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| Linda Thomas Brooks |
Public Relations Society of American today named Linda Thomas Brooks CEO, succeeding CFO Phil Bonaventura, interim chief since July 2019.
Thomas Brooks helmed The Association of Magazine Media, served as president of The Martin Agency’s ingenuity media unit and did an 11-year stint as executive VP/managing director of GM Mediaworks.
Most recently, she was interim managing director of media and publishing divisions of SIAA (Software and Information Industry Assn.).
Michelle Olson, PRSA chair, said her group conducted a “very deliberative process to ensure we found the right person with the leadership and experience to guide the organization through this next era of growth.”
Bonaventura will resume his full-time role of CFO, which he has held since 2017.
Public Relations Society of America has launched a search for a CEO and is accepting applications through Nov. 29.
PRSA-NY today announced its five honorary co-chairs for its Big Apple Awards ceremony gala slated for TAO Downtown on Nov. 15.
PRSA-NY president Carmella Glover today issued a "heartfelt apology" on behalf of the chapter for her Oct. 14 message that "caused disappointment and hurt to some of our valued members."
The leadership of Public Relations Society of America is backing a move to change the current “must-have” APR accreditation to “strongly preferred” as a requirement for a seat on its board of directors.
