CPRS Announces Newly Accredited Public Relations Professionals

TORONTO, March 5, 2014 /CNW/ - The Canadian Public Relations Society Inc. (CPRS) is pleased to introduce Canada's newest accredited public relations professionals. Fourteen CPRS members from across Canada successfully completed the requirements for becoming accredited members of the Society in 2013. The newly accredited professionals will be recognized in front of industry peers on the first day of the annual Canadian Public Relations Conference in Banff, AB, May 25-27, 2014. 

To become accredited and earn the Accredited Public Relations (APR®) designation, a candidate must engage in specialized studies, pass rigorous written and oral examinations, and submit a detailed work sample. To qualify for the accreditation process, a candidate must have earned a solid reputation of integrity and high ethical standards while completing a minimum of five years of full-time employment in public relations and communications management.

"Earning an APR designation is a noteworthy professional achievement," said Nancy Hutton, APR, Presiding Officer of the CPRS National Council on Accreditation. "It demonstrates that the individual is an experienced and knowledgeable public relations practitioner who has met the highest standards within the profession. The accreditation process is both a professional and personal challenge that provides members with an opportunity to display professional excellence and a standard of knowledge. I congratulate all newly accredited members on this accomplishment!"

The APR, the highest global professional standard of excellence in public relations is celebrating 50 years of the credential recognizing professional excellence. Employers and clients hiring public relations practitioners with an APR are getting leaders in public relations that are recognized in and outside of the profession for their knowledge, experience, expertise and ethics.

CPRS Members who received their APR in 2013 are:

Shelly Burich, APR Cariboo Regional District (Williams Lake, BC) Member of CPRS Northern Lights		Peggy Kulmala, MBA, APR MJK Communications (Victoria, BC) Member of CPRS Vancouver Island
Marlène Casciaro, ARP Communications Consultant (Montréal, QC) Member of SQPRP		Sarah Milner, MBA, APR Silanis Technology (Victoria, BC) Member of CPRS Vancouver Island
Tim Conrad, APR Aquatera Utilities Inc. (Grande Prairie, AB) Member of CPRS Edmonton		Andrea Montgomery, APR, Regional Municipality of Halton (Burlington, ON) Member of CPRS Hamilton
Jenn Goodwin, APR Providence Care (Kingston, ON) Member of CPRS Ottawa-Gatineau		Tom Ormsby, APR De Beers Canada Inc. (Toronto, ON) Member of CPRS Toronto
Robert Gray, APR Alliance Pipeline (Calgary, AB) Member of CPRS Calgary		Rashpal Rai, APR Envirotest Canada (Burnaby, BC) Member of CPRS Vancouver
Michelle Harris, APR City of Victoria (Victoria, BC) Member of CPRS Vancouver Island		Jodie M. Sales, APR RBC Royal Bank (Milton, ON) Member of CPRS Hamilton
David Hultin, APR CancerCare Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB) Member of CPRS Manitoba		Christie Smith, APR City of Vancouver (Vancouver, BC) Member of CPRS Vancouver

About CPRS
Founded in 1948, the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) is a not-for-profit organization whose members are engaged in the practice, management or teaching of public relations. Members work to maintain the highest standards and to share a uniquely Canadian experience in public relations. CPRS is a federation of over 1,800 members across 14 Member Societies based in major cities or organized province-wide. For more information, visit our website: cprs.ca.

 

 

 

 

Image with caption: "Shelly Burich, APR - Williams Lake, BC (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37501.jpg

Image with caption: "Michelle Harris, APR - Victoria, BC (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37502.jpg

Image with caption: "David Hultin, APR - Winnipeg, MB (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37503.jpg

Image with caption: "Peggy Kulmala, APR - Victoria, BC (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37504.jpg

Image with caption: "Jodie Sales, APR - Milton, ON (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37505.jpg

Image with caption: "Tim Conrad, APR - Grande Prairie, AB (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37506.jpg

Image with caption: "Tom Ormsby, APR - Toronto, ON (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37507.jpg

Image with caption: "Rob Gray, APR - Calgary, AB (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37508.jpg

Image with caption: "Rashpal Rai, APR - Burnaby, BC (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37509.jpg

Image with caption: "Marlene Casciaro, ARP - Montréal, QC (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37510.jpg

Image with caption: "Sarah Milner, APR - Victoria, BC.jpg (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37511.jpg

Image with caption: "Jenn Goodwin, APR - Kingston, ON (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37512.jpg

Image with caption: "Andrea Montgomery, APR - Burlington, ON (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37513.jpg

Image with caption: "Christie Smith, APR - Vancouver, BC (CNW Group/Canadian Public Relations Society)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140305_C9136_PHOTO_EN_37514.jpg

SOURCE: Canadian Public Relations Society

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