Your Executive Committee works to establish Counselors Academy as the place for agency leaders to gather and share expertise and grow together. We do this with year-round programming and content development. Our cornerstone event is the Counselors Academy Spring Conference. 

Chair

John Walker
Managing Partner
Chirp
Wilmington, NC
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Chair-Elect

Natalie Ghidotti
President & CEO
Ghidotti Communications
Little Rock, AR
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Immediate Past Chair 

Rebecca Holmes
Founding Partner
Kiterocket
Seattle, WA
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secretary & treasurer

LaTricia Woods, APR
President
Mahogany Xan Communications
Chandler, AZ
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conference chair

Ben Finzel
President
RENEWPR
McLean, VA
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conference co-chair

Missy Hurley, APR
Principal
B2 Communications
St. Petersburg, FL
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Membership chair

Hinda Mitchell
President
Inspire PR Group
Columbus, OH
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Sponsorship Chair

Nicole Morgan, APR
CEO
Resolute PR
Tulsa, OK
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Members At-Large

Dan Farkas
Founder
Dan Farkas Interactive
Powell, OH
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Kelly Brockman
Partner
McNeely Brockman PR
Nashville, TN
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Kristelle Siarza, APR
Owner/CEO
Siarza
Albuquerque, NM
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Sarah Erkmann Ward
President & CEO
Blueprint Alaska
Anchorage, AK
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Sharon Wright
Owner
Loud and Clear Marketing LLC
Leesburg, VA
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Tammy Belton-Davis
Founder & President
Athena Communications
Menomonee Falls, WI
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Ex Officio

Jennifer Thompson
President & CEO
Thompson & Co PR
Anchorage, AK
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