Chapter Leadership
PRSA Cleveland is governed by a board of directors which appoints executive officers to lead the chapter. Board members serve three-year terms and officers are elected annually.
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President
Joel Goldstein
Goldstein Group Commnications, Inc. (440) 914-4700
Goldstein is past president of the Akron area PRSA chapter and has served as the Greater Cleveland Chapter treasurer as well as president-elect.
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President-Elect
Kate Eidam, Falls Communications, (216) 472-2390
Eidam has served on the PRSA Greater Cleveland board for the last five years. She has served as Vice President, Programming and Treasurer.
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Vice President, Programming
Kelly McGlumphy, APR, Roop & Co. (216) 902-3800
McGlumphy joined PRSA in 2002 and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Cleveland Rocks Awards program.
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Vice President, Membership
Lisa Smith, Tri-C (216) 987-5134
Smith joined PRSA in 2002, has served on the Cleveland Rocks Awards committee and the Vice President of Programming. She is heading up the Non-Profit Series in 2010 and is co-chair of the Cleveland Rocks Awards committee.
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Vice President, Communications
Erinne Dyer, Cleveland Clinic (216) 444-8168
Dyer has been a PRSA member since 2007 and was chair of the Health Care Summit.
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Secretary
Brian Newbacher, AAA East Central, (216) 606-6701
Newbacher has been a PRSA member since 2001 and has chaired the chapter’s publicity committee, served on the programming committee as well as Vice President of Membership.
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Treasurer
Allen E. Pfenninger, APR, Edward Howard (216) 781-2400
Pfenninger joined the Greater Cleveland Chapter board in 2008 and has served as co-chair of the sponsorship committee. He is co-chairing the sponsorship committee as well as serving as treasurer.
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David Adams
Ernst & Young, LLP, (216) 583-1728
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Kelly Banks, APR
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, (216) 579-2131
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James C. Brazytis
Liggett Stashower, (216) 373-8374
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Janet Cannata, APR
Cuyahoga Community College, (216) 987-6155
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Carrie Kandes, APR
Marcus Thomas, (216) 292-4700
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Heather Kessen
Landau Public Relations, (216) 912-2856
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Emily Lauer, APR
Edward Howard (216) 781-2400
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Amy McGahan
Dix & Eaton, (216) 241-3027
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Megan Pruce
Cleveland Clinic, (216) 445-7452
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George T. Richard,
Baldwin-Wallace College, (440) 826-2325
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Emily Vincent
Kent State University, (216) 642-0289
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