Leadership

2023 District Officers and Nominating Committee

PRSA’s Sunshine District board is composed of the District officers, along with presidents, assembly delegates, and presidents-elect (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

Jennifer Dunn, APR (Tampa Bay Chapter)

Conversa
Member since 2010
Tampa Bay Chapter
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Chair-Elect

Lauren Leetun, APR (Orlando Chapter)

Sprout Public Relations
Member since 2008
Orlando Chapter
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Treasurer

Denise Graham (North Florida Chapter)

On Ideas, Inc.
Member since 2003
North Florida Chapter
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Secretary

Lauren Venoy, APR (North Florida Chapter)

Real Chemistry
Member since 2012
North Florida Chapter
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Immediate Past Chair

Annabel Beyra, APR (Miami Chapter)

HCA Florida Mercy Hospital
Member since 1997
Miami Chapter
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District Committees

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

Interim APR Chair: Jennifer Trefelner, APR, CPRC (Palm Beach Chapter)
Communications Co-Chairs: Chelsea Eagle (Orlando Chapter) and Kate Smith (Tampa Bay Chapter)
PRSSA College Relations Committee – Connie Crowther (Miami Chapter), Roshana Gosoff (Miami), and Elizabeth Nickerson Hill (Miami)
Radiance Awards Co-Chairs: Justin Herndon, APR (Tampa Bay), Kerstin Sachl (Miami), and Jaylen Christie (Orlando)

Chapter Leaders

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 FORT LAUDERDALE

Hugo Ottolenghi – President

GULF COAST

Courtney Jolly – President

MIAMI

Carthy Frye-Thomas – President

NORTH FLORIDA

Kelsey Morrow – President

ORLANDO

Laura Lord-Blackwell, APR – President

PALM BEACH

Joe Harrington – President

TAMPA BAY

Terri Durdaller – President

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: Annabel Beyra, APR (Miami Chapter)

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: Annabel Beyra, APR (Miami Chapter)