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| A Message from our Outgoing President |
Dear PRSA Members & Friends:
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One of my favorite quotations by Eleanor Roosevelt is: "You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Serving as your Chapter President has afforded me the opportunity to grow professionally and take on responsibilities I could have never imagined. Along with the support of a stellar Board of Directors, we were able to keep the Chapter moving forward - providing numerous educational programs and welcoming some new faces to the organization.
I want to thank everyone on the Board for your guidance and for providing such wonderful ideas and input; also, to our members and those who frequent our monthly meetings, for your support.
It is now time for me to pass on the gavel to our President-Elect Denyse Mesnik who will lead our Chapter this year. She's no stranger to PRSA, a founding chapter member in fact - and quite a delight to work with. The full slate of officers and directors is available below for your review.
In closing, I challenge each and every one of you to get more involved with PRSA and our Gulf Coast Chapter this year... make that commitment to attend our monthly meetings and expand your knowledge, maybe even consider taking on a leadership role, as I did. What is that thing you think you cannot do? Identify it - and do it!
Best,
Kathy Saenz
2011 - Immediate Past-President, PRSA Gulf Coast Chapter
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Jan. 24th Lunch N' Learn: "The Key to Success: Get Organized"
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2012 is here, and your PRSA Gulf Coast Chapter wants to make sure you start off the year the right way!
 "The Key to Success: Get Organized" program is on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at the Hilton Naples, 5111 U.S. 41 N. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. with social and networking, with the lunch presentation to follow immediately at noon.
The featured speaker will be professional organizer and Naples Daily News columnist Marla Ottenstein. Ottenstein specializes in home and office organizing, light home staging, household moves, and downsizing. She will address how to organize your clients by organizing yourself; how to get organized and stay that way; how being organized will increase your productivity, effectiveness and efficiency; and staying one step ahead. Marla is also an accomplished marketing professional with many years of experience. Stay tuned for more details on this event next month.
"Get Organized" appears on the first and third Fridays of each month. Professional organizer Marla Ottenstein is based in Naples and is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers. |
| Cyndee Woolley, PAR Named Chair-elect for the PRSA Sunshine District Board of Directors | 
We're so proud...
Our own, Cyndee Woolley, APR, C2 Communications, will serve our Gulf Coast Chapter at the district level. Here's what they said:
Cyndee Woolley, APR, is an award winning public relations, community outreach and social media consultant based in Naples, Florida. She believes that building a stronger community starts with volunteering through professional and civic organizations. Woolley is a past-president of the Gulf Coast Chapter of PRSA, a past-president of the Public Relations Marketing and Advertising Association of Collier County, Chair of the Farm City BBQ and is a member of the 2012 class of Leadership Collier. In her role, Woolley will be co-chairing the Sunshine District Leadership Development program QuickStart.
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| February Meeting - Don't Miss It! |
 | | Jessica Macera and Cyndee Woolley |
Cyndee Woolley, APR and Jessica Macera, MBA
Presenting:
The Personal Branding Project
As presented at the 2011 PRSA International Conference and through Full Sail University, the Personal Branding Project is a customized workshop designed to teach business professionals how to reinvent themselves for success. The foundation of the program is about rediscovering purpose and passion to help individuals refocus their efforts towards those goals.
More Details to come in upcoming Newsletters
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| Our New President - Denyse Mesnik, APR |
 | | Denyse Mesnik, APR |
Looking Forward To A Great Year!
It is an honor and privilege to serve as your 2012 chapter president. I'm thankful to Kathy Saenz for her tremendous leadership this past year, and I'm appreciative of the talented and dedicated board of directors standing alongside me as we enter Gulf Coast's 12th year as a PRSA chapter.
Our board is working diligently to provide educational and enjoyable monthly meetings as well as opportunities for social networking and camaraderie in the year ahead.
I look forward to getting to know each one of you and I sincerely hope that you will make a concerted effort to become more involved in our chapter. Whether a member or a guest, your participation in PRSA, your fresh ideas and your honest feedback are invaluable.
Join us at our next meeting as we have Trey Radel, candidate for Florida's 14th Congressional District swearing in our new officers and directors.
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2012 PRSA Gulf Coast Chapter Board of Directors
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Officers
President
Denyse Mesnik, APR, Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.
Immediate Past President
Kathy Saenz, INgage Networks
President Elect
Judy Bricker, Northern Trust
Treasurer
Secretary
Angela L. Aline, Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB
Directors:
Membership Relations Chair
Mary Ann Green, The Shelter for Abused Women & Children
APR Accreditation Chair
Donna Heiser, APR, The Genesis Group
Publicity Chairs
Russell Tuff, Social-Impact
Clay W. Cone, Cone Communications
Assembly Delegate/Sunshine District Chair-elect
Cyndee Woolley, APR, C2 Communications
Hospitality Chair
Deborah Jonsson, Avow Hospice
Protocol/Chapter Historian
Jama Dock, Avow Hospice
Directors-at-Large
Colleen Reynolds, APR, Edge Communications
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| From PRSA National |
Free Webinars Now Included With PRSA Membership!
PRSA membership is more valuable than ever before. Broaden your skill set with access to more than 50 free live and on-demand webinars that are planned for 2012.
Next Free Webinar: Digital Media and Today's Digital News Release - January 19, 2012Click Here for more information. |
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About PRSA
| | Headquartered in New York City, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is the world's largest professional organization for public relations professionals, with nearly 20,000 members organized into 110 chapters nationwide who represent business and industry, counseling firms, government, associations, healthcare, schools, professional services firms and nonprofit organizations. The PRSA Gulf Coast Chapter serves Collier and Lee counties and consists of senior public relations, marketing and communications professionals who represent a variety of industries and professional services throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.prsa.org. |
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