UA Chapter

PRSA Alabama Chapter Sponsored Student Chapter:

2012-13 Officers:

President: Leighton Brown, 2012

Vice President: Susan Griffiths, 2013

Secretary: Jacquie McMahon, 2015

VP of Finance: Kyle Borland, 2015

Director of Public Relations: Nicole Schimmel, 2013

Director of Web-based Communications: Andrea Easley, 2014

Capstone Agency President: Jessica Colburn, 2013

Social Media Committee Leader: Danit Drory, 2014

Newsletter/Blog Committee Leader: Christi Rich, 2014

Fundraising Committee Leader: Melissa Stewart, 2013

Faculty Adviser: Tracy Sims, MA

PRSA Liaison: Mike Oakley

Website: http://uaprssa.org

Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/groups/72237745455/- UAPRSSA- University of Alabama Chapter

Twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/UAPRSSA

Meetings: At least once a month for general meetings (this semester: Sept. 11, Oct. 23, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4 in 216 Phifer Hall; next semester’s dates have not been determined); at least once a month for board meetings

For more information contact: klbrown7@crimson.ua.edu (Leighton Brown, President) or sims@apr.ua.edu (Tracy Sims, Faculty Advisor)

Caption: UA PRSSA officers 2012-13. Front row, left to right: Christi Rich, Leighton Brown, Nicole Schimmel, and Jessica Colburn. Back row, left to right: Susan Griffiths, Kyle Borland, Melissa Stewart, Andrea Easley, and Jacquie McMahon. Not pictured is Danit Drory.

Associated with the UA PRSSA chapter is an award-winning student-run PR firm.

Check out the student agency's national PRSA Silver Anvil 2011 winning campaign for client The Century Council (2010 - present) with LessThanUThink, an anti-binge drinking campaign targeting college students.

Capstone Agency Adviser: Teri Henley, APR