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.