CPRS Grants Accreditation Status to Twenty-seven Members

TORONTO, April 29, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) has granted accredited status to twenty-seven (27) of its members after they successfully completed the Society's 2021 accreditation program.

CPRS congratulates the following members for earning their APR (accredited in public relations) this year: 

Scott Anderson, MCM, APR Perth, Ontario	Carrie Beatty, APR Milton Ontario	April Bent, MPR, APR Edmonton, Alberta
Rina Blacklaws, APR Calgary, Alberta	Cynthia Breen, MCM, APR Baden, Ontario	Jenn Coleman-Ford, APR Halifax, Nova Scotia
Amra Durakovic, APR Stoney Creek, Ontario	Melissa Giroux, APR Sylvan Lake, Alberta	Sean Guedes, APR Hamilton, Ontario
Candace Hernandez, APR Richmond, British Columbia	Nadine James, MBA, APR Ottawa, Ontario	Alyssa Lai, APR Guelph, Ontario
Solomiya Lyaskovska, APR Calgary, Alberta	Heather Massel, APR  Sherwood Park, Alberta	Charles McDougall, MA, APR Winnipeg, Manitoba
Courtney McGillion, MCM, APR Burnaby, British Columbia	Jennifer Pawluk, APR Winnipeg, Manitoba	Andrée-Anne Pelletier, PRP, APR Montreal, Quebec
Carolyn Rohaly, MUP, APR Vancouver, British Columbia	Herb Shields, APR Hamilton, Ontario	Alison Springate, APR Guelph, Ontario
Gail Strachan, MCM, APR Toronto, Ontario	Erin Toews, APR Summerland, British Columbia	Marie Verdun, APR Hamilton, Ontario
Tamara Vineberg, APR Edmonton, Alberta	Darrell Winwood, APR Edmonton, Alberta	Dina Zaid, APR North Vancouver, British Columbia

"I congratulate all of the APR candidates who have successfully completed our rigorous yearlong examination process," said Alex Sévigny, PhD, APR, Chief Examiner, CPRS National Council on Accreditation. "To earn the highly valued APR designation, they had to display their professional excellence, as well as their ethical knowledge and experience, all while applying the communications body of knowledge. I am pleased to welcome them into our Accredited community of ethical, strategic communicators. "

First granted in 1969 as a measurement of competence and personal achievement in the field of public relations, the APR designation is now an internationally recognized symbol of the highest global standard of excellence in the industry. To achieve accredited status, candidates undergo rigorous evaluation of the skills, experience, and strategic thinking necessary to practice public relations at the highest level. They must also demonstrate thorough understanding of the ethical practice of public relations and adhere to the CPRS Code of Professional Standards.

This year's APR cohort will be honoured by their peers on the first day of the CPRS 'At the Heart' National Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 5-7, 2022.

About CPRS

Founded in 1948, the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) is a not-for-profit association of professionals dedicated to the practice, management and teaching of public relations and communications. Comprising 14 local societies, CPRS' mission is to build a national public relations and communications management community through professional development and accreditation, collaboration with thought leaders, a commitment to ethics and a code of professional standards, advocacy for the profession, and support to members at every stage of their careers.

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SOURCE Canadian Public Relations Society

Sara Rafuse, Executive Director, CPRS at [email protected] or Jeffrey Newland, Communications Manager at [email protected].