2008 eNews Vol. III

What's in this issue?

1. New Members - Several take advantage of National offer
2. Welcome our newest APR awardee
3. Next New Member Orientation Set
4. On the Move - New Year brings new titles, new positions to several
5. Welcome Back our January/February Renewals and Reinstatements
6. What Others Are Doing - CSPRC Plans Annual Spectrum Conference in May

Say Hello to These New Chapter Members

• Meredith A. Daly, Dept Assoc, Webster University
• Aimee Davis, Global Mktg Communications Mgr, Solutia, Inc.
• Yvonne Marie Elliott, PR Mgr, Mo. Dept of Transportation*
• Claire Goldfarb, Hughes
• James Dietrich Goodwin, Communications Director, Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
• Joel Henry James, Public Affairs Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Raegan Johnson, Communications Specialist, Monsanto Company
• Rachel Christine Kaatmann, Corporate Communications Specialist, HOK
• Rebecca Ray, Corporate Communications Mgr, Allsup, Inc.
• Mallory Gabrielle Rusch, Associate Development Director, Center for Women in Transition
• Donn T. Shipp, Mgr Public Relatons, Laclede Gas Company
• Justin St. Clair, Communications Specialist, The Newberry Group, Inc.
• Randall C. Sumner, VP, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Stacey Thomson, Manager Communications, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
• Kim Jee Tun, Lumiere Place
  
• Kimberly Van Oosten, Comm Mgr, Catholic Health Assn of the U.S.
• Glenda J. Wilson, AVP & Com Affrs Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(*) Former PRSA member

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On the Move

These current or recent PRSA-St. Louis members are on the move.

• Maria Bingaman to Girl Scouts Eastern Missouri from Lawrence Group
• Sonia Coleman to Coleman Unlimited from National Assn of Electrical Distributors (NAED)
• Brigid Doherty to Ervin Marketing Creative Communications from Hughes
• Corrie Hendrix to St. Louis County Economic Council from Pinnnacle Financial Services, Inc.
• Caoline Lwali to Webster University (Albuqurque, NM) from Hautly Cheese and grad school
• Danielle Oser to Benefit Plans Plus from Brown Smith Wallace LLC
• Lorri Silvera to Mercy Ministries from Joyce Meyer Ministries
• Michael Taylor to The Nu-Era Group from Parents as Teachers National Center Inc.
• Mark Weinstein to Grace College (Winona Lake, Ind.) from Maryville University (4/12)
• Jim Williams to McCarthy from the American Red Cross Blood Services

Faces in the Crowd

People Capturedat the March 19 luncheon included (left to right): Dan Brungard,
Rich Buckley, Raegan Johnson and Carol Greaser (above) andHeather Henke,Greg Scott,
Sarah Snodderly and Loren Wassell (below). Brungard, Johnson and Henke are new members.

Buckley is a former member who has recently re-joined PRSA.

Our Newest APR

2008 Accreditation Chair Michelle Yates (left) congratulates our chapter's newest APR (Accredited in Public Relations) member Tina Carroll of Magellean Health Services. Carroll was awarded her APR pin at the March chapter luncheon. She becomes the 37th St. Louis Chapter member to have earned the distinction in a membership out of nearly 325 members.

New Member Orientation

Two of our newest Chapter members are (left) Rachel Kaatmann and Mallory Rusch"

Our Chapter's next new member orientation class will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 16 at Ces & Judy's in Frontenac, just prior to our April luncheon (see Programs also). The session, headed by former chapter president Jeff Waldman, is for our newest members but open to prospective members as well as those who may have joined recently but have not had a chance to learn more about the chapter, leadership and opportunities. Reservations are not required but would be appreciated by e-mailing info@prsastlouis.org.

Glynn Young

Welcome Back These Renewals & Reinstatements

(2/1/08-2/29/08)

• Alan Akerson, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Janice M. Armstrong, Monsanto
• G. Scott Beck, Missouri Foundation for Health
• John G. Boul, Edward Jones
• Richard L. Buckley, March of Dimes*
• Kelly A. Doria, Scottrade, Inc.
• Joseph C. Elsnter, Federal Reserve of St. Louis*
• Charles B. Henderson Federal Reserve of St. Louis*
• Molly Hyland, Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
• Kimberly Sherese Kendle
• Karen K. Marshall, APR, Retired
• Lisa Ann Martini, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Dawn Frances Ouchi, Graybar
• Mary M. Phelan, APR, Fellow PRSA, Patrick Davis Communications, Inc.
• Iris Salsman, I. Salsman PR, LLC
• Robert Joseph Schenk, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Kristy L. White, Carpenters' District Council

(*) Former PRSA member

(1/1/08-1/31/08)

• Denise Bentele, APR, Common Ground Public Relations
• Vicki J. Biggs, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
• Pam Childress, Laclede Gas Company
• Sonia Coleman, NAED
• Jeff R. Davis, Fleishman-Hilliard, Inc.
• Heather DeHart, De Smet Jesuit High School
• Angela Marie Dulle, Cushman/Amberg Communications, Inc.
• Angela T. Fletcher-Mabry, METRO
• John D. Graham, APR, Fellow PRSA, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
• Paul Guse, The Boeing Company
• Arthur C. Hoffman, Hoffman Creative, Inc.
• Gayla J. Hoffman, APR, Gayla Hoffman Associates
• Valerie L. Hughes, APR, U.S. Postal Service-Public Affairs & Commun
• Thomas Keller, Logan College of Chriopractic
• Marcia Evers Levy, St. Louis Jewish Book Festival
• Kerry Lyman, Nestle Purina PetCare Company
• Brenda Murphy-Niederkorn, Murphy Communications
• Barb Pierce, Hughes Group STL
• Janet Powell, Saint Louis Zoo
• Chuck Reitter, UCG Associates, Inc.
• Mark Sutterland, Monsanto Company
• Maryann Taylor-Crate, Added Dimension
• Donna Vandiver, The Vandiver Group
• Mica Veihman, Monsanto Company
• Brittney Yvette West, Shaw Company