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 youย 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 chaptersย 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 hasnโ€™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

Utah PRSA

Board of Directors & Committee Leadership

Meet the officers, board members, chairs, and committee members helping lead and support Utah PRSA.

Officers

President

Brooke Heath

Past President

Jen Toomer-Cook

President-Elect

Leigh Gibson

VP - Operations

Marcus Hardy

Board

VP - APR/Sponsorships

Melynda Thorpe

VP - Events

Leslie Howerton

VP - Communications

Lisa Kelley

VP - Membership/PRSSA

David Cordero

Secretary

Haley Webster

Treasurer

Jen Toomer-Cook

Southern Utah Representative

Jyl Hall

Board Member-at-Large

Jason Carlton

Chairs

Social Media Chair

McKinley Hatch

Spring Conference Co-Chair

Jason Carlton

Spring Conference Co-Chair

Laura Klarman

Programming Co-Chair

Emillio Rodriguez

Programming Co-Chair

Kimmi Wolf

Golden Spikes Awards Co-Chair

Cindie Quintana

Golden Spikes Awards Co-Chair

Candida Johnson

PRSSA Chair

Holly Heffron

By-Laws Chair

Deanna Devey

Tech Chair

TBD

Student Competition Chair

Jason Carlton

Committee Members

Communications

Carlos Jasso

Spring Conference

Holly Heffron

Spring Conference

Ellie Widdison

APR

Debbie Ostrander

APR

Laura Klarman

Student Competition

Chris Thomas

Golden Spike Awards

Erynn Kerrigan

Golden Spike Awards

TBD