Committees

Committee Head Applications for the 2025-2026 school year are open until September 16th at 11:59PM.

Event Planning

Committee head: Caroline Sumichrast

The event planning committee will be responsible for planning and executing the bi-weekly meetings, special events, and senior banquet.

Member Relations

Committee head: Sara Beth Warnken

The member relations committee focuses on driving engagement within the organization through creating incentives and innovative ideas to strengthen chapter relations and member recruitment and retention. Members of this committee are responsible for highlighting individual and professional achievements of our chapter members. This committee is also responsible for tracking chapter attendance and assisting with recruitment of new members during the fall and spring semester.

Social Media

Committee heads: Brooke Wagner and Denise Palacios

The social media committee works alongside the social media director to produce original content and campaigns for PRSSA’s various social media outlets. They ensure that the social accounts are an engaging and useful resource for members, alumni and industry professionals. The main responsibilities of this committee are to produce and post social media content, brainstorm content ideas, and maintain a strong digital presence.

Editorial

Committee head: Allyson Thompson

The editorial committee helps generate content for our blog, newsletter, and website. This includes writing and editing blog posts and brainstorming article ideas. Stories can include feature stories, member spotlights, interviews, industry news and any other ideas your committee may have.

Brand Outreach

Committee head: Riley Martin

The brand outreach committee is responsible for connecting our chapter with other external organizations on campus and in Athens.

Creative

Committee head: Nhi Nguyen-Le

This committee is responsible for all things public relations. The main responsibilities include creating graphics, flyers, press releases, and monitoring our organizations media relations while working closely with the social media committee to ensure a unified presentation of our organization.

BEDI

Committee head: Luke Williams

The BEDI Committee works to promote diversity and inclusion. This team helps make sure we are conscious of current events affecting the PR and communication fields. They will create a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone. We are looking for individuals passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion.