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COUNCILS 2024-2025

Presidents' Council

President: Claire Ryan, MCM, APR
Vice-President: Jane Antoniak, APR

Vancouver Island: Allison Boyd
Vancouver: Carolyn Rohaly

Northern Lights: Kyla Graham

Calgary: Peter Ryan, APR

Edmonton: Tamara Vineberg, APR

Regina: Lara Kuntz

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

Toronto: Andrea Chrysanthou, APR

Ottawa-Gatineau: Nadine James, APR

Quebec (SQPRP): Patrick Howe PRP, ARP

Nova Scotia: Sarah Robertson

Atlantic: Tracey Stephenson, APR

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
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, APR

Communications: Molly Cormier

Professional Development: Kristen D'Entremont

Membership & Credentials: Tracey Stephenson, APR

National Council on Education

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

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

Health Academy Council

Presiding Officer: Christina A. Marshall, APR
Board Liaison: Michelle James, MA, APR

Members:  

Jane Adams, APR  

Agnes Bongers, MCM  

Kim McElroy 
Jenny Read  

Candra Tinis 

COMMITTEES 2023-2024

Audit & Investment Committee, Budget Subcommittee

Chair – Jane Antoniak, APR

Members:
Claire Ryan, APR
Michelle James, MA, APR
Danielle Cote, APR
Vincent Power, APR, FCPRS
Matt Wood, APR

College of Fellows

Presiding Officer: Daniel Granger, CM, APR, FCPRS
Board Liaison: Brigitte Stock APR
Mary Barker, APR, FCPRS, LM, College of Fellows, Yocom PR Profile Collection Committee Chair
Sarah Jones, APR, FCPRS, LM, College of Fellows, Selection Committee Chair
Roderick Stanley, APR, FCPRS, College of Fellows, Mentorship Committee Chair

Executive Commitee

National Board President: Claire Ryan, APR

Vice-President & Treasurer: Jane Antoniak, APR

National Executive Director: Sara Rafuse, MBA, CPF

Governance Council

Presiding Officer: Margaret Pearcy, APR, LM
Board Liaison: Matt Wood, APR

Members:
Caroline De Silva
Wayne Knorr, APR
Julia Rim Shepard
Robert Ellis, APR, FCPRS

Judicial and Ethics Committee

Presiding Officer: Daniel Granger, CM, APR, FCPRS

Major Awards & Awards of Excellence Committee

Presiding Officer: Julien Baudry, APR

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

Nominating Committee 2024-2025

Chair: Vincent Power, APR, FCPRS

Members:
Annette Campbell

Daniel Granger, ARP, FSCRP
Michelle James, APR
Cam McAlpine, APR, FCPRS
Margaret Pearcy, APR, LM
Natalie Tomczak, MA

Professional Development Committee

Presiding Officer: Peter Kim, APR
Board Liaison: Guy Versailles, APR, FCPRS
Andree-Anne Pelletier, PRP, APR
Laurel Bury
Brandon Boyd, APR

National Conference and Programming Chair: Sarah Zimmerman, APR

Global Alliance

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

TASK FORCES 2024-2025

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force

Task Force Chair & Board Liaison: Rashpal Rai, APR

Analisa Allen
Annette E. Campbell

Jenn Coleman-Ford, APR

Sara Goldvine, MCM, APR
Patricia Gomes Garcia Lopes
Olivia Hung
Alyssa Lai, APR
Sofia Mavumba
Jessica Samuels
Julia Rim Sheppard, APR

Tamara Vineberg, APR

Kim Zarzuela

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