The Independent Public Relations Alliance (IPRA) announced its 2015 board of directors. IPRA represents independent practitioners in public relations, communications and marketing working in the D.C. area.  The 2015 board is:

• Chair – Jay Morris, Jay Morris Communications LLC
• Immediate Past Chair – Michael Sheward, Management Communications Strategies
• Treasurer – Robert Udowitz, RFP Associates LLC
• Secretary – Christie Phillips, BlueTree LLC
• Program Committee Chair – Jennifer Meyer, J.C. Meyer Communications. Committee members: Sheri Singer, Singer Communications; Robb Deigh, RDC Public Relations LLC; Shawn Flaherty, Creative Strategies Public Relations; and Michael Sheward, Management Communications Strategies
• Marketing Committee Chair – Sabrina McGowan, SQM Public Relations LLC. Committee members: Ami Neiberger-Miller, Steppingstone LLC; and Claudia Askew, ASQ Communications
• Membership Committee Co-Chairs – Vicki Robb, Vicki Robb Communications, and Sandra Remey, Remey Communications. Committee members: Roxann Henze, Henze Communications; and Robert Deigh, RDC Communications
• Buying Collective Committee Chair – Helen Sullivan, InHouse Communications LLC
• Website Committee Chair – Jill Kurtz, American Public University System

IPRA is a section of the Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter in Washington, D.C.