Yankee PRSA Member Clark Dumont Earns Lifetime Achievement Award

Clark Dumont, APR, Fellow PRSA, the immediate past president of the PRSA Las Vegas Valley Chapter, was recognized for his leadership to the chapter and dedication to the communications and public relations profession with the chapter’s Lifetime Achievement Award at its 27th annual Pinnacle Awards on January 25 in Las Vegas.

The award, named for Roger Buehrer, APR, Fellow PRSA, a long time Las Vegas public relations professional, cited Clark’s leadership and commitment to the advancement of the profession including the accreditation of practitioners (APR) and his advocacy of ‘strategic communications practice, ethics, lifelong learning and growth’.

Clark has served in senior strategic communications leadership positions with FORTUNE 500 companies in health care, aerospace & defense, and travel & hospitality. He says that he complements his vocation with avocation with non-profit organizations and programs in the health and human services, educational and community service sectors, including the Red Cross.

Clark, a New Hampshire native, started his career as a broadcast journalist in Keene, Rochester and Manchester. He is principal of Dumont Communications and is active with the Yankee PRSA chapter, including past board membership and currently serving on the membership committee. He is Of Counsel to several New Hampshire-based public relations firms, Jackson Jackson and Wagner, and Montagne Powers Communications.