PRSA-NCC Announces 2019 Leadership; Stacy Hope Named President

The Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter (PRSA-NCC) announced its 2019 Board of Directors and national assembly delegates. The PRSA-NCC Board oversees the chapter’s more than 40 annual professional development and Thoth awards programs designed to advance professionalism and support career growth. The assembly delegates represent the chapter at the annual PRSA National Assembly.

Below are the officers, board and assembly delegates effective January 1, 2019.

President
Stacy Hope, Communications Director, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

President-Elect
Lisa Kiefer, Vice President, Wakefield Research

Vice President- (2-year term)
Robert Krueger, Executive Communications Manager, Gensler

Vice President (1 year term)
Lauren Lawson-Zilai, Senior Director, Public Relations, Goodwill Industries International
Jackie Allder, APR, Vice President, PR and Communications, The Long and Foster Companies

Treasurer
Michelle Hudgins, APR, Senior Vice President PR Neighbor Works America

Secretary
Jenna Boyer, Senior Manager, Employer Brand + Communications, Marriott International

Immediate Past President
Sabrina Kidwai, APR, CAE; Director of Membership and Marketing, National Association of Bond Lawyers

Two-Year Directors
Vickie Gogo, APR, Principal, ICF
Leah McConnell, Communications Director, Medical Device Innovation Consortium
Robert Udowitz, Principal, RFP Associates

One-Year Directors
Brendon Miller, APR, Director of Development and Communications, Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc.
Allie Erenbaum, Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton
Karen Naumann, APR, Vice President, Susan Davis International

2019 Assembly Delegates

Jackie Allder, APR, Vice President, PR and Communications, The Long and Foster Companies
Jennifer Bemisderfer, APR, principal, jB Communications
Aaron Ellis, APR, Fellow PRSA, Public Affairs Director, American Association of Port Authorities
Suzanne Holroyd, APR+M, Fellow PRSA, Prevention Program Manager, Department of Defense
Brigitte Johnson, APR, Faculty, Georgetown University
Lauren Lawson-Zilai, Senior Director, Public Relations, Goodwill Industries International
Ann Andrews Morris, Managing Director, Association Communication, AAA National
Sergei Samoilenko, PR Faculty, George Mason University