PRSA Leadership 2023

Our chapter is governed by a board of directors, which includes chapter officers and directors. The immediate past president also serves as a voting ex-officio member of the board.

Chapter Officers

	Leah McConnell Dergachev, MBA President Chief Storyteller, Austley
	Karin Drinkhall, APR & PMT President-Elect Director of Communications, CNA Corporation
	Lisa Kiefer Treasurer Vice President, Morning Consult
	Amanda Ponzar Secretary Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, CHC: Creating Healthier Communities
	Jaya Koilpillai Bohlmann, APR Vice President Founder and Chief Consultant, Designing Communication
	Larry Parnell Vice President Associate Professor & Program Director, The George Washington University
	Patricia Hernandez, PhD Vice President Assistant Director of the MA in Communication Program, Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs

Board

	Jennifer Boone Bemisderfer, APR Director Security Communications Lead, Amazon
	Crystal Borde Director Vice President and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practice Lead, Vanguard Communications
	Allie Erenbaum Director Senior Account Supervisor, Edelman
	Henry Kenney III, MPS Director External Relations Analyst, Consumer and Entertainment, AARP
	Adiya Mobley Director  Senior Vice President and Partner, FleishmanHillard
	Southerlyn Marino Reisig Director Founding Partner, Newport Partners Public Affairs
	Mike Smith Director CEO, GreenSmith PR and MSBD, Inc.
	Carol Wilkerson Director Assistant Vice President for Communications & Media Relations, American University
	John Yaglenski Director Director of Communications and IT, IEEE-USA
	Robert Krueger Immediate Past President (ex-officio) Executive Communications Manager, Gensler

Committee Leaders:

Accreditation (APR) Committee Co-chair:

Mark Erwin, APR

Amy Philpott, APR

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair:

Crystal Borde

Ethics Officer:

Samantha Villegas, APR

Hall of Fame:

Lauren Lawson Zilai

Trisha Herdandez

Marcom Committee Chair:

Megan Sweeney

Membership Committee Chair:

Jennifer Strohm, APR

Mid-Atlantic District Representative:

Karen Drinkhall

Nomination Committee Chair:

Robert Krueger

Pro Bono Committee Co-Chairs:

Joellen Leavelle

Professional Development Committee Co-Chairs:

David Rodewald

Programming: Assn-Nonprofit Co-Chairs:

Laura Gross

Diana Olson

Christie Phillips, APR

Alysa Reich

Scott Ward

Sponsorship Committee Chair:

Lisa Chensvold

University Relations Committee Chair:

Henry Kenney, III, MPS

To contact any of our Officers or Board members, please email them at info@prsancc.org.

Past Presidents