Officers

PRSA Alaska Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs

2008 Officers, Board of Directors, Chairs of Committees

2008 Officers

President

Sherrie Simmonds
Corporate Communications Officer
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
PO Box 101020
Anchorage, AK 99510
P 907-330-8447
F 907-338-9218
ssimmond@ahfc.state.ak.us

President-Elect
Amy Jennings Burnett
Communications Officer
Communications Specialist
ConocoPhillips Alaska
ATO 1932
700 G Street
PO Box 100360
Anchorage, AK 99510
P 907-265-1539
F 907-265-1502
Amy.J.Burnett@conocophillips.com

Immediate Past President
Celine Kaplan
Senior Marketing and PR Associate
TelAlaska
201 E 56th Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99518
P 907-550-1719
F 907-550-1519

c_kaplan@telalaska.com

Treasurer

Cassandra Stalzer, APR
Communications Manager
Rasmuson Foundation
301 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Suite 400
Anchorage, AK 99503
cstalzer@rasmuson.org
P 907-297-2700
F 907-297-2770

Assembly Delegates
Crystal Enkvist, APR
Director of Member & Public Relations
Alaska Power Association
703 W Tudor Road, Suite 200
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
P 907-563-2559
cenkvist@alaskapower.org

Bruce T. Batten, BSJ, MA, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
Bruce Batten Communications
21419 Rushing River Circle
Eagle River, AK 99577-9414
907-694-5439
btbatten@mtaonline.net

Secretary
Julie Pollock, APR
Hilltop PR
PO Box 876353
Wasilla, AK 99687
P 907-373-0886
jpollock@mtaonline.net

2008 Board of Directors

Michelle E. B. Engelke, CAS
Klondike Advertising
1900 W. Benson Blvd., #200
Anchorage, AK 99517
P 907-334-2700
C 907-529-6333
F 907-274-1411
mengelke@klondikeadv.com

Sandra Yi
Marketing Solutions
P 907-569-7070

F 907-569-7090

Sandra@marketingsol.net

David J. Kennedy
Alaska Region
Alaska Communications Manager Wells Fargo Bank
301 W. Northern Lights Blvd. Suite 208
Anchorage, AK 99503
P 907-265-2184
F 907-263-2528
kenneddj@wellsfargo.com

Scott McCrea
Director of Marketing and Communications
University of Alaska Fairbanks
P 907-474-7905
F 907-474-7149
P.O. Box 757505

Fairbanks, AK 99775
scott.mccrea@uaf.edu

Emily Ford
Manager, Government & External Affairs
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
1016 W. Sixth Avenue, Suite 303
Anchorage,AK
P 907-677-7105
F 907-272-4117
emily@anchoragechamber.org l

Ron McGee
Professor
Department of Journalism and Public Communications, UAA
rmcgee@jpc.alaska.edu

2008 Chairs of Committees
Accreditation
Co-Director Kathy Day, APR Principal KD/PR, Kathy Day Public Relations 2440 Maylen Circle Anchorage, AK 99516 P 907-868-4884 F 907-868-2831 kathyday@gci.net
Co-Director Nance Larsen, APR Vice President Communication & Marketing Programs Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau 524 W. Fourth Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501-2212 P 907-276-4118 F 907-278-5559 nlarsen@anchorage.net
Professional Development
Co-Director Sandra Yi Marketing Solutions P 907-569-7070 Sandra@marketingsol.net
Co-Director David J. Kennedy Alaska Communications Manager Wells Fargo Bank 301 W. Northern Lights Blvd. Suite 208 Anchorage, AK 99503 P 907-263-2528 F 907-265-2879 kenneddj@wellsfargo.com
Honors and Awards
Aurora Awards VACANT	Awards Banquet VACANT
Education
Ron McGee Professor Department of Journalism and Public Communications, UAA rmcgee@jpc.alaska.edu	PRSSA Advisor Nance Larsen, APR Vice President Communication & Marketing Programs Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau 524 W. Fourth Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501-2212 P 907-276-4118 F 907-278-5559 nlarsen@anchorage.net
Finance
Cassandra Stalzer, APR Communications Manager Rasmuson Foundation 301 West Northern Lights Blvd. Suite 400 Anchorage, AK 99503 cstalzer@rasmuson.org P 907-297-2700 F 907-297-2770	Fundraising and Sponsorship Emily Ford Manager, Government & External Affairs Anchorage Chamber of Commerce 1016 W. Sixth Avenue, Suite 303 Anchorage,AK P 907-677-7105 F 907-272-4117 emily@anchoragechamber.org
Public Relations
Director Scott McCrea Director of Marketing and Communications University of Alaska Fairbanks P 907-474-7905 F 907-474-7149 P.O. Box 757505 Fairbanks, AK 99775 scott.mccrea@uaf.edu
Membership
Michelle E. B. Engelke, CAS Klondike Advertising 1900 W. Benson Blvd., #200 Anchorage, AK 99517 P 907-334-2700 C 907-529-6333 F 907-274-1411 mengelke@klondikeadv.com
CVent Coordinator
Director Heather Morinitti Marketing Coordinator TelAlaska 201 E 56th Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99518 P 907-550-1662 F 907-550-1562 h_morinitti@telalaska.com
Ethics Officer
Joette Storm, APR, Fellow PRSA Community Relations Director Wordwright 1129 L Street Anchorage, Alaska 99501 P 907-277-3994 F 907-277-3997 jsword@acsalaska.net
Statewide Unity
Jeri Wigdahl Public Affairs Alaska Flint Hills Resources Alaska LLC 1100 H & H Lane North Pole, AK 99705 P 907 488-5103 F 907 488-0074 C 907 322-4027 jeri.wigdahl@fhr.com
National
Mary Deming Barber, APR, Fellow PRSA Director of Communications Alaska Community Foundation 400 L Street, Suite 100 Anchorage, AK 99501 P 907-334-6700 F 907-334-5780 C 907-529-2391 mbarber@alaskacf.org

PRSA Alaska Chapter P.O. Box 241812 Anchorage, Alaska 99524