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Call for Nominations by July 14: Director-at-Large Special Appointment

PRSA ECD currently has a Director-at-Large vacancy and is aiming to fill this seat in July/August 2023. PRSA ECD board service is beneficial in a myriad of ways, including collaborating with colleagues at the Chapter, District, and National…
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ECD March Chapter Spotlight: PRSA Cleveland

PRSA Cleveland focused on reengaging current members and recruiting new PR professionals at their membership mixer on March 16 in downtown Cleveland! (See photos below) The chapter is also planning to host a student speed networking event…
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February 2023 Leadership Forum Recording

A Yogi Guide to Recruitment & Retention PRSA ECD's February 2023 Leadership Forum featured an insightful presentation from Dan Farkas, Lecturer of Strategic Communication at the Ohio State University. Click here to watch the…
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THERE ARE ADVISORS… AND THEN THERE IS ADRIENNE: 2022 ECD PLATINUM AWARD RECIPIENT DR. ADRIENNE WALLACE

She had us at COVID’s first hello. The PRSA East Central District could proclaim Dr. Adrienne Wallace as its champion purely for her unshakable leadership as ECD chair in the early panic of the pandemic and the eruption of George Floyd.…
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ECD MAY CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT: HEART OF PRSA GREATER CLEVELAND KEEPS BEATING & DREAMING

PRSA Greater Cleveland is the final ECD chapter to be profiled in the Chapter Spotlights. Thank you to all chapter leaders! Your support has been invaluable! By ECD Communications Chair Mark Pompilio They say the heart of rock and…
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ECD APRIL CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT: MICHIGAN’S PRSA WHITE PINE STANDS TALL

The name “White Pine” stands out among our ECD chapters because it may immediately put you to the test.  It’s not a big city, like Cleveland or Pittsburgh, nor does it conjure an identity, like Bluegrass and Thoroughbred. …
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ECD NOVEMBER CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT TAKES US HOME TO PRSA WEST VIRGINIA

John Denver may have been unkind to our ECD brethren in Toledo when he called Saturday nights there “like being nowhere,” but he made some amends with his love song to West Virginia.  I-64 may not be a typical “Country Road”…
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CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT ON PRSA NORTHWEST OHIO: NEVER A SLOW NIGHT IN TOLEDO, ALWAYS A NEW DAWN

Holy Toledo! There’s a lot to love about the Glass City, it’s demilitarized Ohio-Michigan war zone, and the hard-working, big-hearted members of the PRSA Northwest Ohio Chapter. The chapter was founded in 1951 by public relation…
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CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT ON CENTRAL MICHIGAN PRSA & HOMETOWN LANSING: NOT YOUR FATHER’S OLDSMOBILE

The “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” tag line debuted in 1988 and marked the beginning of the end for the Olds brand, killed off by GM in 2000.  Slate called it a case for a how a strongly identified brand can over time…
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LOSE LOSANTIVILLE? BE BOLD CINCINNATUS! AUGUST ECD CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT IS ON PRSA CINCINNATI

Historically, Cincinnati is a town made for PR.  When your founding fathers name you “Losantiville” (a Latin-Greek word puzzle about proximity to the Licking River), you know you have some work to do. Your burgeoning meat-packing…
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ECD CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT: PRSA PITTSBURGH – STRONG AS STEEL, FLOWING LIKE A RIVER THROUGH CHALLENGING TIMES

I visited Pittsburgh for a job interview years ago. On the way from the airport to WTAE-TV the cabbie mentioned, “You know about 80% of the population of Pittsburgh is born and raised in Allegheny County.” I heard that factoid at…
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SMALL CHAPTER, BIG HEART: ECD JUNE CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT TRAVELS TO LAKE ERIE TO HONOR PRSA NORTHWESTERN PA

PRSA Northwestern Pennsylvania provides a wonderful example of how chapters large and small share the same goals of advancing the profession and providing benefit for their members. Northwestern PA states the case that no matter the membership,…
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