Board of Directors
The PRSA Westchester/Fairfield Chapter Board of Directors is made up of volunteer officers and directors, who plan and manage the chapter's operations. The Board is supported by several committees, staffed by member volunteers.
Opportunities for chapter leadership are open to all chapter members. Officers' terms are for one calendar year, and directors serve for three-year terms. The Immediate Past President chairs the Chapter's Nominating Committee, which is responsible for submitting a slate for Board approval and to the membership for voting. The Nominating Committee also oversees recruitment for volunteer committee positions.
Volunteering gives members the chance to add skills to their background, put forth new ideas for the Chapter, raise their visibility in the region, and network with their colleagues -- and have some fun in the process.
If you're interested in becoming involved, please contact the 2012 Nominating Committee Chair Wendy Van Parys, wvp@wvpmc.com.
President Kenneth Koprowski Koprowski Communications 340 Bayberrie Drive Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 325-8033 Fax: (203) 325-8171 e-mail: ken.koprowski@gmail.com | Vice President; Website Committee Chair; Nominating Committee Member Colleen R Brathwaite Catholic Foreign Mission Society Inc. 200 Old Army Rd Scarsdale, NY 10583 Phone: 914-723-2608 e-mail: colleenbrathwaite@msn.com |
Secretary, Program Committee Chair Mary Jane Guffey Confluent Media, LLC 127 Peaceable St Redding, CT 06896 Phone: (203) 587-1174 Fax: (203) 544-7120 e-mail: mjguffey@optonline.net | Treasurer Maddy Byer P.O. Box 3471 Stamford, CT 06905 Phone: 203-964-0658 e-mail: maddy_byer@sbcglobal.net |
Immediate Past President, Chair of Nominating Committee Wendy Van Parys Edwina A. Van Parys, LLC 162 Woodland Rd New Canaan, CT 06840 Phone: 203.966.7453 e-mail: wvp@wvpmc.com | Director 2010-12, PRSSA Liaison Robert J. Petrausch, Ed.D. Iona College- Department of Mass Communication 715 N Ave New Rochelle, NY 10801 Phone: (914) 633-2470 Fax: (914) 637-2797 e-mail: rpetrausch@iona.edu |
Director 2010-12, Program Committee Member Bill Brucker Family Centers 40 Arch St Greenwich, CT 6830 Phone: 203-869-4848 Fax: 203-869-7764 e-mail: bbrucker@familycenters.org | Director 2011-2013 Donald M. Levin, APR, Fellow PRSA Levin Public Relations & Marketing, Inc. 147 Rockland Ave Larchmont, NY 10538 Phone: (914) 834-5919 e-mail: donaldlevin@gmail.com |
Director 2012-2014 Mark A. Bruce HiTech P R 29 Locust Ave Rye, NY 10580 Phone: (914) 967-6932 Fax: (914) 967-6932 e-mail: mbruce@hitechpr.com | Director 2012-14; Ethics Officer; Accreditation Committee Chair; Nominating Committee Member Stephanie M. Harwood, APR S.M. Harwood Consulting 46 Main Street New Canaan, CT 06840 Phone: 203-972-7574 Fax: 203-972-1327 e-mail: stephaniemharwood@gmail.com |
Director, Membership Committee Chair Claude D. Grant, M.S. Consulting Plus 24 Bowbell Road White Plains, NY 10607-1106 Phone: (914) 282-5747 Fax: (914) 683-6792 e-mail: consultcd2@gmail.com | President Emeritus Ian F. Kerr 10 Cary Rd Riverside, CT 06878 Phone: (720) 565-9229 e-mail: ianfkerr@gmail.com |
Board Advisor Robin Leedy Russo Robin Leedy & Associates, Inc. 118 N Bedford, Ste 302 Mount Kisco, NY 10549 Phone: (914)241-0086 Fax: (914)242-2061 e-mail: rrusso@robinleedyassociates.com | Board Advisor Kathleen Larey Lewton, APR, Fellow PRSA Lewton, Seekins & Trester LLC 29 Pony Trail Rd Stamford, CT 6903 Phone: (917) 734-5376 Fax: (203) 968-0616 e-mail: kathylewton@aol.com |
Web Committee Member Cheryl Lechok Cheryl Lechok Communications, LLC 30 Glen Terrace Stamford, CT 06906 Phone: 203-961-9280 Fax: 203-973-0010 e-mail: clechok@optonline.net |
