Chapter Leadership
Members may view a full list of our chapter membership at fpra.org
2022-23 Board of Directors
President
Brian West
Publix Super Markets
Media & Community Relations Manager
brian.west@publix.com
Immediate Past President
Jessica Lawson
Peace River Center
Director of Public Relations & Marketing
JLawson@peacerivercenter.org
Treasurer
Hannah Ball
Lakeland Electric
Accounting Clerk 1
hannah.ball@lakelandelectric.com
VP of Membership
Cindy Rodriguez
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Sr. Government Affairs Regional Manager
Cindy.Rodriguez@swfwmd.state.fl.us
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