About Our Chapter
The Mid-Columbia Chapter Brings Your PRSA Membership to Life in Our Local Community
The Mid-Columbia Chapter covers southeastern Washington state and northeastern Oregon. This includes the area spanning from Walla Walla to Yakima (east-west) and Ritzville to Pendleton (north-south).
Our chapter formed in 2018 in response to the significant concentration of marketing, communications and public relations professionals in the Tri-Cities and surrounding communities who were interested in more local networking and learning opportunities.
Members of PRSA Mid-Columbia are committed to enhancing the industry through our work, service, mentoring, and leadership throughout the region.
The chapter is affiliated with the North Pacific District of PRSA.
PRSA Is the Nation’s Leading Professional Organization Serving the Communications Community
The PRSA national organization has members in all 50 states, represented by more than 100 chapters, several professional interest sections, and on hundreds of college and university campuses through its student organization, the Public Relations Student Society of America.
Board of Directors
Mike Paoli, Tri-Cities Public Relations – Co-President
Rochelle Olson, Prominence Public Relations – Co-President
Savannah Tranchell, Energy Northwest – Treasurer
Mary Ann Showalter, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Secretary
Susan Bauer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Hanna Goss, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Andrea McMakin, Grace Clinic
Mandy Wallner, City of Richland
Mike Wasem, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Program Committee
Andrea McMakin, Grace Clinic – Committee Chair
Elizabeth Burtner, Columbia Basin College
Linda Isakson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jackie Lybbert, Lourdes Health and Trios Health
Jessica Morgan, Lucas Engineering and Management Services, Inc.
Mike Paoli, Tri-Cities Public Relations
Margaret Sisseck, Communities in Schools
Membership & Outreach Committee
Mandy Wallner, City of Richland – Committee Chair
Cerise Peck, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions
Ann Shively, Dust Devils Baseball
Courtney Stenson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Rochelle Olson, Prominence Public Relations
Sponsorship Opportunities
The Public Relations Society of America Mid-Columbia Chapter is an essential network for professionals and students in communications-related fields in the Tri-Cities and surrounding communities.
Becoming a PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter sponsor will help raise your company brand awareness and support employee recruitment among members. We currently offer three types of sponsorship opportunities:
Educational Programs and Events
Advertising
In-Kind Technical Services
Please submit our contact form to share your interest, and a chapter representative will reach out to you to discuss sponsorship levels, benefits and other details.
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