Committees

Get more out of your PRSA membership, meet fellow PR pros and expand your resume by volunteering on a committee!

*If you are interested in joining a committee, please contact [email protected].

PRSA DETROIT CHAPTER 2025 CHAIRS, CO-CHAIRS COMMITTEE AND BOARD LIAISONS:

ACCREDITATION

– Liaison: Kristin Sokul, APR
– Chair: Michelle Franzen Martin, APR
– Committee: Karen Couf-Cohen, APR, Melanie Davis, APR, Jennifer Mrozowski, APR, & Karen Swim, APR

ANNUAL MEETING

– Liaison: Jeff Sell
– Chair: Liz Popovich
– Committee: Alexandria Truby & Sabrina Cynova

AWARDS

– Liaison: Chiara Clayton
– Chair: Bret Gallaway
– Committee: Tammy Battaglia, APR, and Karen Couf-Cohen, APR

BLOG

– Liaison: Bianca Kashat Boji
– Co-Chairs: Sabrina Cynova & Alexandria Truby
– Committee: Jeff Adkins & Megan Bonelli

DIVERSITY 

– Liaison: Cydney Foster
– Chair: Kierra Smith
– Committee: Tammy Battaglia, APR & TaQuinda Johnson

ELECTIONS

– Megan Bonelli
– Antonice Strickland

ETHICS

– Liaison: Bret Gallaway
– Chair: Maribeth Farkas
– Committee: Karen Couf-Cohen, APR, Jennifer Day, Dr. Margaret Murray, & Shelly Najor

 

FUNDRAISING/SPONSORSHIP

– Liaison: Antonice Strickland
– Chair: Rachel LePoudre, APR
– Committee: Jeff Adkins & Megan Bonelli

INTERNSHIP

– Liaison: Michelle Franzen Martin, APR
– Chair: Bianca Kashat Boji
– Committee: Rachel LePoudre, APR

 

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

– Liaison: Rachel LePoudre, APR
– Chair: Brittany Mobley
– Committee: Anya Fuller, Katie Tomaszewski & Liz Popovich

MEMBERSHIP

– Liaison: Catia Sabak
– Co-Chairs: Anjelica Miller & Antonice Strickland
– Committee: Lanard Ingram & Chrystal Wilson
– PRSSA & Protégé Committee: TaQuinda Cylar

 

NEW PROS

– Liaison: Curt McAllister
– Co-Chairs: Cydney Foster & Nina Scarpelli
– Committee: Anya Fuller, Najla Hollins & Liz Popovich

PROGRAMS

– Liaison: Georgie Kirsten, APR
– Chair: Elizabeth Ryan
– Committee: Bianca Kashat Boji, Karen Couf-Cohen, APR, Sabrina Cynova, Maribeth Farkas, Ben Grunwald, Colleen Robar, APR & Jeff Sell

 

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISING

– Liaison: Bret Gallaway
– Chair: Chris Bonelli
- Committee: Chrystal Wilson, APR, Chiara Clayton, Elizabeth Ryan, & Oneika Mobley

 

SENIOR COUNCIL

– Liaison: Curt McAllister
– Chair: Chrystal Wilson, APR
– Committee: Jennifer Day, Melanie Davis & Kristin Sokul, APR

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

– Liaison: Rachel LePoudre, APR
Co-Chairs: Katie Tomaszewski & Cydney Foster
Committee: Elise Eurich, Anya Fuller, Brittany Mobley, & Liz Popovich

STRATEGIC PLAN

– Liaison and Chair: TaQuinda Johnson
– Taskforce Members: Jeff Adkins, Megan Bonelli, TaQuinda Cylar, Maribeth Farkas, Bret Gallaway, Lisa Peers & Chrystal Wilson, APR

WEBSITE

– Liaison: Jeff Adkins 
– Chair: Anjelica Miller
– Committee: Bianca Kashat Boji