Chapter Leadership
Members may view a full list of our chapter membership at fpra.org
2022-23 Board of Directors
President
Taylor Carson
Polk County Clerk of Courts
Public Relations Manager
TaylorCarson@polk-county.net
President-Elect
Eric Marshall
City of Lake Wales
Marketing & Communications Specialist
EMarshall@lakewales.gov
Secretary
Merissa Green
City of Haines City
Communication and Marketing Manager
Merissa.Green@hainescity.com
Community Involvement Director
Rachel Harris
Polk County Office of Elections
Community Services Director
RachelHarris@polkelections.com
Membership Director
Cindy Rodriguez
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Sr. Government Affairs Regional Manager
Cindy.Rodriguez@swfwmd.state.fl.us
Immediate Past President
Brian West
Publix Super Markets
Media & Community Relations Manager
Brian.West@publix.com
Treasurer
Hannah Ball
Lakeland Electric
Document Control Supervisor, Electric System Compliance & Security
Hannah.Ball@lakelandelectric.com
Communications Director
Taylor Nobbe
MADE
Assistant Brand Manager
Taylor@madelkld.com
Professional Development Director
Faith Carr
Visit Central Florida
Visitor Services Supervisor
Faith@visitcentralflorida.com
Image Awards Chair
Jessica Lawson
Peace River Center
Director of Community Relations & Development
JLawson@peacerivercenter.org
Past Presidents
John W. Dillin, APR, CPRC – 1970-1973
Gail Geary Moore – 1974
J. Donald Turk, APRP – 1975
H. “Tim” Smith – 1976-1977
Paula Boyd Farrington – 1978
Jim Greenfield, APR – 1979
Bob Gernert, APR, CPRC – 1980
Skip Boyer – 1981
Lucille DuCharme, APR – 1982
Vanessa Hammill, APR – 1983-1984
Priscilla “Tuppy” Krimm, APR – 1985
Louise Murtaugh – 1986
Cindy Sternlicht – 1987
Betty Miller – 1988
Kit Cramer, APR, CPRC – 1989
Frances McMichael, APR, CPRC – 1990
Myrtice Young – 1991
Sheri Olson – 1992
Susan LeVine – 1993
Shari Szabo – 1994
Leah Lauderdale, APR, CPRC – 1995
Laura Nurse, APR, CPRC – 1996
John McShaffrey, APR – 1997
Michelle Moore – 1998
Kellie Atkinson – 1999
Sara Hallett – 2000
Kelly Lannon – 2001
Kim Brock – 2002
Alyson Gernert, APR, CPRC – 2003
Casey Wohl Hartt – 2004
Lori Martini – 2005
Jennifer Bush – 2006
Susan Black – 2007
Becky Murphy – 2008
Kris Keprios – 2009
Cindy Rodriguez – 2010
Donna Wood – 2011
Daniel Kushmer – 2012
Jenny Baker – 2013
Katy Martin – 2014
Amy Wiggins – 2015
Marybeth Soderstrom – 2016
Jennifer (Oliver) Benton, APR, CPRC – 2017
Erin (Ferguson) Hollenkamp – 2018
Joe McLeod – 2019
Brad Ruhmann – 2020
Cathryn Lacy – 2021
Jessica Lawson – 2022