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COUNCILS 2025-2026

Presidents' Council

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

Vancouver Island: Becky Hayton
Vancouver: George Van Rooyen

Northern Lights: Vacant

Calgary: Lisa Rushka, APR

Edmonton: Tamara Vineberg, APR

Regina: Michelle James, APR

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

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

Ottawa-Gatineau: Nadine James, APR

Quebec (SQPRP): Joanne Beauvais

Nova Scotia: Lauren Sinclair

Atlantic: Molly Cormier

Accreditation Council

Presiding Officer: Tom Ormsby, APR
Board Liaison: Danielle Côté, APR
Members:
Eloi Courchesne, APR

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

Silvie Letendre, APR, FCPRS
Louis Moubarak, APR
Peter Ryan, APR
Alexandre Sevigny, APR
Jackie Spurrell, APR

Chief Examiner - Alexandre Sevigny, PhD, APR

Learn more about the Accreditation Council.

Atlantic Council

President: Molly Cormier
National Board Liaison: Claire Ryan, MCM, APR

Communications: Molly Cormier

Professional Development: Kristen D'Entremont

Membership & Credentials: Tracey Stephenson, APR

National Council on Education - on hold

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

Members:

Holly Cybulski, APR, 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
Board Liaison: Kim Blanchette, APR, Chart.PR, FCPRS

Members:  

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

COMMITTEES 2025-2026

Audit & Investment Committee, Budget Subcommittee

Chair – Anne McInerney, APR

Members:
Lisa Covens, CAIP
Claire Ryan, APR
Jennifer Vincent, APR

College of Fellows

Presiding Officer: Daniel Granger, C.M, C.Q, APR, FCPRS
Board Liaison: Claire Ryan, MCM, APR
Sarah Jones, APR, FCPRS, LM, College of Fellows, Selection Committee Chair
Mark LaVigne, APR, FCPRS, LM, Yocom Collection Committee Chair

Executive Committee

National Board President: Jane Antoniak, MCM, APR

Vice-President & Treasurer: Anne McInerney, APR

National Executive Director: Sara Rafuse, MBA, CPF

Governance Council

Presiding Officer: Margaret Pearcy, APR, LM
Board Liaison: Vacant

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

Judicial and Ethics Committee

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

Major Awards & Awards of Excellence Committee

Presiding Officer: Julien Baudry, APR

Board Liaison: Lisa Covens, MA, CAIP
Members:
Vincent Power - APR, FCPRS, Chair, Philip A. Novikoff Memorial Award
Claire Ryan, MCM, APR
Sara Rafuse, CPRS Executive Director, MBA, CPF

Nominating Committee 2025-2026

Chair: Wayne Knorr, APR

Members:
Annette Campbell

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

Professional Development Committee

Presiding Officer: Peter Kim, APR
Board Liaison: Kim Blanchette, APR, FCPRS
Andree-Anne Pelletier, PRP, APR
Laurel Bury
Brandon Boyd, APR
Mike Kellett, APR
Erin McFarlane, APR
Leslie Nielsen-Bjerke

Global Alliance

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

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