Committees

Agency Management Committee

Mission: To provide member firms with data and programs to achieve increased profitability, revenue growth and operational efficiency

• Ralph Katz (co-chair), CooperKatz & Company
  
• Luke Lambert (co-chair), Gibbs & Soell Public Relations
• Claire Behar, Fleishman Hillard
• Amy Binder, RF Binder
• Rob Flaherty, Ketchum (chair, Critical Issues Forum)
• Patrick Ford, Burson-Marsteller
• Ed Moed, Peppercom
  
• Marian Salzman, Euro RSCG Worldwide PR
• Gary Stockman, Porter Novelli
  

Audit Committee

• Andy Cooper (Chair), CooperKatz & Company
• Jens Bang, Cone
• Tom Coyne, Coyne Public Relations
• Doug Spong, Carmichael Lynch Spong

CFO Roundtable

Mission: To assess the dynamics of growing and managing a public relations firm; design of the annual business benchmark study

Chaired by Marty Franken, Constituency Management Group 

Client Services Committee

Mission: To develop policies for strengthening the client-agency relationship and a deeper understanding of the evolving roles of clients and public relations firms

• Bud Grebey (Chair), Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
• Kathy Baughman, HLB Communications 
• Kate Cronin, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
• Ron Culp, Ketchum
• Bryan Harris, Taylor
• Paul Jensen, Weber Shandwick
• Rich Jernstedt, Fleishman-Hillard
• Kirk Stewart, APCO Worldwide
• Harlan Teller, FD

Eligibility & Membership Committee

Mission: To evaluate prospective members based on defined standards of client service, fiscal accountability, professional development and ethical conduct

• Cos Mallozzi (chair), Gibbs & Soell Public Relations 
• Pat Ford, Burson-Marsteller
• David Fuscus, Xenophon Strategies
  
• Kathy Obert, Edward Howard
• Kathryn Morrison, SunStar Strategies
  
• Mark Eber, IMRE

HR Roundtable

Mission: To discuss HR policies and best practices; oversee compensation and benefits studies for member firms; identify and assess talent trends

Chaired by Stephanie Howley, Cohn & Wolfe

Issues Monitoring Committee

Mission: To monitor and report on issues that have potential implications for the public relations industry

• Shanna Duncan, Hyde Park Communications
• Margaret Dunning, Widmeyer Communications
• David Fuscus, Xenophon Strategies
• Jan Hausrath, APCO Worldwide
• Michael Kehs, Hill & Knowlton
• Tammy Lindenberg, Xenophon Strategies
  
• Jake Ward, Brodeur Partners
• Jeff Weintraub, Fleishman-Hillard

Leadership & Governance Committee

Mission: To oversee the health and perpetuation of the Board; recruits new Board members and educates them on their roles and responsiblities

• Abby Carr (chair), BlissPR
• Margaret Booth, M Booth & Associates  
• Margery Kraus, APCO Worldwide
• Laura Tomasetti, 360 Public Relations
  
• Doug Spong, Carmichael Lynch Spong
• Julie Winskie, Porter Novelli