April Program Meeting: PRSA Lookout Panel Talks Communication & PR For Fundraisers

When:  Apr 17, 2019 from 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM (ET)
Associated with  AFP TN, Southeastern Chapter
The Public Relations Society of America Lookout Chapter is the leading Chattanooga-area professional organization for communicators with members across a variety of industries from southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia.

The group has more than 80 local members and includes professions at many nonprofits with specialties in fundraising communication, social media, events, media relations and crisis planning. The PRSA Lookout panel will cover all these topics and take your questions.

Panel members:
Lesley R. Berryhill is the director of special projects and events at LesleyBerryhill.jpgChambliss Center for Children, and previously served the organization as the director of communications. Her extensive experience includes nine years at the Chattanooga Downtown Partnership, a former division of RiverCity Company, followed by over three years as Managing Director of the Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute. An active community volunteer, she has served as a member of the Mayor’s Council for Women and on the annual fundraiser committee for the Jordan Thomas Foundation. She is a past president of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Council. Currently, she serves as the membership chair for the PRSA Lookout Chapter.

Amanda Plecas, APR, leads the communications team at Volkswagen of AmandaPlecas_2.jpgAmerica, Chattanooga Operations. Her nonprofit experience includes serving as the director of public relations at WTCI and many volunteer boards. Her success in strategic communications was recognized by PR News in 2016, where she was a top-five global finalist for Corporate PR Professional of the Year. She holds an Accreditation in Public Relations, is a certified Public Information Officer and in Organizational Compliance/Ethics. She is currently the vice-president of the PRSA Lookout Chapter.

Kevin Lusk is the director of public relations and physician outreach at 0.jpegVascular Institute of Chattanooga. Previously he served as the director of communication, membership and development at the Chattanooga Medical Society for more than 10 years. His extensive communication experience includes four years at WTCI as the director of public information and community outreach. He is a past president of the PRSA Lookout Chapter.


Facilitator:
Kelly Allen, APR, is the director of strategic communications at local PR kelly-allen.jpegfirm Q Strategies. She has 14 years of experience working in agency, nonprofit and corporate settings. She is president of PRSA Lookout Chapter, a board member at The Women’s Fund of Greater Chattanooga and chair of the Nightingale Committee, a trustee with the UNFoundation and the treasurer for Africa Mission Services. Her areas of expertise include B2B and B2C marketing, media relations, crisis management, health care communication and more. Kelly will facilitate the conversation and take questions from the audience.

AFP members and non-members are welcome. Lunch is included in registration fee and will be served buffet style.

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Location

Mountain City Club
729 Chestnut Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
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