Get Involved

Come share your expertise and get involved in a chapter committee. Not only is it a great way to build your public relations and leadership skills, it’s a great way to network among your peers.

Come share your expertise and get involved in a chapter committee. Not only is it a great way to build your public relations and leadership skills, it’s a great way to network among your peers.

Accreditation
accreditation@prsatampabay.org
Promotes Accreditation within the chapter and encourages eligible members to take the Accreditation examination. Develops a review/study program for the candidates.
Annual Dinner & Awards
awards@prsatampabay.org
Plans, promotes and produces the chapter’s annual awards and installation banquet. Plans and executes the banquet and coordinates the awards process.
Newsletter
newsletter@prsatampbay.org
Writes the monthly e-newsletter and coordinates its distribution.
Job Site
newsletter@prsatampbay.org
Coordinates postings on the chapter Web site, answers questions from job posters and ensuries that monies collected for job postings are turned over to the chapter treasurer.
Membership
membership@prsatampabay.org
Manages member recruitment and retention.
Nominations
nominations@prsatampabay.org
Coordinates and facilitates annual elections at the Annual Meeting each October. The committee chair must be Accredited.
Website
webmaster@prsatampabay.org
Manages and maintains the chapter’s Web site, assists with other electronic media, and works with any services related to the Web site, including designers and Internet providers.
Professional Development
professional.development@prsatampabay.org
Promotes continuing professional education for chapter members, including planning and implementing an annual professional development seminar. In addition, this committee is responsible for evaluating and promoting National’s professional development activities (e.g., home studies, seminars, etc.).
Member Events
events@prsatampabay.org
Plans, promotes and stages programs/speaker for regular, monthly chapter meetings.
Publicity
publicity@prsatampabay.org
Promotes and publicizes the chapter and its events.
Public Service
public.service@prsatampabay.org
Identifies opportunities for the chapter to serve the community.
Scholarships
scholarships@prsatampabay.org
Screens and selects the recipients for scholarships from two funds operated by the chapter and the University of South Florida (USF) Foundation. In addition, the committee is responsible for fund raising activities in order to raise the necessary funds to maintain and grow endowment.
Student Liaison
student.liaison@prsatampabay.org
Cultivates a favorable and mutually advantageous relationship between chapter members and the public relations students at the University of South Florida and other local colleges with public relations programs. Helps foster students’ understanding of current public relations theories and procedures. The committee chair must be Accredited.
Strategic Planning
strategic.planning@prsatampabay.org
Assists the chapter in preparing for the future by planning and facilitating chapter leadership retreats, addressing and maintaining the chapter’s multi-year plan and updating the chapter’s standard operating procedures.