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Author: NSPRA Staff/Sunday, December 21, 2025/Categories: News
Each year, NSPRA's Emerging Leaders Award recognizes up to seven individuals (one from each of NSPRA’s seven regions) who are making an impact in school PR, communications or marketing with fewer than five years in the profession.
NSPRA is proud to announce the 2025-26 Emerging Leaders Award recipients, selected from a competitive pool of nominees and recognized for their leadership, strength and commitment to advancing the future of school communications.
Ramiro Alvarez Public Information Officer
Pendergast Elementary School District (Ariz.) NSPRA Southwest Region
Kristen Cash Communications Coordinator
South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools (Ohio) NSPRA Mideast Region
Jill Knox Director of Communications
Oxford School District (Miss.) NSPRA Southeast Region
Nydia Natividad Director of Media and Communications
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD (Texas) NSPRA South Central Region
Marc Raffa Digital Media Specialist
Chester County Intermediate Unit (Penn.)
NSPRA Northeast Region
Ashley Sukhu Executive Director of Communications
St. Louis Park Public Schools (Minn.)
NSPRA North Central Region
Theresa Tanner Social Media and Marketing Specialist
Spokane Public Schools (Wash.) NSPRA Northwest Region
The 2025-26 Emerging Leaders Award recipients will be formally recognized during NSPRA’s Annual Meeting and Celebration of Achievement at the NSPRA 2026 National Seminar this summer in New Orleans.
Please join us in congratulating this outstanding group of emerging leaders and celebrating the impact they are making across school communications!
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