Board of Directors
President Matt Kothe PerfectServe |
President Elect Darrin Devault University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Immediate Past President Jane Groff City of Maryville |
Secretary Rebecca McKnight Helen Ross McNabb Center |
Treasurer Monica Sutton Sutton Consulting |
Ethics Officer Scott Brooks Tennessee Valley Authority |
Assembly Delegates Darrin Devault University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Directors-at-Large Deborah Sosower Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Travis Brickey Tennessee Valley Authority Christina Honkonen, APR Pitchwire |
Committee Chairs
Publicity & Digital Media |
V Awards |
Membership Deborah Sosower Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts |
Programming Darrin Devault University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
APR Accreditation Casey Self Casey Self Strategies |
Hospitality |
PRSSA Liaison Ellen Liston, APR, Fellow PRSA The Dollywood Company Dr. Joe Stabb, Ph.D., TE, APR, ACUE University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Senior Practitioners Gail Rymer, APR, Fellow PRSA Gail Rymer Strategic Communications |
PRSSA Faculty Advisor Beth Avery Foster Associate Professor of Public Relations, UT |
Young Professionals Engagement Gary McCormick, APR, Fellow PRSA GMc Communications, LLC |
Past Presidents
Term in Office | Name |
2021 | Jane Groff |
2020 | Caitlin Darras |
2019 | Erin Simpson |
2018 | Casey Self, APR |
2017 | Heather Beck, APR |
2016 | Laura Mansfield, APR |
2015 | Emily Scheuneman, APR |
2014 | Kristin Alm |
2013 | Chelsey Riemann, APR |
2012 | Jennifer Faddis Thompson |
2011 | Chris Davis, APR |