MINNESOTA PRSA ANNOUNCES 2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Risdall McKinney Public Relations President Rose McKinney, APR, to lead PRSA’s ninth-largest chapter

The Minnesota chapter, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), recently named its 2007 board of directors, a group of 12 industry professionals charged with leading the organization’s strategic course and heading up various facets of Minnesota PRSA from ethics to accreditation. Top priorities for 2007 President Rose McKinney, APR, include furthering the organization’s mission of advancing the profession and the professional.

"This year, we're really working to help members convey the value of public relations within the broader community," McKinney said. "Essential for organizations large and small, for profit and not for profit, public and private, we can show how public relations ties back to the bottom line with measurable results."

McKinney is the president of Risdall McKinney Public Relations and was recently named to the Risdall Marketing Group’s Board of Directors. Her more than 19 years in public relations include leadership roles with several of the Twin Cities' top public relations and advertising agencies, including director of public relations at The Foley Group (formerly Foley Sackett) and vice president at Karwoski & Courage. Her leadership and strategic eye have helped her teams earn more than 50 prestigious industry awards, including the prestigious PRSA Classics "Best of Show" Award and a Silver Anvil Award of Excellence. She is also a member of the PRSA Counselors Academy.

Joining McKinney on the 2007 Minnesota PRSA Board of Directors are:

Vice President: Anna White Lovely, APR, marketing and brand manager, Cargill Value Investment

Immediate Past President: Gail Liebl, APR, senior communications manager, St. Paul Travelers

Treasurer: Janice Hennings, APR, senior public relations consultant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Secretary and Director of Membership: Candee Wolf, APR, marketing and communications manager, Metro Dentalcare

Director of Business Community Outreach: Jennifer Bagdade, APR, founder and president, PR Unspun

Director of Classics and Awards: Pam Fricke, APR, director of employee communications, Xcel Energy

Director of Accreditation and Job Mart: Anne Hendricks, APR, director of communications and marketing, Fairview Ridges Hospital

Director of Student Relations: Brant Skogrand, APR, senior media relations specialist, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Director of Communications: Brooke Worden, APR, account director, financial services, Weber Shandwick

Director of Professional Development and Networking: Arik Hanson,APR, account director, Beehive PR

Ethics Officer: Theresa McHugh Palmersheim, APR, president, McHugh Communications, Inc., and co-director of communications, Academy of Holy Angels