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COUNCILS 2026

Presidents' Council

President: Jane Antoniak, MCM, APR, MCPRS
Vice-President: Anne McInerney, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS

Vancouver Island: Becky Hayton, MCPRS
Vancouver: Carolyn Rohaly, MCPRS

Northern Lights: Cameron Orr, MCPRS

Calgary: Lisa Rushka, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS

Edmonton: Tamara Vineberg, APR, MCPRS

Regina: Michelle James, APR, MCPRS

Manitoba: Jennifer Pawluk, APR, MCPRS
Hamilton: Ryan Strang, APR, MCPRS

Toronto: Co-Presidents Andrea Chrysanthou, APR, MCPRS and Erin Griffin, MCPRS

Ottawa-Gatineau: Nadine James, APR, MCPRS

Quebec (SQPRP): Joanne Beauvais,, MCPRS

Nova Scotia: Lauren Sinclair, MCPRS

Atlantic: Molly Cormier, MCPRS

Accreditation Council

Presiding Officer: Alexandre Sevigny, Ph.D., APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Board Liaison: Tracey Stephenson, APR MCPRS
Members:
Eloi Courchesne, APR, MCPRS
Mark Dottori, APR, MCPRS

Susan Gee, APR, MCPRS
Sharmin Hislop, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Alyssa Lai, APR, MCPRS

Silvie Letendre, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Louis Moubarak, APR, MCPRS
Peter Ryan, APR, MCPRS
Jackie Spurrell, APR, MCPRS
Chief Instructor - Alyssa Lai, APR, MCPRS
Chief Examiner - Peter Ryan, APR, MCPRS

Learn more about the Accreditation Council.

Atlantic Council

President: Molly Cormier, MCPRS
National Board Liaison: Anne McInerney, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS

Membership & Marketing: Sarah Bustard, APR, MCPRS
Treasurer Tracey Stephenson, APR, MCPRS, MCPRS
Professional Development: Kristen D'Entremont, MCPRS

National Council on Education - on hold

Presiding Officer: Blair Peberdy, APR, FCPRS LM, MCPRS
Board Liaison:

Members:

Holly Cybulski, APR, FCPRS, Professor, School of Media, Seneca College 

Donna Lindell, Program Coordinator & Professor, Centennial College PR 

Jane McNichol, Associate Professor, Mount Royal University, Public Relations 

Chasten Remillard, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Royal Roads University, School of Communications & Culture 

Martha Terdik, Professor, Public Relations, Conestoga College 
Derick Pieters, APR, FCPRS, LM

Thought Leadership Council

Presiding Officer: Colleen Killingsworth, MCM, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Board Liaison: Claire Ryan, MCM, APR, MCPRS

Members:  

Lisa Covens, MA, CAIP, MCPRS
Kim Blanchette, APR, Chart.PR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Terry Flynn, Ph.D., APR, FCPRS, LM, MCPRS
Blair Peberdy, APR, FCPRS, LM, MCPRS
Sara Rafuse, MBA, CPF, MCPRS
Claire Ryan, MCM, APR, MCPRS
Alex Sevigny, Ph.D., APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Christine Szustaczek, MCM, APR, SCMP, FCPRS, MCPRS
Amy Thurlow, Ph.D., APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Richard Truscott, MBA, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Martin Waxman, MCM, APR, MCPRS

COMMITTEES 2026

Audit & Investment Committee, Budget Subcommittee

Chair – Anne McInerney, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS

Members:
Lisa Covens, CAIP, MCPRS
Claire Ryan, MCM, APR, MCPRS
Jennifer Vincent, APR, MCPRS
Jane Antoniak, MCM, APR, MCPRS
Tracey Stephenson, APR, MCPRS

College of Fellows

Presiding Officer: Daniel Granger, C.M, C.Q, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Board Liaison: Kim Blanchette, APR, Chart.PR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Vacant - College of Fellows, Selection Committee Chair
Mark LaVigne, APR, FCPRS, LM, MCPRS, Yocom Collection Committee Chair

Executive Committee

National Board President: Jane Antoniak, MCM, APR, MCPRS

Vice-President & Treasurer: Anne McInerney, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Secretary: Jennifer Vincent, APR, MCPRS

National Executive Director: Sara Rafuse, MBA, CPF, MCPRS

Governance Committee

Presiding Officer: Margaret Pearcy, APR, LM, MCPRS
Board Liaison: Jennifer Vincent, APR, MCPRS

Members:
Caroline De Silva, MCPRS
Dan Hurley, APR, MCPRS
Michelle James, MA, APR, MCPRS
Wayne Knorr, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Sara Rafuse, MBA, CPF, MCPRS

Judicial and Ethics Committee

Presiding Officer: Daniel Granger, C.M, C.Q, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS

Major Awards & Awards of Excellence Committee

Presiding Officer: Lisa Covens, MA, CAIP, MCPRS

Board Liaison: Kyla Graham, APR, MCPRS
Members:
Jane Antoniak, MCM, APR, MCPRS
Anne McInerney, MCM, APR, FSCRP, MCPRS
Sara Rafuse, CPRS Executive Director, MBA, CPF, MCPRS
Terry Flynn, Ph.D., APR, FCPRS, LM, MCPRS, Chair, Philip A. Novikoff Memorial Award

Nominating Committee 2025-2026

Chair: Wayne Knorr, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS

Members:
Annette Campbell, MCPRS

Daniel Granger, ARP, FSCRP, MCPRS
Michelle James, APR, MCPRS
Margaret Pearcy, APR, LM, MCPRS
Natalie Tomczak, MA, MCPRS
Sara Rafuse, MBA, CPF, MCPRS
Sarah Zimmerman, APR MCPRS

Professional Development Committee

Presiding Officer: Holly Cybulski, APR, FCPRS, MCPRS
Board Liaison: Tatiana Chabeaux Smith, MCPRS
Andree-Anne Pelletier, APR, MCPRS
Brandon Boone, APR, MCPRS
Mike Kellett, APR, MCPRS
Erin McFarlane, APR, MCPRS
Lesley Nielsen-Bjerke, MCPRS

Global Alliance

Board Liaison & Elected as Global Alliance Executive Secretary: Claire Ryan, MCM, APR, MCPRS

Are you a CPRS Member interested in becoming involved with one of our Councils, Committees or Task Forces? Contact membership@cprs.ca