| Event Start Date: June 16, 2026 | Event End Date: June 16, 2026 | Event Venue: Harraseeket Inn |
The Maine PR Council will recognize Maine’s most impactful public relations, communications and marketing work from 2025 at this year’s Golden Arrow Awards.
| Event Start Date: June 3, 2026 | Event End Date: June 3, 2026 | Event Venue: Virtual |
Lunch and Learn
Marlana Trombley, operator and growth specialist at Prosper Peak, will teach participants five powerful psychological principles that influence audience behavior, media engagement, and brand perception in this interactive, one-hour virtual lunch and learn.
Attendees will leave with knowledge on how to apply these concepts strategically across earned media, thought leadership, influencer partnerships, and crisis communications.
| Event Start Date: June 23, 2026 | Event End Date: June 23, 2026 | Event Venue: One Hundred Club |
The Maine PR Council and the Yankee Chapter of PRSA are sponsoring an evening at the One Hundred Club, Portsmouth’s premiere event space with breathtaking views of historic downtown Portsmouth. MPRC President Rebecca Emery, APR, of Seacoast AI will be our host.
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: One Hundred Club, 100 Market St. Portsmouth, NH
Cost: $25 for MPRC and PRSA Members; $35 for Non-Members
Each ticket includes appetizers and two drink tickets for beer/wine.
NOTE: This event is available on a first-come, first-served basis and will be closed after the sale of 40 tickets. Register today! Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy an evening of great conversation, food, drinks, and views!
| Event Start Date: May 13, 2026 | Event End Date: May 13, 2026 | Event Venue: New Hampshire Hospital Association |
Join the New Hampshire Hospital Association and Yankee Chapter PRSA for two dynamic panels on the topics of AI Adoption and Building Trust.
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Empowering AI Adoption: How Communications Teams Are Leading the Way
Karen Ingraham
Senior Director of Strategy, Planning and Communications
St. Paul’s School
Karen joined St. Paul’s School in 2021 and is now the Senior Director of Strategy, Planning and Communications. Prior to her employment with St Paul’s School, Karen worked at Phillips Exeter Academy for 13 years, where her responsibilities included oversight of a broad range of Exeter’s strategic communications and digital platforms. She also served as editor of the school’s quarterly alumni magazine. Before working in independent schools, Ingraham dedicated part of her career to nonprofit communications, including freelance writing and serving as editor for AMC Outdoors, the magazine of the Appalachian Mountain Club. She also taught a first-year writing course at the University of New Hampshire while working on her MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing. Her thesis, “Pulp,” is a collection of essays exploring her relationship to the North Country woods where she grew up.
Topic: Use of AI, particularly around GEO/SEO work. Will also hit on AI as tools in appropriate use cases and not letting these emerging technologies “do the thinking for us.” It’s the line between productivity and using AI to do what humans cannot easily do and the need to retain critical thinking, analysis, and writing that is human generated.
Brianna Allard
Director of Communications
Southern New Hampshire University
Brianna is a strategic, mission-driven marketing and communications leader with 20+ years of experience spanning nonprofit, higher education, and corporate environments. She brings deep expertise in branding, multi-channel marketing, social media, content development, creative direction, agency management, and strategic communications, with a proven ability to translate complex initiatives into compelling narratives that engage diverse stakeholders and drive measurable results.
Prior to joining SNHU, where she has advanced from a Channel Marketing Manager to Assistant Director, Segment Marketing, to her current position as Director, Communications, Brianna was a Digital Marketing Manager for Planet Fitness World Headquarters.
Topic: GPTs (Generative Pre-trained Transformers), a type of large language model that is used in generative AI chatbots), and their use in the development of messaging, the testing of messaging, and how it will resonate/be perceived
Building and Rebuilding Trust
Jean Hitchcock
Senior Health Care Advisor
Yes&
Jean is a visionary marketing and communications leader who blends considerable consulting and corporate experience in health care. She has strong relationships in — and deep knowledge of — all aspects of the healthcare and hospital industry. Jean advocates bringing the patient’s voice into internal communications and marketing discussions. Jean managed, survived, and succeeded through mergers and acquisitions, system rebranding, meaningful use, crises, too many to mention, and has a Ph.D. in working with physicians. Jean served on the SHSMD, MASHMD, and Michigan PRSA Boards. An alumna of MedStar Health, Scripps Health, OhioHealth, and Corewell Health (Spectrum Health), Jean is currently an advisory board member to Doctivity Health and Digital Health Strategies, and a senior advisor to Yes& a marketing and communications agency in Alexandria, VA.
Topic: Building and Rebuilding Trust
| Event Start Date: April 15, 2026 | Event End Date: April 15, 2026 | Event Venue: The Boston Globe Offices |
Join PRSA Boston for one of the year’s most anticipated events! Connect with fellow communications professionals and hear directly from business reporters at The Boston Globe.
You’ll gain insider insights on the types of stories reporters are looking for, how pitches are evaluated, and building stronger, more effective media relationships.
| Event Start Date: April 21, 2026 | Event End Date: April 21, 2026 | Event Venue: Virtual |
The Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) credential is widely recognized as the profession’s mark of strategic expertise, ethical leadership, and commitment to excellence. But what does the process actually involve? And is it worth it?
Join the Maine Public Relations Council (MPRC) for a free virtual professional development session designed to answer those questions clearly and candidly.
| Event Start Date: March 11, 2026 | Event End Date: March 11, 2026 | Event Venue: Virtual |
Co-Sponsored by Yankee Chapter PRSA and Maine PR Council
Every public relations practitioner worth their salt knows the importance of using research to establish a baseline, understand perceptions of key stakeholders, predict likely behaviors, measure trust, and show that our work makes a difference by improving business results based on data.
In this one-hour “lunch and learn” hosted by the Yankee Chapter PRSA and Maine PR Council, leading research experts with decades of experience will discuss the latest studies in media measurement, the impact of AI search engines, and the use of research to drive public policy. You will leave with new thoughts on how to bring the value of measurement to your work as a PR expert.
Katie Delahaye Paine, aka The Measurement Queen, has been a pioneer in the field of communications research and measurement for more than three decades. In 2018, she was awarded the prestigious PR Jack Felton Medal for Lifetime Achievement, an award given for lifetime contributions in the advancement of research, measurement and evaluation in public relations and corporate communication. Katie has also been a leading promoter of standards in the public relations and social media measurement field. She is a founding member of the Institute for Public Relations Measurement Commission and contributed to the creation of the Barcelona Principles and the first standards of measurement for social media.
She founded three measurement companies, The Delahaye Group (now Cision) and KDPaine & Partners Inc. (now Carma) Her latest venture, Paine Publishing, consults with a broad range of organizations and non-profits to design and develop measurement programs, conduct research and train staff on measurement best practices. She also offers a series of 8-week training courses in all aspects of measurement. With hundreds of posts, e-books and manuals, her website www.PainePublishing.com, is the industry’s most comprehensive source of information about best practices in communications. Her books are considered must-reads for anyone tasked with measuring public relations and social media. Her latest book, “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World,” co-authored with Beth Kanter, is the 2013 winner of the Terry McAdam Book Award.
Angela Dwyer is VP of Insights at Fullintel, a media intelligence company that specializes in news monitoring and analysis. As a measurement expert, she helps brands improve business results through data-driven, actionable insights. She has worked at public relations agencies including Lippe Taylor and media research firms including PRIME Research consulting with brands across several industries including consumer, healthcare and automotive. She has presented and published several original, award-winning research papers about news content that drives recall, engagement, and trust. She contributes her knowledge garnered from the cross-section of academia and professional experience in several committees and boards, including the International Public Relations Measurement Commission and the International Public Relations Research Conference. Her contribution to the field has been celebrated with several industry awards. She has been recognized with a PRNEWS People of the Year Award as a Data & Measurement Game Changer, a PRNEWS Top Women Award in the Industry Champions Category, and the 2025 AMEC Measurement Executive of the Year.
Tricia Brooks is a Research Professor at the Center for Children and Families (CCF), part of the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. Ms. Brooks is nationally- recognized expert on Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, administration, and measuring the quality of health care with 30 years in the field. She is the lead author on the KFF Annual Survey on Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment and Renewal Policies. She was also appointed by the Controller General to serve two terms on MACPAC, an independent commission that advises Congress, the states, and CMS on issues affecting Medicaid and CHIP. Prior to joining Georgetown, Ms. Brooks administered the NH’s CHIP program and managed the state’s consumer assistance hub for Medicaid and CHIP.
The son of a lobsterman and a banker, Anthony DeBery is a born and bred Mainer. After college and a short stint in Philadelphia, he spent roughly a decade in New York City holding various positions in Talent Management/Development, Recruiting, Operations and Project Management at Kirshenbaum + Bond, Saatchi & Saatchi, and SS+K. He has also taught coursework at Miami Ad School’s former NYC campus.
After a relocation from NYC to Maine, Anthony joined Garrand Moehlenkamp in late 2016 as Director of Talent and Operations, became COO in May of 2018, and in the summer of 2021 took an equity and partner position in the business. Garrand Moehlenkamp is a Brand and Marketing agency on a mission to “Grow the World’s Most Craveable Brands” working with Roy Rogers, PAHI Shoes, RW Knudsen, Santa Cruz Organics, Dine Brands, Avangrid, The Downs, Main Street Skowhegan, and others.
Outside of his professional life he is husband to Kasey, father to ten year old Oliver and six year old Eliot, an avid outdoorsman, and proudly 10.5 years into his journey with sobriety.
| Event Start Date: April 9, 2026 | Event End Date: April 9, 2026 | Event Venue: Panera Bread |
Join us for coffee and networking at Panera Bread on Concord. There will be no charge for this event, but please register by April 1 for planning purposes.
| Event Start Date: April 9, 2026 | Event End Date: April 9, 2026 | Event Venue: PlaneSense |
Join us for coffee and networking in the lobby of PlaneSense in Portsmouth. There will be no charge for this event, but please register by April 1 for planning purposes.
Details: Park and go to the entrance closest to the runway (near the flagpoles). The entrance closest to the larger parking lot will be locked.
| Event Start Date: April 9, 2026 | Event End Date: April 9, 2026 | Event Venue: Brewbakers Cafe |
Join us for coffee and networking at Brewbakers in Keene. There will be no charge for this event, but please register by April 1 for planning purposes.