About Utah PRSA

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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:

  • Professional Development Luncheons featuring key local and national public relations thought leaders;
  • Teleseminars and Webinars keeping you up-to-date on need-to-know strategies, tactics and trends;
  • Casual Friday Lunches introducing you to other Utah professionals;
  • Annual Spring Conference, a half-day conference focused on professional development, best practices and networking.
  • Golden Spike Awards, recognizing area practitioners and outstanding contributions to the public relations profession in Utah

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.

Board of Directors

Executive Board

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

Programming 
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

 

Communications
Heidi Cannella (website) - Utah Food Bank
Faith Jolley (email) - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Kevin Randall (social media) - Westminster College

 

Commitee/Hubs

Golden Spike
Carlos Jasso - DonorConnect

Silicon Slopes
Dan Sorenson - iMerit Technology

St. George
Brady White - Cambia Health Solutions

Cedar City 
Melynda Thorpe - SUU

 

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