Our chapter is governed by a 17-member board of directors, which includes five chapter officers and 12 directors. The immediate past president also serves as a voting ex officio member of the board.
Chapter Officers
Lauren Lawson-Zilai
President
Senior Director of Public Relations/National Spokesperson, Goodwill Industries International
Robert Krueger
President-Elect
Executive Communications Manager, Gensler
Michelle “Mischa” Sindyukov
Secretary
Consultant, APCO Worldwide
Meredith Williams, MPH
Treasurer
Senior Principal, Atlas Research
Vickie Gogo, APR
Vice-President
Partner, Multicultural Communications, ICF Next
Leah McConnell Dergachev
Vice-President
Assistant Vice President, Marketing, Communications and Membership, Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC)
Pattie Yu
Vice-President
Principal and Founder
The Yu Crew, LLC
Board
Laura Ambrosio
Director
Communications and Policy, Consumer Technology Association
Karen Addis, APR
Director
President & CEO, Addis Communications
Diti Bhasin
Director
Director of Digital Strategies & Equity Programs, Flexability
Matt Howland
Director
Director of Communications, Army Emergency Relief
Patty Nicastri
Director
Account Supervisor, Hager Sharp
Larry Parnell
Director
Associate Professor & Program Director, The George Washington University
Carol Wilkerson
Director
Press Director, US Small Business Association
Josh Wilson
Director
Director, Strategic Communications, Children’s National Hospital
Lisa Kiefer
Immediate Past President (ex officio)
Managing Director, Morning Consult
To contact any of our Officers or Board members please email them at info@prsancc.org
Our chapter also selects delegates to represent PRSA NCC at the annual PRSA National Leadership Assembly.
2021 Delegates
Jackie Allder, APR
Ann Andrews Morris
John Cole
Aaron Ellis, APR, Fellow PRSA
Suzanne Holroyd, APR+M, Fellow PRSA
Michelle Hudgins, APR
Staci Maiers, APR
Robyn Rudish-Laning
Carol Wilkerson
