual Awards Celebration on November 6, 2014.   Distinguished PR Award This award recognizes a prominent Georgian outside of the public relations practice who has made an outstanding contribution to Georgia’s regional, national and/or international image or reputation through the use of good public relations practices […]

PRSA Georgia will host the PRSA 2015 International Conference, the largest public relations conference in the world. This prestigious event will take place November 5 – 8 in Atlanta. The symposium will be an exciting opportunity for public relations professionals to amplify their impact by connecting strategy, tactics an tools across one integrated network. Why […]

Angie Champsaur, APR Angie Champsaur, APR, is a media relations specialist with the U.S. military’s Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) at Encompass Digital Media. She works closely with public affairs officers and news organizations to coordinate and secure media coverage of military operations worldwide. This includes live and taped satellite feeds from Afghanistan, […]

“Snow Daze: A Cold Lesson on Perception Management” from Neil Hirsch, APR, PRSA Georgia President and global communications manager of Novelis, offers insights and lessons learned from Snowjam 2014 in the current issue of The Public Relations Strategist. Click here to read the article.