Previous Meetings

Over the years, PRSA Richmond has welcomed dynamic industry experts from around the country to speak at our monthly luncheons.

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2023

January 26

  • “Bring on the Best: An Inside Look at the 2022 Best in Show Winners”

  • Kristina Friar, strategy & marketing manager, VCU Health

  • Jared Usrey, vice president, strategy, Revive

  • Elinor Frisa, director of story development, VCU

  • James Irwin, managing editor of VCU Magazine, VCU

  • Todd Foutz, director, Client Services, Siddall Communications

  • Kelly Vance, principal, VANCE Agency

February 23

  • “BLK RVA: Promoting and Celebrating the Black Experience Year-Round”

  • Tameka Jefferson, Community Relations Manager

  • Kia Jordan, BLK RVA Advisory Board

  • Carla Murray, Director of Marketing Communications

March 30

  • “Axios Richmond: Digital Media Today & Smart Brevity Writing Techniques”

  • Karri Peifer, reporter

  • Ned Oliver, reporter

April 27

  • “Fighting Invisibility and Building Buzz with Martin’s Cultural Impact Lab”

  • Mariah Harris, Cultural Impact Manager

  • Fenton Crowther, Senior Cultural Impact Specialist

May 25

  • “Let’s Talk About Your Career”

  • Meredith Mirrington, PR Talent managing director

June 29

  • “The Journey of Flavor at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams”

  • Beth Stallings, director of communications at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams

September 28

  • “The PR Building Bricks”

  • Jennifer Wakefield, APR

  • President + Chief Executive Officer, Greater Richmond Partnership

October 23

  • “Fighting to Be Heard”

  • Bonnie Newman Davis

  • Managing Editor, Richmond Free Press

November 30

  • “The Real Deal On Reels: How to Unleash the Power of Short-Form Video”

  • Shannon McKinstrie, Founder, Boutique Social

2022

January 26

  • “Re-Imagining The Workplace: The Public Relations Imperative in a Post-Pandemic World”

  • Maria P. Russell, APR, Fellow PRSA, professor emerita of public relations at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University

Feb. 23

  • Panel on Changing Media Landscape in Richmond

  • Kelli Lemon, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Katie Potter, city editor, The RIC Today; Samantha Willis, editorial producer, VPM News Focal Point

March 31

  • 2021 Virginia PR Awards Best in Show winners Padilla and Bon Secours Mercy Health

April 28

  • “The Metaverse for Communications Professionals”

    Rick Plautz, VCU Brandcenter

May 26

  • Internal Communications & Remote Work

  • Megan Witherspoon, vice president, communications for Altria Client Services

June 30

  • “Beyond Words: The unique challenges of government communications”

  • Dena Potter, director, Office of Communications, for the Virginia Department of General Services

Sept. 29

  • Update from PRSA National and 75th anniversary of PRSA

  • Dr. Felicia Blow, APR, 2022 National PRSA Chair

Oct. 27

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with the PRSA Mid-Atlantic District

  • Tomika Ferguson, VCU assistant dean for student affairs and inclusive excellence

Nov. 29

  • “The Power of Purpose: Why Social Impact Communications Matter Now More Than Ever”

  • Jeff Wilson, APR, vice president, workplace culture and chief of staff at Padilla; and Julie McCracken, vice president in Padilla’s Corporate Advisory Group

2021

Jan. 27

  • “The Role of PR in Protecting Public Health: A History of Pandemic Communications and Vaccine Awareness from the 1918 Flu to the 2020 Coronavirus”

  • Shelley Spector, the founder/director of the Museum of Public Relations

Feb. 24

  • “Advising Leaders on Navigating in Today’s Diversity Movement”

  • Cheryl Procter-Rogers, executive coach at A Step Ahead Consulting and Coaching

March 31

  • “The Misinformation Age”

  • Cailin O’Connor, associate professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine

April 28

  • “Staying Safe and Speaking Out: A Football Season Like No Other”

  • Traci Otey Blunt, senior vice president of corporate communications for the NFL

May 26

  • “Return to Workplace – Bring Your Path Into Focus”

  • Matt Kucharski, APR, president of Padilla

June 30

  • “How a Communicator’s Perspective Can Change the World”

  • David Murray, head of the global Professional Speechwriters Association

Sept. 29

  • “The Intersection of Ethics, Social Media, and Public Relations”

  • Cayce Myers, director of graduate studies and an associate professor at Virginia Tech’s School of Communication

Oct. 27

  • “Communicating the Need for Equity in Public Transit”

  • Joe Dillard Jr., Director of Equitable Innovation & Legislative Policy for Greater Richmond Transit Company

November 17

  • “Clapbacks, PSAs, and Public Health”

  • Benjamin Jancewicz, creative director & social media manager for the Baltimore City Health Department

2020

Jan. 29

  • “Online Reputation – Search Engine Optimization/Wikipedia and more..”

  • Josh Greene, CEO for The Mather Group

Feb. 26

  • “Locating and Working With Influencers”

  • Panel moderator: Christina Dick, Tiramisu for Breakfast

  • Megan Marconyak, Marco Style

  • Elizabeth Thomson, I Heart Vegetables

  • March program cancelled due to COVID-19

April 29

  • “Things to Start Doing NOW To More Effectively Lead Your Team”

  • Ken Jacobs, principal, Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching

May 27

  • “There’s a Worldwide Pandemic—Let’s Talk About Feelings”

  • Ellen Kamilakis, senior public affairs officer, VDOT Northern Virginia

June 24

  • “A Change is Coming: How The Current Social Landscape Impacts PR Professionals”

  • Panel moderator: Patrice Lewis, DEI chair for PRSA Richmond

  • Rev. Lacette Cross, Co-Founder and Leader of Us Giving Richmond Connections (URGC)

  • Dr. Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, American Council on Education Fellow at the College of William & Mary (2019-2020) and Associate Vice President for Assessment and Transformation at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

  • Jonathan Zur, president & CEO, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (VCIC)

Sept. 30

  • “How to Balance the Could vs. Should Paradox”

  • Carlos M. Brown, senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer at Dominion Energy

Oct. 28

  • “Communications in the COVID Age”

  • VCU Professor Jeanine Guidry

Nov. 18

  • “Risk and Reputation in the Age of Rage”

  • Jon Goldberg, founder and chief reputation architect of Reputation Architects Inc.

2019

Jan. 30

  • “Engage by Stage – How to Connect with Employees at All Career Stages”

  • Natalie Smith, APR, senior vice president, Padilla; and Julie McCracken, senior director, Padilla

Feb .27

  • “Expanding on Influencer Relations: How to Elevate Your Brand With Influencers”

  • Tori Williams, associate manager, social media, Lou Hammond Group

March 27

  • “The Value of Values – How Brands Are Responding to the Changing Times”

  • Joel Payne, vice president, MWWPR

April 24

  • “PR Lessons from the Front Lines of Democracy”

  • Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder-County Clerk

May 29

  • “#MeToo and Other Smoldering Crises – How Bad Behavior Impacts Companies”

  • Deborah Hileman, SCMP, president and CEO, Institute for Crisis Management

June 26

  • “50 Years of Love – An Example of Integrated Marketing at Work”

  • Lindsey Norment, brand director, Virginia Tourism Corporation; and Caroline Logan, director of communications, Virginia Tourism Corporation

Sept. 25

  • “How to Speak Up and Keep Your Job”

  • Marlene Neill, Ph.D., APR, associate professor and graduate program director, Baylor University

Oct. 30

  • “Trends in the PR Industry – A conversation with PRWeek Editor Steve Barrett”

  • Steve Barrett, editorial director, PRWeek

Nov. 20

  • “Lift Every Voice – A Panel on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”

  • Dr. Janice Underwood, director of diversity, equity and inclusion, Commonwealth of Virginia; and Ted Lewis, executive director, Side by Side

2018

Jan. 31

  • “The Home Depot Warehouse – Best Practices in Internal Social Media”

  • Katrina Blauvelt, senior director of digital communications and Story Lab, The Home Depot

Feb. 28

  • “Fake News – The Role of PR and Media in Keeping the Truth in News”

  • Panel: Paige Mudd, editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Tom Mullen, a public affairs journalism professor at University of Richmond; David Kleeman, Board V.P. serving the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)

March 28

  • “Ethical Breaches”

  • Jacqueline F. Strayer, communication and marketing thought leader, consultant and educator

April 25

  • “It’s a Hit! Tips and Strategies for Landing Your Story on National TV”

  • Joanne LaMarca Mathisen, former producer of TODAY

May 30

  • “Communicating to Multicultural America”

  • Andrew McCaskill, Nielsen

June 27

  • “Crisis Communication & Response”

  • A panel moderated by Cynthia Price, University of Richmond

  • Corinne N. Geller, public relations director, Virginia State Police

  • Janell Hancock, senior communications specialist, Dominion Energy

  • Jonathan McNamara, communications director, American Red Cross

Sept. 26

  • “Fostering Loyalty & Reducing Turnover among Today’s PR Workforce”

  • Jade Faugno, Intermarket Communications

Oct. 31

  • “Out-of-this-World Influencers – How NASA Takes the Online, Offline ”

  • Rob Wyman, NASA Langley Research Center

Nov. 28

  • “Your Organization’s DNA – What’s Diversity Got To Do With It? ”

  • Rochelle Ford, Ph.D., APR, dean of Elon University’s School of Communications

2017

Jan. 25

  • “Digital Influencer Marketing”

  • Archie Smart, executive vice president for the Qorvis MSLGROUP

Feb. 22

  • “Diversity and Inclusion in 2017”

  • Stephen Macias, senior vice-president and LGBT practice lead for MWWPR

March 29

  • “Using the Power of Big Data to Anticipate the Next Crisis and Take Proactive Action “

  • Chase Donnelly, senior executive at Zignal Labs

April 26

  • “The Increasing Impact of Social Media on the Public Relations Practice “

  • Donald K. Wright, Ph.D., Harold Burson professor and chair in public relations at Boston University’s College of Communication

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May 31

  • “Overcoming Bias – Building Authentic Relationships Across Differences”

  • Tiffany Jana, CEO and founder of TMI Consulting and co-author of Overcoming Bias

June 28

  • “Comedy and Communication – Using Humor to Your PR Advantage”

  • David Wingfield, CEO of Commonwealth Commercial Comedic Communication

Sept. 27

  • “A Seat at the Table – How PR Pros Can Win Respect from the C-Suite”

  • Paula Otto, APR, executive director, The Virginia Lottery and Shawn Boyer CEO and founder, goHappy

Oct. 25

  • “Eyes on the Prize – Shaping the Future of Visual Communications”

  • Mike McDougall, APR, McDougall Communications

Nov. 29

  • “Transforming TV News for Millennial Audiences”

  • Alyse Shorland, producer, Vice Media

2016

Jan. 27

  • “Don’t Be Afraid of the Data”

  • Scott Hicks, senior director, data strategy, Snagajob

Feb. 24

  • “Emory and Ebola: We Can Fear or We Can Care”

  • Holly Korschun, executive director, Media Relations & Research Communications, Emory University, Woodruff Health Sciences Center

March 30

  • “Content Marketing with David Beebe of Marriott Traveler: Publish or Perish”

  • David Beebe, vp, global creative + content marketing, Marriott International

April 27

  • “So Much More Than a Bike Race”

  • Paul Shanks and Lee Kallman

May 25

  • “The Art of Reaching Multicultural Audiences”

  • Gloria Rodríguez, founder, president and CEO of Comunicad, LLC.

June 29

  • “Q&A with Clay Risen, NYT senior staff editor”

Sept. 28, 2016

  • “The Coca-Cola Company – Changing from the Inside”

  • Jennifer Scott, APR, senior change lead for global workplace strategy and operations, The Coca-Cola Company

Oct. 26

  • “Flint Water Crisis”

  • Mark Owczarski, assistant vice president for university relations, Virginia Tech

Nov. 30

  • “Video Content Strategy for PR Professionals”

  • Tod Plotkin, principal, Green Buzz Agency

2015

March 25

  • “Media Training & Crisis Communication Lessons Learned in the Field”

  • Jim Vance, spokesman, media & communication specialist, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington D.C.

April 29

  • “Marriage Equality: PR/Communications Messaging for a New Normal in Virginia”

  • PANEL: Bob Witeck, Witeck Communications; Katherine O’Donnell, Richmond Region Tourism; James Parrish, Equality Virginia

May 27

  • “The Future of Blogging”

  • PANEL: Kristel Poole, Hamilton Beach; Tim & Mary Vidra; Jeff Wilson, padillaCRT – Moderator of Q & A

June 24

  • “PR, Marketing or Both?”

  • Don Hale, Don Hale PR Consulting Firm, VP for public relations & marketing communications, Georgia State University

Sept. 30

  • “Send in the Drones: Keeping Journalists out of Harm’s Way”

  • Dr. Rose Mooney, executive director, Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership

Oct. 28

  • “Producing Video Messaging With a Heartbeat in Corporate America”

    David Shapiro, principal and partner, David Shapiro Enterprises

Nov. 18

  • “Reducing Biased Messaging and Promoting Inclusion in PR Communication”

  • Dr. Jennifer Wessel, assistant professor of psychology, University of Maryland

2014

January 29

  • “Unlevel the Playing Field: Transform your SME’s into Corporate MVP’s through Personal Branding”

  • Jennifer Ransaw Smith, founder, Brand id|Strategic Partners

February 26

  • “How the ChildFund PR Team Responded to Typhoon Haiyan”

  • Cameron McPherson, The Hodges Partnership; Cynthia Price and Tasha Chambers, Child Fund International

March 26

  • “The Law of Social Media”

  • Chris Fortier, Board of Governors, Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference

April 30

  • “Bringing the Redskins to Richmond”

  • PANEL: Anedra Bourne, tourism coordinator for the City of Richmond (moderator); Tammy Hawley, press secretary to City of Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones; Charlotte Perkins, performance management officer for Bon Secours Virginia Health System; and Tony Wyllie, Senior Vice President of Communications for the Washington Redskins

May 28

  • “The Changing News Landscape: How Far, How Fast”

  • Mark Jurkowitz, associate director of journalism research, Pew Research Center

June 25

  • “On and Off the Record: Virginia Press Secretaries Share Communications Stories from Their Time with the Governor”

  • PANEL: J. Tucker Martin, director of communications for Governor Robert McDonnell; Gordon Hickey, press secretary for Governor Timothy Kaine; Ellen Qualls, director of communications for Governor Mark Warner; Jeff Schapiro, politics columnist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch (moderator)

September 24

  • “Navigating Data to Maximize Nonprofit and Corporate Communications”

  • Christina Motley, owner, Christina Motley, LLC

October 29

  • “Storytelling as a Tool to Communicate Ethics”

  • Emmanuel Tchividjian, senior vice president & ethics officer, Ruder Finn

November 19

  • “Punch Up Your Speeches: Dos and Don’ts”

  • Jeffrey D. Porro, speechwriter, Porro Associates, LLC

2013

January 30

  • “Entering Awards that Win”

  • Mark Hubbard, McGuireWoods Consulting; Thomas Becher, Neathawk Dubuque and Packett

February 27

  • “Landing your Company on a ‘Best Places to Work’ List”

  • Ryan Smartt, Capital One; Jim Godwin, Bon Secours Virginia Health System; Tina Lambert, Virginia Society of CPAs; Deborah Slayden, VCU Health System

March 27

  • “Creating Social Content Without Recreating the Wheel”

  • Jon Newman, The Hodges Partnership

April 24

  • “It’s 2013: Do You Know What Your Metrics Are? PR Measurement for the New Decade”

  • Katie Paine, News Group International

May 29

  • “Brand Candor: How to Find and Use Deep Truths that Drive Brand Allegiance”

  • Kelly O’Keefe, chief creative officer, CRT/tanaka

June 26

  • “Richmond Region Tourism: It Takes a Village”

  • Jennifer Carnam and Katherine O’Donnell, Richmond Region Tourism

September 25

  • “Critical Thinking and Crisis Management”

  • Larry Kamer, CEO, Kamer Consulting Group, LLC

October 30

  • “Achieving Success through Inclusion”

  • Jonathan Zur and Allison Conyers, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities

November 20

  • “Communicating and Marketing the UCI Road World Cycling Championships”

  • Lee Kallman, director or marketing & communications, Richmond 2015

2012

January 25

  • “Will Locusts be Next? Crisis Communications at Dominion”

  • William C. “Bill” Hall, Jr., vice president, executive communications, Dominion

February 29

  • “Optimizing Social Marketing Campaigns”

  • Chris Leone, chief marketing officer, WebStrategies

March 28

  • “Bringing Lincoln to Richmond: A Behind-the Scenes Look from the Virginia Film Office”

  • Andrew Edmunds, Virginia Film Office

April 25

  • “Talking Blogs from Tumblr’s Perspective”

  • Marc LaFountain, vice president of support, Tumblr

May 30

  • “Leveraging Local Partnerships to Land National Attention: How a Nonprofit Told the Story of Conjoined Twins”

  • Jennifer Curtis, APR, director of communications, World Pediatric Project

June 27

  • “Effective Employee Communication: Our Place at the Table”

  • Keith Burton, president, Insidedge

September 26

  • “Understanding the LGBT Consumer: An $800 Billion Dream Market”

  • Steve Roth, principal and founder, OutThink Partners

November 9

  • “A Panel on Pinterest”

  • Danielle Brigida, National Wildlife Federation; Loren Pritchett, ChildFund International; Jennifer Carnam, CDME, Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau; Wendy Scherer, Cabot Cheese

November 28

  • “Bringing Modern. Southern. Style. to Communications & Community Relations at Belk”

  • Jessica Graham, APR, vice president of communications and community relations, Belk

2011

January 26

  • “Social Meets Digital – and PR is Perfectly Positioned to Drive It!”

  • Jon Newman and Sonali Shetty, The Hodges Partnership

February 23

  • “Corporate Social Responsibility 3.0 – An Opportunity for Public Relations Stewardship”

  • John L. Paluszek, APR, Fellow PRSA, chair of The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management and PRSA’s liaison to the United Nations

March 30

  • “State of the Squirrels”

  • Todd “Parney” Parnell, vice president & chief operating officer, Richmond Flying Squirrels

April 27

  • “Getting Past the CEO’s ‘No!’”

  • Brian Ellis, CRT/tanaka and Bill Oglesby, Oglesby Media Consulting

May 25

  • “Surprise! It’s Your Time. Right Now”

  • Pamela Lepley, executive director, Division of University Relations, and Anne Buckley, director of communications and public relations, Virginia Commonwealth University

June 29

  • “Social Media: The Winning Combination”

  • Virginia Lottery staff: Jill Vaughan, director of communications; Jennifer Mullen, communications manager; and Rachel Buhse, communications associate

September 28

  • “How to Move a State Fair in 10 Short Years!”

  • Curry Roberts, president & chief executive officer, State Fair of Virginia

October 26

  • “The Sports Backers – Powering an Active Richmond!”

  • Jeff Fitch, director of development & sponsorship, Sports Backers

November 30

  • “Trial-by-fire: Convincing the Virginia Wine Industry to Embrace Social Media”

  • Annette Ringwood Boyd, director, Virginia Wine Board Marketing Office

2010

January 27

  • “Lunch With The Champions: 2009 Virginia Public Relations Awards Best in Show Winners”

  • Paula Raudenbush, director of marketing and communications for the George Washington Foundation; Michael Whitlow, executive vice president, CRT/tanaka; and Becky Comstock, account executive, CRT/tanaka; Angela Fountain, communications manager, Department of Public Utilities for the City of Richmond

February 24

  • “Meet and Greet with the National PRSA Chair and CEO”

  • Gary D. McCormick, APR, PRSA National

March 31

  • “A Whole New Ballgame: From Gatekeeper to Pitcher”

  • Moderater: Paula Otto, executive director of the Virginia Lottery. Panelists: Mychael Dickerson (WWBT to Henrico County Schools), Gordon Hickey (Richmond Times-Dispatch to Governor Tim Kaine’s press secretary), Bill Phelps (WWBT to Altria) and Lisa Schaffner (WRIC to UNOS).

April 28

  • “Social Media Tools to Engage, Converse and Build Loyalty”

  • Cynthia Price, director of communications, ChildFund International

May 26

  • “Communicating Transformative Change”

  • Suzanne Hall, chief communications officer, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

June 30

  • “Making the Case for Public Relations: Demonstrating the Value of PR”

  • Panel: William A. Harrison, Jr., regional director of public and government affairs for the American Red Cross Greater Richmond Chapter, and his CEO Reggie Gordon; and Jennifer Mullen, communications manager for the Virginia Lottery, and her CEO, Paula I. Otto. Moderator: Dr. Judy VanSlyke Turk.

September 29

  • “Effective Crisis Communications”

  • Brandy King, senior communications manager, Southwest Airlines

October 27

  • “Diversity in Public Relations: Getting Real, Informed and Down to Business”

  • Dr. Rochelle Ford, associate dean of research and academic affairs, John H. Johnson School of Communications at Howard University

November 17

  • “A Wild Ride with Secretariat: Bringing Big Red to the Red Carpet and onto the Bestseller Lists”

  • Patsy Arnett and Leeanne Ladin

2009

January 28

  • “Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Regional Strategy and Priorities for Coverage Since Reorganizing”

  • Glenn Proctor, vice president and executive editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch

February 25

  • “What Does it Take to Effectively Market Richmond as a Sports City?”

  • PANEL: Allan B. Harvie, Jr., president and general manager of the Richmond Renegades hockey team; Matthew Becherer, vice president of marketing for the Richmond International Raceway; Scott Schricker, marketing director for Sports Backers; moderator Bill Oglesby, president of Bill Oglesby Media Consulting and former reporter/anchor for NBC12

March 25

  • “Breaking Down Barriers: Intergenerational Communications in the Workplace”

  • PANEL: Pam DiSalvo Lepley, APR, director of communications and public relations at Virginia Commonwealth University; Jeff Wilson, APR, associate vice president and director of business development at CRT/tanaka; Meredyth Thurston, account executive at Charles Ryan Associates. Moderated by Smokie Sizemore, president of Smokie Sizemore & Co., Inc.

April 29

  • “Building Relationships through E-mail Marketing”

  • Gina Watkins, regional development director, D.C. Metro Area, Constant Contact

May 27

  • “Why Left-Brain Management and Right-Brain Marketers Don’t See Eye-to-Eye – And What to Do About It”

  • Laura Ries, co-author, War in the Boardroom: Why Left-Brain Management and Right-Brain Marketers Don’t See Eye-to-Eye – And What to Do About It

June 24

  • “Leading Organizational Change”

  • PANEL:  Alisa Bailey, president and CEO, Virginia Tourism Corp.; Lisa Olivia, vice president of public affairs, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Lloyd Osgood, senior vice president of marketing and communications, Fidelity (formerly of Land America); and Judy Pahren, senior vice president of development and diversity, Capital One. Michele A. Rhudy, APR, partner, Rhudy & Company Marketing & Communications, Inc., moderator.

September 30

  • “Social Media: Developing Strategies and Measuring Results”

  • David Saunders, president & chief idea officer, Madison + Main Advertising & New Media

October 28

  • “Communications on the Campaign Trail”

  • Tim Murtaugh (R) and Kimberly Allen (D)

November 18

  • “Communicating with Constituents at the Local Level”

  • Tammy Hawley, press secretary for Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones

2008

April 23

  • “Using Public Relations to Generate Buzz”

  • Daryl McCullough, CEO, PainePR

May 28

  • “Covering the Virginia Tech Tragedy: Perspectives from the Media a Year After the Event”

  • PANEL: Tom Kapsidelis, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Times-Dispatch photographer Eva Russo; Morgan Dean, WRIC TV 8

June 25

  • “Corporate Restructuring: Altria’s Transition from New York to Richmond”

  • Elizabeth Cook, manager of corporate brands, Altria

September 24

  • “Dreaming of Becoming an Independent Practitioner, or Interested in Working with One?”

  • PANEL: Members of the Independent Practitioner section of PRSA Richmond; Michele Rhudy of Rhudy & Co. (moderator)

October 29

  • “Campaigning on YouTube and in Second Life: How Web 2.0 has Transformed the 2008 Presidential Election”

  • Torod Neptune, senior vice president and general manager of Global Public Affairs Practice for Waggener Edstrom Worldwide

November 19

  • “Why and How the Success of our Community Impacts your Business and Profession”

  • James Dunn, retired president and CEO of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce and organization consultant for Bon Secours Richmond Foundation