A letter from our 2017 Executive Committee Chair, Tom Garrity:

We are all pack rats in some form or fashion, right?

While cleaning out some older files, I came across my letter of application and acceptance to the Counselors Academy. “I am familiar with the focus and reputation of the Counselors Academy,” I wrote. “I am interested in pursuing membership…”

That was 10 years ago in January 2007.

And this week, accepting the reigns from Martin Waxman, I am honored to serve as chairman of this great section of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

There is much to look forward to this year.

Dana Hughens, member of PRSA‘s Counselors Academy executive committee, has been collaborating with Tactics editor John Elsasser for several months as a liaison to secure contributors for the publication’s monthly column called “Changing Times.” The column was started by Michael Herman, APR, Fellow PRSA, friend and mentor to many. His only published column appeared in January 2015, the same month he unexpectedly left this world. Since then, members of PRSA’s Counselors Academy have been contributing their thoughts on the evolution of our profession. Thanks to Michael Lasky and his colleague, Jessica Golden Cortes, for this insightful article, Pay Pals: New Federal Overtime Rules Mean Change for PR Pros.