| Introducing PRSA Dayton’s 2012 Board of Directors
Laura Woeste, APR, President—Laura works as a special projects manager for the Downtown Dayton Partnership, and does freelance PR work. She’s also involved in the Junior League of Dayton and serves on the Associate Board for the Dayton Art Institute.
Shelby Quinlivan, President Elect—Shelby previously worked at Community Blood Center, and is now director of public relations at The Ohlmann Group. She also serves as marketing chair for Doors of Compassion at Ronald McDonald House Miami Valley Region.
Liz Long, APR, Past President—Liz formerly worked for Graceworks Lutheran Services, American Red Cross and Dana Corporation. She is now manager of Media & Government Relations at Kettering Health Network.
John Davis, APR, Treasurer—John is a Cedarville University alumni and now works as its director of public relations. Two of John’s favorite reads are The Little Red Book of Wisdom and A Million Miles in a Thousand Years.
Kristen Wicker, Secretary—Kristen works as public relations and promotions manager for Downtown Dayton Partnership. Formerly she taught creative writing at Stivers School for the Arts and served as director of its Creative Writing Department.
Meghann Heft, Progams Co-Chair—Meghann served as president of the University of Dayton’s PRSSA. She completed internships at Sinclair Community College and Fahlgren Mortine Public Relations. She now works as an Account Executive at Fahlgren Mortine.
Sheri Sword, Programs Co-Chair—Sheri has two decades of experience in the public relations field. She has worked for Monarch Marking Systems and Combined Health District of Montgomery County, and now works as vice president of communications for the Better Business Bureau.
Leah Moon, Communications Chair—Leah graduated from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She is now a social media specialist at Universal 1 Credit Union. She also serves as social media editor and chair-elect for the PRSA New Professionals Section Executive Committee.
Natasha Baker, APR, Accreditation Chair for APR programs and PRSSA Liaison—Natasha is a past president for PRSA Dayton, and has worked for Sinclair Community College, Hafenbrack Marketing and Wordsworth Communications. She currently works as an account director at Fahlgren Mortine Public Relations.
Patty Sorrell, APR, Assembly Delegate—Patty has worked for DP&L and HSR Business to Business. After serving as manager of MeadWestvaco Consumer & Office Products, she now is manager of the company’s Editorial & Licensing Services.
Bob Sadowski, APR, Ethics Officer—Bob has worked for Seapine Software, LexisNexis and Industramark at Standard Register. He currently works as marketing manager of PR and social media at MeadWestvaco.
Sarah Hibner, PRisms Advisor—Sarah is a past president of PRSA Dayton. Most recently she worked as associate marketing manager for MeadWestvaco Decorative Home & Office. Sarah now owns her own online fabric and patterns company, Swell Cloth.
Alison Bour, Newsletter Chair—Alison has worked as a self-employed writer for nearly 20 years. Some of her clients include: Bow Tie Inc., Housetrends magazine, and Miami Valley Hospital. She has also won several local creative writing awards.
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