December 2002 eNews

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2003 Board to be voted on Dec. 11
Members attending the Dec. 11 (Annual Meeting) of PRSA-St. Louis will vote on officers to serve the chapter during the 2003 calendar year. Our thanks to John Boul and the nominations committee for contacting interested and potential candidates to develop the new slate. Several of those approached, but not shown below, have expressed interest in serving on committees for 2003. They will be appointed after the new year, pending approval of the following slate. Chapter officers are elected each year by a quorum of those attending our annual meeting. Here are the Nominating Committee's recommendations:

Four Officers -
President - Suzanne Holroyd, The Vandiver Group*
President Elect - Trudy Barthels, SSM St. Joseph Health Center & SSM St. Joseph
Treasurer - Jaime Folsom, Save-A-Lot Foods
Secretary - Janet Powell, The Saint Louis Zoo
Other Voting Members -
Immediate Past President - Denise Bentele Heintz, APR*, The Standing Partnership

Assembly Delegates (3)
- Glynn Young, APR*, Glynn Young & Associates
- Liese Hutchinson, APR*, Saint Louis University
- 1 Delegate TBD

Directors at Large (2-year terms)
Class of 2004
- Danielle Oser, BSW Consulting, Inc.
- Gini Arment, Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications
- Jeff Waldman, Missouri Baptist Hospital
Class of 2003
- Pat Feeney, APR, Executive Expression*
- Debra Carpenter, Webster University*
- Matt Gerke, The Salvation Army*

Nov mtg 2:

Non-Voting Members-
Accreditation - Denise Bentele Heintz, APR
Ethics Officer - Liese Hutchinson, APR

Attendees at our November luncheon. Check out Programs and Registration for other photos. Go to Speakers and click on Bertleson's notes for a recap of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Page panel's presentation.

Job Bank - Vicki Biggs, St. Louis County Fair & Air Show
Membership
- Jim Braibish, APR, Braibish Communications
- Corynne Davis, Chesterfield Community Development Corporation
Mentoring - Michelle Faszold, Millennium Communications, Inc.
Pro-Am
- Debra Carpenter
- Liese Hutchinson, APR
Publicity
- Ed Davis, Pinnacle Communications Services
- Sonia Crites, National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED)
* Approved by the membership in 2001 as part of the 2002 slate.

Greet our Newest Members
Mary Eileen Burke, Team Leader, The Vandiver Group
Donna A. Corno, Director, Community Relations, Ferguson Florissant School District+
Tamara Ann Gonzalez, Associate Product Communications Mgr, American Express Incentive Services
Crystal Faith Howard, Community Involvement Mgr, Jacobs Civil, Inc.
Phyllis L. Kim, Vice President, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.+
Charles A. Reitter, PR Manager, Final Phase Marketing
Mary Savacool, Regional Marketing Representative, Commerce Bank
Sarah E. Vacek, Marketing Associate, Dekalb Choice Genetics Monsanto Company+
+Local chapter membership pending

And Welcome Back These Renewals
Marie A. Casey, Casey Communications
Charles F. Colley, III, A5, Inc
Jeff R. Davis, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
Beverly Anne Garnant, Widmar/Garnant & Associates, Inc.
Kimberly Sue Groneck, Saint Louis Children's Hospital
Donya S. Hengehold, Banc of America Capital Management
Christopher R. Horner, The Vandiver Group
Karla K. Jennings, Karla K. Jennings PR
Jaqueline Lampert, Jaqueline Lampert PR
Josephine Lofton, Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corp.
Ruth Ann Rothbacher, Internal Revenue Service
Keith M. Schopp, Ralston Purina Company
Melissa K. Wilson, Independent

Also these comings and goings..
Gary Barton retiring from Monsanto 12/31/02
G. Scott Beck from United Way of Greater St. Louis to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater St. Louis
Kathleen Reznikov from Cardinal Glennon to Ladue School District
Loren Wassel from Monsanto to Independent Consultant

Participate in our Member-Get-A-Member Campaign now through Dec. 31, and everyone wins!
For details visit http://www.prsa.org
SEMO needs a new professional advisor, APR or 5+years experience
Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) in Cape Girardeau is looking for a new professional advisor. The candidate must have APR or at least five years experience. Participation can vary by your level of interest. SEMO has a new curriculum offering a series of mini courses taught by professionals. A course could convene eight hours per day for a two-day weekend course or five hours per day for three days, etc. Courses could even be taught in St. Louis. SEMO can pay for one hour of adjunct teaching time (approx. $700). Teachers will be required to devise some measure to evaluate achievement and to determine course grades. Courses can range widely -- plan writing, web design, media relations, etc. Interested? Please e-mail Susan Gonders: sgonders@hotmail.com

Burke takes up offer, gets stipend, attends conference
Mary Eileen Burke answered PRSA-St. Louis' challenge to write, (in so many words or less), why she should receive the chapter's $500 stipend to attend PRSA's International Conference in San Francisco last month. The team leader at the Vandiver Group will be sharing some of her learnings and experiences in this spot and with the chapter leadership.

Local, small not-for-profit looking for pro bono PR support
Logis-NP is a an eight-month old organization dedicated to community development. The organization consists of architects, lawyers, and investment managers that work with neighborhoods/communities to encourage positive economic development (e.g. affordable housing, local health issues...) Logis-NP needs general awareness building, executive positioning, and collateral development. Interested? Please contact Gregg Keys, 314-623-7945.

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