Leadership

2019 District Officers and Nominating Committee

PRSA’s Sunshine District board is composed of the officers, the nominating committee, and the presidents and assembly delegates of each chapter. The district officers are nominated by the Nominating Committee and voted in by the Sunshine District Board.

Chair

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

PRDC
Member since 2013
Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter
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Chair-Elect

Jeremy Katzman, APR (Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter)

Nova Southeastern University
Member since 2013
Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter
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Treasurer

Bobby Eagle, APR (Tampa Bay Chapter)

Tech Data
Member since 2007
Tampa Bay Chapter
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Secretary

Russell Tuff (Gulf Coast Chapter)

Social-Impact
Member since 2010
Gulf Coast Chapter
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Chair

Christina Morton, APR (Orlando Regional Chapter)

Consensus Communications
Member since 2006
Orlando Regional Chapter
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District Committees

The Sunshine District has two standing committees with the desire to add more in the coming years. Committee Chairs are elected by the District Board but are non-voting roles.

APR Boot Camp, Chair: Annabel Beyra, APR (Miami Chapter)
Communications, Chair: Mary Margaret Hull, APR (Tampa Bay Chapter)

Chapter Profiles

The presidents and assembly delegates from each of the seven Florida PRSA chapters are voting members of the Sunshine District Board.

GREATER FT. LAUDERDALE

Victoria Miklausich – President, Delegate
Jennifer Hudson – President-Elect, Delegate

GULF COAST

Julie Pedretti – President
Catherine Bergerson – President-Elect
Russell Tuff – Delegate

MIAMI

Julie Lugones – President
Erika Mayor – President-Elect
Connie Crowther – Delegate
Marcia Gomez – Delegate

NORTH FLORIDA

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

ORLANDO REGIONAL

Heather Keroes, APR – President
Rich Donley, APR – President-Elect
Stefanie Macfarlane, APR – Delegate
Beth Swanson, APR – Delegate
Lauren Leetun, APR – Delegate

PALM BEACH

Karen Galanaugh, APR – President, Delegate
John Deveney, APR, Fellow PRSA – President-Elect
Rebecca Seelig, APR – Delegate

TAMPA BAY

Jenna Stock – President
Kelsy Van Camp – President-Elect
Diane Jones, APR – Delegate
Mary Haban, APR – Delegate
Betty Carlin, APR – Delegate

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: Christina Morton, APR (Orlando Regional Chapter)
Representative, First Alternate: Rebecca Seelig, APR (Palm Beach Chapter)