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Meet the 2008 Board of Directors

If you are interested in serving on a Greater Kansas City PRSA committee, please contact the board member responsible for the area in which you have an interest.

Renee Robinson, APR
President
PR Account Supervisor
Nicholson Kovac, Inc.
600 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64105
rrobinson@nicholsonkovac.com
(816) 460-3027; (816) 842-1156 Fax

Bridget Koan
VP, Finance
PR/Marketing Coordinator
KU School of Nursing
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS, 66160
bkoan@kumc.edu
(913) 588-1651; (913) 588-1605 Fax

Debra Peterson, APR
Immediate Past President

Media Relations Manager
EMBARQ
5454 W 110th Street
Overland Park, KS 66211
debra.d.peterson@embarq.com
(913) 323-4881; (913) 345-6801 Fax

Barbara Pruitt, APR
President-Elect
Senior Communications Fellow
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
bpruitt@kauffman.org
(816) 932-1288

Michaela Bondon
VP, Recruitment
Senior Account Manager
Barkley Public Relations
1740 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Michaela.Bondon@silpada.com
(913) 851-7757 x1034; (913) 851-7735 Fax
Lorell LaBoube
SVP, Opportunities
Director of Communications
Center for Practical Bioethics
1111 Main, Ste. 500
Kansas City, MO 64105
llaboube@practicalbioethics.com
(816) 221-1100; (816) 221-2002 Fax

Esther Grenz, APR
VP, Professional Standards

Account Manager
Morningstar Communications Company
6700 W 121st Street
Overland Park, KS 66209
egrenz@morningstarcomm.com
(913) 660-9625; (913) 851-8787 Fax
Mike Ralston
VP, Communications

Director, Public Relations/Marketing
Research Medical Center
6601 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64131
mike.ralston@hcamidwest.com
(816) 276-8522; (816) 926-2289 Fax

Erin Curtin
VP, PRISM
Senior PR Account Executive
Nicholson Kovac, Inc.
600 Broadway
Kansas City, MO  64105
ecurtin@nicholsonkovac.com
(816) 460-3455; (816) 842-1156 Fax

Sharon Bock
SVP, Ideas
Regional Marketing Manager
Commerce Bank
922 Walnut
Kansas City, MO 64106
sharon.bock@commercebank.com
(816) 234-2632; (816) 234-2356 Fax

Rosa Shockey
VP, Job Opportunities

Network Communicator
KCSourceLink
4747 Troost, Suite 123
Kansas City MO 64110
shockeyr@kcsourcelink.com
(816) 235-6456; (816) 235-6590 Fax

Matt Tidwell, APR
SVP, People
Director, Public Affairs
Kansas City Power & Light
P.O. Box 418679
Kansas City, MO 64141
matthew.tidwell@kcpl.com
(816) 556-2069; (816) 556-2222 Fax

Gina Leo
VP, PRISM

Media Relations Manager
HOK Sport Venue Event
300 Wyandotte, Ste. 300
Kansas City, MO 64105
gina.leo@hoksve.com
(816) 329-4409
Sarah Wurth
VP, Operations

Senior Account Executive
Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
2405 Grand Blvd., Ste. 700
Kansas City, MO 64108
sarah.wurth@fleishman.com

Melissa Anderson
VP, Member Relations

Senior Account Executive
Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
2405 Grand Blvd., Ste. 700
Kansas City, MO 64108
melissa.anderson@fleishman.com
(816) 512-2378; (816) 474-7783 Fax

Ashlie Hand
VP, Business Opportunities
Director, Communications
KCADC
2600 Commerce Tower
911 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
hand@thinkkc.com
(816) 374-5615; (816) 842-2865 Fax
Tracy Richardson
VP, Professional Development

Account Supervisor
Barkley Public Relations
1740 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
trichardson@beap.com
(816) 512-9406; (816) 222-9406 Fax
Shane Kucera
VP, PR/Marketing

360 Architecture
300 W 22nd Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
skucera@360architects.com


Assembly Delegates

 
Renee Robinson, APR
President
PR Account Supervisor
Nicholson Kovac, Inc.
600 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64105
rrobinson@nicholsonkovac.com
(816) 460-3027; (816) 842-1156 Fax


Debra Peterson, APR
Immediate Past President
Media Relations Manager
EMBARQ
5454 W 110th Street
Overland Park, KS 66211
debra.d.peterson@embarq.com
(913) 323-4881; (913) 345-6801 Fax
Barbara Pruitt, APR
President-Elect
Senior Communications Fellow
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
bpruitt@kauffman.org
(816) 932-1288