Past Alabama PRSA Presidents
2023 - LaShana Sorrell, APR
2022 - Betsy Emmons, APR
2021 - Meg W. Burton, APR
2020 - Rachel Olis, APR
2019 - John M. Matson, APR
2018 - Philip Poole, APR, Fellow PRSA
2017 - Missy Burchart, APR
2016 - Julie Ross Senter, APR
2015 - Kevin Storr, APR
2014 - Louise C. Oliver, APR
2013 - David Majors, APR
2012 - Michael Sznajderman, APR
2011 - Brandon Wilson, APR, Fellow PRSA
2010 - Charles Bloom
2009 - Melanie Davis, APR
2008 - Mitch Edwards, APR
2007 - Kathie Martin, APR
2006 - Garland Stansell, APR
2005 - Stacy Smith, APR, Fellow PRSA
2004 - Jo Alice Driggers
2003 - Sherry Hopper Gill, APR
2002 - Kathleen H. Roth
2001 - Michael Taft Jones, APR
2000 - Marianne B. Sharbel
1999 - Marianne B. Sharbel
1998 - Ross Mitchell
1997 - Linda H. Baker
1996 - Jean W. Colquett
2024 Board of Directors
Executive committee
President
Briana Bryant, MPA
NP Strategy
President-Elect
Ally Dorrough, APR, TMP
Gulf Shores | Orange Beach Sports & Events
Treasurer
Breann Murphy, Ph.D.
Jacksonville State University
Secretary
Buffy L. Lockette, APR
Jacksonville State University
Immediate Past President
LaShana Sorrell, MBA, APR
Southern Veterinary Partners
accreditation committee
Accreditation Chair
Carla Jean Whitley, APR
Brasfield & Gorrie
Accreditation Co-Chair
Tyrenda Williams-Reed, APR
RealtySouth
Accreditation Co-Chair
Kendra Carter, MPA, APR
Auburn University
Communications Committee
Communications Chair
Eliza Heidelberg, APR
PERITUS public relations
Communications Co-Chair
Allison Taylor
Design Honey Co.
Communications Co-Chair
Robyn Tucker
BioHorizons
Organization PR Consultant
John Cole
OSAP - Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention
Community Service Committee
Community Service Chair
Erin Slay-Wilson
Shipt
Community Service Co-Chair
Tiffany Nabors, M.A.T.
VIVA HEALTH
Diversity Committee
Diversity Chair
Yvonne Taunton, MBA
Alabama Power
Diversity Co-Chair
Megan Zamora, APR
Poarch Creek Indians
Diversity Co-Chair
Abigail Jackson
The Lollar Group
Ethics Committee
Ethics Chair
Jacquelyn Shaia, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ethics Co-Chair
Ashleigh Aldridge Smith
Shelton State Community College
Membership Committee
Membership Chair
Adam Kelley, APR
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Membership Co-Chair
Clark Maxwell
Fleetio
Professional Development Committee
Professional Development Chair
Josh Kincaid
RCX Sports
Professional Development Co-Chair
Joycelyn Haywood, MBA
Heart Gallery Alabama
Professional Development Co-Chair
Tyra Lang
Wilbron Inc.
Programs Committee
Programs Chair
Lori Quiller, APR, Fellow PRSA
Booz Allen Hamilton
Programs Co-Chair
Hanlon Walsh, APR
PERITUS public relations
Programs Co-Chair
Cristina Almanza, APR
Buffalo Rock Company
Regional Coordinators
Mobile Coordinator
Brittany Fillmore, APR
Columbia Southern University
Mobile Coordinator
Jessica Waters
Baldwin County EMA
Montgomery Coordinator
Amanda Salazar
Manufacture Alabama
Huntsville Coordinator
Kristina Hendrix, APR
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
East Alabama Coordinator
Buffy L. Lockette, APR
Jacksonville State University
PRSSA Liaisons and Professional Advisors
PRSSA Liason
Abby Basinger
Goodwyn Mills Cawood
PRSSA Liaison
Rachael Farr, APR
Robins & Morton
Auburn University PRSSA Advisor
Teri Henley, APR
The University of Alabama
Jacksonville State University PRSSA Advisor
Kassidy Nance
McClellan Development Authority of Anniston
Mississippi State PRSSA Advisor
Abbie Kate Hancock
Huntsville Area Association of Realtors
Oakwood University PRSSA Advisor
Brandon Wilson, APR, Fellow PRSA
Wilbron Inc.
University of Alabama PRSSA Advisor
Sara Franklin, APR
Epilepsy Foundation
Samford University PRSSA Advisor
Ashton Adams
Brasfield & Gorrie
University of Alabama at Birmingham PRSSA Advisor
Keaira Turner
Birmingham Police Department
University of Southern Alabama PRSSA Advisor
Easton Colvin
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
Directors-at-Large
1st Year Director-at-Large
LaShana Sorrell, MBA, APR
Southern Veterinary Partners
2nd Year Director-at-Large
Betsy Emmons, Ph. D., APR
Samford University
3rd Year Director-at-Large
Meg Burton, APR
Brasfield & Gorrie
2024 National Assembly Delegates
Assembly Delegate
LaShana Sorrell, MBA, APR
Southern Veterinary Partners
Assembly Delegate
Briana Bryant, MPA
NP Strategy