Blogs

Francine Diemer Year of Presidency: 1992 Where are you now? Director of Major Gifts with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast (Clearwater, FL) What FPRA means to you? FPRA…
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Name: Colleen Thayer, MA, APR, CPRC Year of Presidency: 2001 Where are you now? I am the Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Sarasota and Manatee…
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Julie Platt, APR, CPRC, CWC-FPRA President 2010-2011 Where are you now? Still living in Sarasota. I have worked at Sunnyside Village as a Marketing and Sales Specialist since 2011. What…
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Emily Sperling, CWC-FPRA President 2009 Where are you now? Strategic Advisor for Airlink – a Washington, DC-based aid organization connecting NGOs and the commercial aviation industry to transport relief workers…
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Presenting Image Awards in the time of Coronavirus required some creativity and perseverance, but as we all expected, Kim Livengood, APR, CPRC, Chapter President, and Elise Ramer, APR, Director of…
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FPRA has compiled a collection of resources to assist you as we traverse through these challenging times. These resources can be found here. Don’t forget your FPRA family is here…
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Erin McLeod, CWC-FPRA President 2004 Where are you now? Still in Sarasota, President & CEO of Senior Friendship Centers, a regional nonprofit serving older adults throughout Southwest Florida. What FPRA…
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Jennifer Moss Wilson, APR, CPRC, CWC-FPRA President 2002-2003, State President 2010-2011 Where are you now? Moved to Apollo Beach two years ago, but still work in Sarasota. I joined the…
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Mischa Kirby, APR, CWC-FPRA President 2017 Where are you now? Community Foundation of Sarasota County in the role of Vice President, Strategic Communications & Marketing What FPRA means to you?…
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Christopher Carroll, APR, CPRC, CWC-FPRA President 1997-1998 Where are you now?Executive Director of Donate Life Florida, the administrators of Florida’sofficial organ and tissue donor registry. What FPRA means to you?I…
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