The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Greater Salt Lake Chapter was officially chartered in 1952 as the PRSA Intermountain Chapter (source). In 2021, the PRSA Greater Salt Lake Chapter and PRSA Utah Valley Chapters officially joined to become PRSA Utah.
PRSA Utah is comprised of public relations professionals representing many of Utah's corporations, public relations agencies, nonprofit organizations, educational and health institutions, and independent practitioners.
PRSA Utah offers numerous professional development and networking opportunities, including:
PRSA Utah is pleased to support PRSSA student chapters at local universities.
Finally, PRSA Utah provides resources, including preparatory classes to earn the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR), and local PR job listings. You can even post a job opening for free here.
If you're a public relations professional who hasn’t yet taken advantage of PRSA membership, we hope you'll join both PRSA and the Utah Chapter by signing up today.
President
Laura Klarman - Intermountain Healthcare
President-Elect
Melynda Thorpe - Southern Utah University
Immediate Past President
Chris Thomas - Intrepid Agency
Treasurer & Technology
Marcus Hardy - Intrepid Agency
Secretary/Historian
Holly Heffron, APR - Western Governors University
Diversity
Jasen Lee - Rocky Mountain Power
ProgrammingÂ
Jennifer Toomer-Cook - Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital
Membership
Matt Hargreaves - Utah Farm Bureau
PRSA/PRSSA Liaison
Jason Carlton, APR - Intermountain Healthcare
Branding
Deanna Devey - Utah Association of Realtors
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Communications
Heidi Cannella (website) - Utah Food Bank
Faith Jolley (email) - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Kevin Randall (social media) - Westminster College
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Golden Spike
Carlos Jasso - DonorConnect
Silicon Slopes
Dan Sorenson - iMerit Technology
St. George
Brady White - Cambia Health Solutions
Cedar CityÂ
Melynda Thorpe - SUU
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Central Utah
Shauna Watts - Intermountain
Provo
Steven Thomsen - BYU
Orem
Christie Denniston - UVU
Ogden
Leslie Howerton - Weber State
Logan
Steve Reiher - USU
Rexburg
Susan Walton - BYU-Idaho