New Officers Elected at Annual Meeting

The 2015 slate of officers was presented to membership and approved unanimously at the Yankee Chapter annual meeting on November 20 at Red River Theatre in Concord.

Patrick Jackson Award to NH Entrepreneur, Jason Alexander

The Yankee Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America presented the 2014 Patrick Jackson Award to Jason Alexander at its annual meeting on November 20 at Red River Theatres in Concord, NH.

Nov. 20 – Market Basket crisis, awards, our annual meeting, and networking!

A board of directors pushes out a beloved CEO. Thousands of loyal workers and managers rally in support of this CEO, and customers back the employees. That’s the story of Market Basket this past summer, when workers at the low-priced grocery chain of 71 stores and 25,000 employees in the Northeast held protests over the ouster of Arthur T. Demoulas, its former CEO. Learn more about the remarkable business and PR story of Artie T. and the power and loyalty of Market Basket employees and customers that made headlines around the world.

APR Prep Course Syllabus

Dates: Four sessions, Wednesday evenings, October 29 to Nov.…

APR Prep Class & Professional Development

The Yankee Chapter is offering a four-session public relations course beginning Oct. 29, designed to prepare students for professional accreditation (APR) but is open to any practitioner interested in increasing their professional skills.

Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) Celebrates 50th Anniversary Year

2014 marks a landmark year for the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR). The credential, the only nationally recognized certification of the public relations profession, celebrates 50 years in 2014. Currently, more than 5,000 professionals from the agency, corporate, association and education fields hold the APR mark.

Media Law & Leveraging Resources – October 16

Join the Yankee Chapter PRSA for a half-day morning workshop with two guest speakers from Franklin Pierce University. In the first session, Kirsten Nevious, PhD, director of the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication, will discuss media law as it pertains to social media and technology.

Welcome SNHU Student Chapter and Panel Discussion – Sept 22

Join Yankee Chapter PRSA as we officially welcome the Southern New Hampshire University’s PRSSA, followed by a panel discussion with some of Yankee Chapter’s younger members. We’ll discuss the benefits of being a PRSA member, internships, networking and what it is like to work in the field of communications.

NE District Conference Sept 18 & 19 in Rochester, NY

Rochester is proud to be the host city for this year’s Northeast…