This year, as part of an initiative to raise awareness for Public Relations initiatives, and the Space Coast Chapter of FPRA, senior members of our local chapter will be providing articles to Space Coast Business Magazine each month.

The articles will focus on public relations topics, trends, issues and management that affect the variety of businesses in the area, as well as provide visibility for our professional organization and its mission. Hopefully this will be the start of a very valuable relationship that can help strengthen public relations as a valuable tool for our business community. Keep an eye out for the articles and provide topic suggestions at our monthly programs.

The new Space Coast Chapter Board of Directors for next year is:

Amelia Woodbridge, President
McBride Woodbridge Marketing

Geo Ropert, President‐Elect
Ropert Communications Group

Mathew Haggar, VP of Membership
Parrish Medical Center

Katherine Sonn, Treasurer / Executive Vice President
Century Oaks

Alecia McCoy, Secretary
United Way of Brevard

Linda Herridge, Immediate Past President
In Dyne Inc

Andrea Farmer, Vice President‐Accreditation
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Doug Parker, Vice President ‐ Communications
Crosswinds Youth Services

Barry Eager, Vice President‐Resource Development
Phantom Productions

Ann Colchin, Vice President‐Community Relations
Independent Consultant

Jerry Stansfield, Historian
City of Cocoa Beach

Carey Beam, Member‐at‐Large
Craig Technologies

Anyone interested in the VP Awards & Recognition, please call Amelia Woodbridge at 837-1000.

To help the chapter be more “flexible” and manage our information better, we’ve moved from a traditional website to a new blog format. It might take some getting used to for some of you that might not be regular blog readers:

• The most recent post of information will be right here on the homepage. As the items are posted it will stack in date order and also be filed in a corresponding category area to the right.
• Since there is no such thing as a calendar for a blog right now (yes, believe it or not, there’s a technology void for that item) so until we get a custom one done that will work for us, look under “Programs & Events” to the right for programs, mixers and events - separated by category.

As time goes on and we see what we need, we’ll be able to easily adjust the sections and formats to fit! Check back often and let us know of any news or info that you like to see added to the site.