The Yankee Chapter of PRSA comprises public relations and communications professionals who work in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The Yankee Chapter meets for professional development sessions and networking opportunities every other month. Meetings feature seminars, prominent speakers, workshops, and discussions on various topics and issues of interest to those who practice public relations. The sessions also allow professionals at all levels to improve and refresh their skills and meet and converse with colleagues from throughout northern New England. The Yankee Chapter PRSA Leadership contacts are listed below.

Interested in joining the Yankee Chapter PRSA Leadership team or serving on the board? Contact Amber Bedi, APR at Amber.Bedi@mahhc.org.

Have a general question? Contact us at Info@YankeePRSA.org.

Yankee PRSA Leadership/Officers – 2022

PresidentSeth Wheeler, APR
Communications Administrator
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative
President ElectJessica Donahue
Director of Marketing and Communications
Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine
Past PresidentAmber Bedi, APR
Marketing and Public Relations Manager
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
TreasurerThomas Bebbington
Senior Associate
JJR Consulting
SecretaryMary Ellen Hettinger, APR
Write Stuff Writing & Editing
Assistant TreasurerVACANT
Director Audra Burns
Media Relations Manager
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
DirectorDenise Hutchins
Teaching Faculty, School of Business
Plymouth State University
DirectorKim MacLeod, APR
Associate Director of Communications
SUNY Oneonta
DirectorKristen Lestock
Director of Communications and Client Engagement
Cookson Communications
DirectorLisa Rousseau
Community Relations Specialist
Northeast Delta Dental
Director Roz Whitaker-Heck, APR
Strategic Communication
Champlain College

Committee Chairs – 2022

AccreditationMary Ellen Hettinger, APR
Mark Elliott, APR
Board DevelopmentAmber Bedi, APR
Marketing and Public Relations Manager
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
CommunicationsJessica Donahue
Director of Marketing and Communications
Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine
MembershipLisa Rousseau
Community Relations Specialist
Northeast Delta Dental
Professional DevelopmentKristen Lestock
Director of Communications and Client Engagement
Cookson Communications
PRSSA Roz Whitaker-Heck, APR
Strategic Communication
Champlain College

 

Interested in joining us? Become a member of the Yankee Chapter of PRSA.