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Meet PRSA Board of Directors Nominee Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Clark, APR, Fellow PRSA

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Region, Government Relations & Public Affairs. Alma mater: Undergrad: University of Missouri; Graduate: Hauptmann School of Public Affairs, Park University. ” What do you think makes for a successful leadership team? Individuals’ actions show that leadership is trustworthy. In a word: trust.

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Reflecting on a Long Military Career and the Rewards of PRSA Accreditation

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Army Public Affairs Officer (PAO). In those days at DINFOS, broadcast students who failed to meet the standards would find themselves walking the halls with a hockey stick and everyone knew what that meant. Learn more about earning your APR by visiting PRaccreditation.org. But once again, I never gave up.

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Ranger Scott Gediman on the Ferguson Fire and 22 Years as Yosemite Park’s Public Affairs Officer

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Over his 22 years as public affairs officer at Yosemite National Park , Scott Gediman has experienced a myriad of crises on the job, from floods and rock falls to hantavirus outbreaks. “It Here in the public affairs office there are just two of us — there used to be five, and then there were four, and then three.

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Page report highlights management communications opportunity

Wadds Inc.

The corporate communications or public relations function was elevated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communications leaders participated proactively in management meetings and daily executive standups and addressed a wide range of issues, from public health emergencies to mental health and public relations challenges.

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Brexit – 12 immediate actions for PR, corporate communications and public affairs professionals

Stuart Bruce

Public relations, corporate communications, public affairs and corporate affairs professionals will have an essential role in helping employers and clients to navigate this period of momentous change. Therefore the UK will likely leave the EU in October 2018.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Nicole Castro

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It was a great role to have because there had never been any leadership in terms of how to manage social media for this organization,” she said. “I Nicole attended media meet-and-greet shows, traveled to meet with clients and even flew to Las Vegas for CES, the annual consumer electronics trade show. I jumped at it,” she said.

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Leading With Ethics During COVID-19

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In the plan, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) opted to implement a system where VA facilities operate as two separate “zones” (Standard and COVID-19) for inpatient care. We provided weekly training sessions to ensure that public affairs officers could hone their skills.

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