The Lead |September 2022
Message from the President
It's Awards Season!
'Tis the season - awards season - and I'm looking forward to celebrating outstanding public relations and communications work at this year's QCPR Awards. This will be a great event for our winners and all our members, so save the date for 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery.
We want to celebrate all our members' wins, whether a company award, personal victory, new job or promotion. In August, my company, Retail Business Services (RBS), was ranked No. 25 on Fast Company's 2022 100 Best Places to Work for Innovators list, which honors organizations that demonstrate a steadfast commitment to encouraging innovation at all levels. It's an incredible recognition that highlights the way our teams provide innovative solutions and expertise to the retail brands we support so they can focus on growing their businesses.
We also learned the RBS communications team was a finalist for the PR News Platinum Awards in the Internal Publication category. It's an honor to be named a finalist, and I can't wait to hear whether we won.
I know there are many more things to celebrate across PRSA Charlotte. As communicators, we are storytellers, so please tell us your stories. Just email info@prsacharlotte.org.
Cynthia Robbins Shah-Khan
PRSA Charlotte President
QCPR Awards Celebration
Interested in being a QCPR sponsor? Contact PRSA Board member Samantha Story.
Register here.
APR Fall Study Session
Register today! It's time to register for the APR Fall Study Session with PRSA Charlotte. If you're interested, you'll get 8 sessions, once a week on Tuesdays, to help prep you for the panel presentation and test to get your APR. Deadline to register is Monday, September 12.
The session is free for PRSA Charlotte members and $50 for non-chapter members.
Click here to sign up! APR Study Session | Public Relations Society of America (prsacharlotte.org)
It's Awards Season!'Tis the season - awards season - and I'm looking forward to celebrating outstanding public relations and communications work at this year's QCPR Awards. This will be a great event for our winners and all our members, so save the date for 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery.
We want to celebrate all our members' wins, whether a company award, personal victory, new job or promotion. In August, my company, Retail Business Services (RBS), was ranked No. 25 on Fast Company's 2022 100 Best Places to Work for Innovators list, which honors organizations that demonstrate a steadfast commitment to encouraging innovation at all levels. It's an incredible recognition that highlights the way our teams provide innovative solutions and expertise to the retail brands we support so they can focus on growing their businesses.
We also learned the RBS communications team was a finalist for the PR News Platinum Awards in the Internal Publication category. It's an honor to be named a finalist, and I can't wait to hear whether we won.
I know there are many more things to celebrate across PRSA Charlotte. As communicators, we are storytellers, so please tell us your stories. Just email info@prsacharlotte.org.
Cynthia Robbins Shah-Khan
PRSA Charlotte President
QCPR Awards Celebration
Interested in being a QCPR sponsor? Contact PRSA Board member Samantha Story.
Register here.
APR Fall Study Session
Register today! It's time to register for the APR Fall Study Session with PRSA Charlotte. If you're interested, you'll get 8 sessions, once a week on Tuesdays, to help prep you for the panel presentation and test to get your APR. Deadline to register is Monday, September 12.
The session is free for PRSA Charlotte members and $50 for non-chapter members.
Click here to sign up! APR Study Session | Public Relations Society of America (prsacharlotte.org)
September Program
Salsa dancing lessons come with the evening! RSVP today!
Membership
These members are celebrating PRSA membership anniversaries!
August Anniversaries
| Robert Conn, APR | Keith Pierce, APR | |||
| Heather Briganti | Brittany Lynne Clampitt | |||
| Krista Faye Terrell, APR | Christian Alan Holm | |||
| Philip Tate, APR, Fellow PRSA | Kelly Voelker | |||
| Christy Phillips-Brown, APR | Karen Lindsey | |||
| Melinda A. Law | Julie Starck | |||
| Susan Dosier | Amber Roberts | |||
| Nicole Joanne Eaton | Helen Jane Moses O'Brien | |||
| Lynn Roberson | Lynda Anello | |||
| Genevieve R. Rubrecht | Elizabeth Sanborn | |||
| Christine M. Smith | Analicia Blair | |||
| Suzanne D. Jeffries | Jay Greene | |||
| Shika Terike Raynor, APR | Lauren Kukla | |||
| Erin Munley DeWaters, APR | Aimee Mills | |||
| Amy Baldwin George, APR | Wendy Palmer | |||
| Natasha Ashe-Suber | Imani Danila Jessamy | |||
| Samantha Knight | Erik Baker Arneson | |||
| Bernie Petit | Katherine Urbelis | |||
| Erin Costanzo | Jacob Alexander McManus |
September Anniversaries
| Kevin M. McCarthy | Julia Roddey Paul | ||||
| Denise M. Hill, Ph.D., APR | Ann Stawski | ||||
| Paige Cline Layne, APR | Amanda Lea | ||||
| Stacey McCray | Jeff Autry | ||||
| Sharon Foote | Caleb Whisler | ||||
| Gregory George Efthimiou, APR | Tina Helms | ||||
| Tracey Gould | Megan Wordsworth | ||||
| Jolie Shifflet, APR | Mackenzi Collins Guffey | ||||
| Lisa Perkins | Jared D. Glover | ||||
| Tara M. Keener | Jayla Cheyenne Gittens |
Board Member Updates
PRSA Charlotte Board member and Director-at-Large John Clemons, APR, ABC, has returned to the classroom this fall as a visiting professor at Loyola University in New Orleans. And for four months, until mid-December, John will reside in the Crescent City and teach two undergraduate courses: Ethics and Diversity in Mass Communications and Internal/Employee Communications, which he created for the university. "This is one of my professional dreams come true," he said.
PRSA Charlotte board members Jolie Shifflet, APR, and Ashley Brown, APR, have presented at several industry webinars and conferences, including recently for Ragan. In October, Jolie will present in Chicago at Attune, a conference focused on employee engagement.
Have a Shout Out to share with us?
Job Board
Ready for a change? Looking for career growth?
Check out our job board for some amazing communications and PR positions! https://www.prsacharlotte.org/job-bank/job-listings/
| Rachel Sutherland Communications | Public Relations Strategist | More Info |
| I-77 Mobility Partners | Communications and Corporate Affairs Manager | More Info |
| Cabarrus County Government | Content Producer | More Info |
| City of Charlotte Storm Water Services | Senior Public Information Specialist | More Info |
| Arts & Science Council | Marketing & Communications Manager | More Info |
| Truist | Senior Communications Manager - Digital and Innovation (hybrid/flexible) | More Info |
| Truist | Sr Communications Manager Retail and Small Business Banking (hybrid/flexible) | More Info |
| Truist | Communications Senior Manager CSR/ESG, Community, & Foundation (hybrid/flexible) | More Info |
| INSP | Intern | More Info |
| Little Diversified Architectural Consulting Inc. | Digital Marketing Manager | More Info |
| Wells Fargo | Senior Executive Communications Lead | General Council and Legal | More Info |
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