2018 President’s Message

  My millennial co-worker — an FPRA member — almost every Friday sings out the “It’s Friday” song, the amateur ditty that went viral in 2011. For the rest of […]

  When I talked to a Panama City resident as his power was restored a few days after Hurricane Michael slammed into the Panhandle, he gave perhaps the best description […]

It’s been a whirlwind first month of the FPRA year. I’ve traveled around the state – wearing my FPRA Hawaiian shirt – installing chapter presidents and their boards, meeting members […]

Hello and welcome to the 2018-19 year for the Florida Public Relations Association. I am so honored to follow in the footsteps of Ryan Gerds, APR, CPRC, as state president. […]

Wow, time has certainly flown by and it’s hard to believe this is my last column as your state president. It has been an honor to serve you over the […]

Can you believe it’s already July? This year is racing by and we are now less than a month away from our 80th Annual Conference at the Sawgrass Marriot in […]

Summer is here. And that means FPRA’s Annual Conference is right around the corner. In less than two months we will come together to celebrate 80 Years of Innovation, Influence […]

At the beginning of my year as president, I set a goal of reaching out to every new member of our Association to welcome them to our FPRA family. Part […]

Spring is the air, which means FPRA is gearing up in preparation for annual conference this August at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra! Speakers are secured, events are being […]

Our State Board convened in mid-February for a great weekend of work. While in these meetings, I’m always impressed and grateful to be surrounded by such a committed group of […]