October 10, 2016

Member Profile: Kelly Kimberly

Meet Kelly Kimberly,

APR

 

We periodically feature veteran and new PRSA San Francisco members, and tell the story of their public relations career.  If you would like to suggest a PRSA San Francisco member for a profile, please send an email to info@prsasf.org.

 

Why did you join PRSA and what is one of your favorite benefits that the organization provides?

I joined PRSA more than 25 years ago because I think it is important to stay current on trends and issues in our industry and PRSA is the best organization at facilitating this. I enjoy both the speakers …

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• Released: October 10th, 2016 03:32 PM

September 27, 2016

Member Profile: Katina Bush

Meet Katina Bush,

Marketing Outreach Specialist, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

 

We periodically feature veteran and new PRSA San Francisco members, and tell the story of their public relations career.  If you would like to suggest a PRSA San Francisco member for a profile, please send an email to info@prsasf.org.

 

Why did you join PRSA and what is one of your favorite benefits that the organization provides?

I was a member of PRSSA in college, and because I valued my experience and the learning opportunities, I decided to join PRSA once I graduated. I wanted to take …

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• Released: September 27th, 2016 02:24 PM

September 12, 2016

Member Profile: Cherise Adkins

Meet Cherise Adkins,

Senior Account Executive Lyons Public Relations

 

We periodically feature veteran and new PRSA San Francisco members, and tell the story of their public relations career.  If you would like to suggest a PRSA San Francisco member for a profile, please send an email to info@prsasf.org.

 

Why did you join PRSA and what is one of your favorite benefits that the organization provides?

I was born and raised in the Bay Area. I spent the past 11 years on the East Coast – in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia – where I transitioned from television news to …

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• Released: September 12th, 2016 07:17 AM

August 30, 2016

Member Profile: Gretchen Wright

Meet Gretchen Wright,

VP and Principal, PR Solutions

 

We periodically feature veteran and new PRSA San Francisco members, and tell the story of their public relations career.  If you would like to suggest a PRSA San Francisco member for a profile, please send an email to info@prsasf.org.

 

Why did you join PRSA and what is one of your favorite benefits that the organization provides?

Honestly, it took me a long time to decide to join PRSA. I only did it this year and I did it because public relations have changed dramatically (as has journalism) since I first …

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• Released: August 30th, 2016 03:03 PM

August 16, 2016

Member Profile: Jim Cole

Meet Jim Cole,

Senior Writer at Bank of the West

 

We periodically feature veteran and new PRSA San Francisco members, and tell the story of their public relations career. If you would like to suggest a PRSA San Francisco member for a profile, please send an email to info@prsasf.org.

 

Why did you join PRSA and what is one of your favorite benefits that the organizationprovides?

I wanted to connect with others in my field, which I’ve done through PRSA. One of my favorite benefits is the Issues & Trends email because it keeps me up to date on interesting …

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• Released: August 16th, 2016 04:32 PM

August 2, 2016

Member Profile: Stephen M. Shivinsky

Meet Stephen M. Shivinsky,

Vice President, Corporate Communications, Blue Shield of California

 

We periodically feature veteran and new PRSA San Francisco members, and tell the story of their public relations career. If you would like to suggest a PRSA San Francisco member for a profile, please send an email to info@prsasf.org.

 

Why did you join PRSA and what is one of your favorite benefits that the organization provides?

I joined PRSA a long, long time ago (I believe it was in 1984) for the professional development and networking opportunities. Since then, I have been president of the Columbus, …

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• Released: August 02nd, 2016 02:13 PM

July 19, 2016

Member Profile: Courtney Siekirk

Meet Courtney Siekirk,

Manager, Corporate Relations, Genentech

 

We periodically feature veteran and new PRSA San Francisco members, and tell the story of their public relations career.  If you would like to suggest a PRSA San Francisco member for a profile, please send an email to info@prsasf.org.

 

Why did you join PRSA and what is one of your favorite benefits that the organization provides?

I actually just joined the San Francisco chapter of PRSA just a few months ago, and I’m already so impressed by the organization and everything it has to offer. PRSA makes it easy to stay …

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• Released: July 19th, 2016 06:37 PM

June 27, 2016

Member Profile: Hatti Hamlin

Meet Hatti Hamlin,

APR, Fellow PRSA, Independent Consultant

 

We periodically feature veteran and new PRSA San Francisco members, and tell the story of their public relations career.  If you would like to suggest a PRSA San Francisco member for a profile, please send an email to info@prsasf.org.

 

Why did you join PRSA and what is one of your favorite benefits that the organization provides?

I joined PRSA about 6 years into to my career, after hearing from many of my mentors that it was a great organization. I have met some of my favorite friends and colleagues through …

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• Released: June 27th, 2016 07:56 PM

June 2, 2016

Member Profile: Heidi K. Zuhl

Meet Heidi K. Zuhl,

Senior Communications Consultant, Kaiser Permanente

 

We periodically feature veteran and new PRSA San Francisco members, and tell the story of their public relations career.  If you would like to suggest a PRSA San Francisco member for a profile, please send an email to info@prsasf.org.

 

Why did you join PRSA and what is one of your favorite benefits that the organization provides?

I joined PRSA to get out of my bunny slippers! In the early 2000s, I worked for a virtual agency, which specialized in financial services and financial tech. In this pre-FaceTime era, …

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• Released: June 02nd, 2016 11:54 AM

May 18, 2016

Member Profile: Mark Camps

Meet Mark Camps,

Senior Communications Consultant, Hospitals, Quality and Care Delivery Excellence
Public Relations and Communications, Kaiser Permanente

 

We periodically feature veteran and new PRSA San Francisco members, and tell the story of their public relations career.  If you would like to suggest a PRSA San Francisco member for a profile, please send an email to info@prsasf.org.

 

Why did you join PRSA and what is one of your favorite benefits that the organization provides?

I joined PRSA largely because I wanted to network. I know ‘networking’ is such an overused term, but after nearly 30 years in …

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• Released: May 18th, 2016 06:04 PM