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Longtime PRSA Georgia member Becky Peterson has been active with the organization locally and nationally since joining PRSA what she jokingly recalls as “100 years ago.” What is in fact a notable 20 years of membership has been glittered with exciting career moves – and literal moves, too. The independent counselor currently resides in Indianapolis, […]

Who doesn’t love to win PR awards? Whether you or your organization leverage awards to solidify expertise or boost business, no matter the motivation, there are steps you can take to increase your winning chances. PRSA Georgia’s award season kicks off on June 7 with a call for entries for the Phoenix Awards, the Southeast’s […]

Cookerly Public Relations won multiple Phoenix Award categories in 2020 for business-to-business media relations and online videos to name a few. According to agency president Stephen Brown, APR, Fellow PRSA, one way Cookerly leverages its award entries is as case studies. With the Phoenix Awards call for entries just around the corner on June 7, […]

AAPI History is American History – All Year Long Know More to Do More As we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this year, we can’t ignore the most recent years of stirred up hatred towards those of API heritage that have sparked the #stopasianhate movement. In real time and with detrimental consequences, […]

The path to a long and impactful career in PR and communications looks a little different for everyone. For Yolanda Stephen, APR, her first foray into the industry came at a time when her future literally was up in the air. ” After I graduated college, I worked as a flight attendant for five years, […]

Calling all PRSA Georgia Independent Counselors. The weight of communicating hits different today. Let’s meet up (virtually) after work and talk about it. Being a trusted communications counselor today is not without its opportunities or challenges. How do you counsel your clients? How do you address the challenges of today? Join the PRSA Independent Counselor’s […]

I officially began my APR journey in the spring of 2019, but accreditation had been on my mind for a while. I had been encouraged to pursue the APR by a former supervisor more than 10 years ago, but busyness, life circumstances and a bit of procrastination kept me from focusing on it. But, this […]

It’s Women’s History Month, and PRSA Georgia salutes all of the incredible women communicators who are either firsts and/or have used their talents and viewpoints to create new experiences, ideas, and positively enhance the perception of women in various industries, enabling all of us to see the world in new and different ways. Here are […]

Black History is American History, and that is why we will celebrate and elevate the contributions of African Americans throughout the year, not just during February, Black History Month. The newly formed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Committee aims to increase the awareness of diverse and underrepresented industry-related experts and contributors from all backgrounds while […]

Kent Kimes is the recipient of the January 2020 Chapter Champion Award for his dedicated volunteer work with PRSA Georgia. He wrote the script for the 2018 and 2019 Awards Celebration, and served as the off-stage announcer for both of these events, and he also served alongside Chapter member Alison Tyrer as 2019 co-chair of the […]