Leadership

2020 District Officers and Nominating Committee

PRSA’s Sunshine District board is composed of the District officers, along with presidents, president-elects and assembly delegates (non voting) representing the seven chapters throughout Florida. The District officers are nominated by the District Nominating Committee and voted in by the Sunshine District Board.

Chair

Jeremy Katzman, APR (Greater Fort Lauderdale and Miami Chapters)

Nova Southeastern University
Member since 2013
Greater Fort Lauderdale and Miami Chapters
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Chair-Elect

Bobby Eagle, APR (Tampa Bay Chapter)

Tech Data
Member since 2007
Tampa Bay Chapter
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Secretary

Annabel Beyra, APR (Miami Chapter)

Fusion Communications
Member since 1997
Miami Chapter
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Treasurer

Jennifer R. Dunn, APR (Tampa Bay Chapter)

Conversa
Member since 2010
Tampa Bay Chapter
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Immediate Past Chair

J.W. Arnold, APR, Fellow PRSA (Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter)

PRDC
Member since 2013
Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter
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District Committees

The Sunshine District has several committees whose chairs are appointed by the District Chair.

APR Boot Camp Chair: Annabel Beyra, APR (Miami Chapter)
Communications Chair: Annabel Beyra, APR (Miami Chapter)
District Conference Co-Chairs: J.W. Arnold, APR, Fellow PRSA (Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter)) and Victor Aimi, APR (Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter)
PRSSA Liaison – Connie Crowther (Miami Chapter)
Radiance Awards Chair: Christina Morton, APR (Orlando Regional Chapter), Vice Chair: Lauren Leetun, APR (Orlando Regional Chapter)

Chapter Profiles

The presidents and president-elects from each of the seven Florida PRSA chapters are voting members of the Sunshine District Board. Assembly delegates are non-voting members of the District Board.

GREATER FT. LAUDERDALE

Jennifer Hudson – President, Delegate
Cecilia Bavio – President-Elect, Delegate

GULF COAST

Catherine Bergerson – President
Cindy Withorn – President-Elect
Russell Tuff – Delegate

MIAMI

Erika Mayor-Diaz – President
Isabel Gamarra – President-Elect
Marcia Gomez – Delegate

NORTH FLORIDA

Jill Matejcek – President
Lauren Venoy – President-Elect
Cheryl Munn Wright, APR – Delegate
Jerri Radano Franz, APR – Delegate
Greg A. Willis, Jr. – Delegate

ORLANDO REGIONAL

Richard Donley, APR – President
Stefanie Macfarlane, APR – President-Elect, Delegate
Beth Swanson, APR – Delegate
Lauren Leetun, APR – Delegate

PALM BEACH

John Deveney, APR, Fellow PRSA – President, Delegate
Melissa Morante – President-Elect
Rebecca Seelig, APR – Delegate

TAMPA BAY

Kelsy Long – President
Josh Carrasco, APR – President-Elect
Diane Jones, APR – Delegate
Mary Haban, APR – Delegate
Betty Carlin, APR – Delegate

National Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee is elected by the District Board and seeks the representative(s) from the district for the national board. Alternates are also selected to assist the representative.

Representative: J.W. Arnold, APR, Fellow PRSA (Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter)
Representative, First Alternate: Jeremy Katzman, APR (Fort Lauderdale and Miami Chapters)

District Nominating Committee

The District nominating committee chaired by the Immediate Past Chair and includes two additional current or past District board members, who are members of Chapters in the District. The committee is charged with selecting a diverse slate to represent the entire Sunshine District.

Chair: J.W. Arnold, APR, Fellow PRSA (Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter)
Member: Karen Galanaugh, APR (Palm Beach Chapter)
Member: Heather Keroes, APR (Orlando Regional Chapter)