NSPRA Front-Runners Archive
NSPRA Front-Runners are members identified by the NSPRA Executive Board as emerging leaders who are doing outstanding work for their schools, their chapters and for NSPRA. The annual distinction recognizes four members, each from a different NSPRA region.
Click a school year to show or hide each list of NSPRA Front-Runners.
Click a Front-Runner's name to see his or her full profile, as featured in The NSPRA Network member e-newsletter. These profiles reflect responses provided at the time of selection.
2019-2020
Angela Linch
Communications and PR Administrator
Central Bucks School District
Doylestown, Pa.
NSPRA Northeast Region
Karen Heath
Supervisor of Communications
Berrien RESA
Berrien Springs, Mich.
NSPRA Mideast Region
Yolanda Stephen, APR
Director of Public Relations
Troup County School System
LaGrange, Ga.
NSPRA Southeast Region
Todd Hagans
Chief Communications Officer
Gaston County Schools
Gastonia, N.C.
NSPRA Southeast Region
2018-2019
Erica Chandler, APR
Director of Communications
Affton School District
Affton, Mo.
NSPRA South Central Region
Barb Nicol, APR
President
Barbara Nicol Public Relations
Minneapolis, Minn.
NSPRA North Central Region
Daniel Thigpen
Director of Communication and Community Engagement
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Rancho Cordova, Calif.
NSPRA Southwest Region
Tove Tupper
Assistant Director of Communications
Highline Public Schools
Burien, Wash.
NSPRA Northwest Region
2017-2018
Shawn McKillop, APR
Manager of Communications and Community Engagement
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Hamilton, Ontario
NSPRA North Central Region
Jennifer Harris, APR
Director of Communications
Arlington (Va.) Public Schools
NSPRA Mideast Region
Lori Perlow
Admissions Officer/Community Liaison
Mercer County Technical Schools
Pennington, N.J.
NSPRA Northeast Region
Becky Bean
Communications Manager
South Carolina School Boards Association
Columbia, S.C.
NSPRA Southeast Region
2016-2017
Danielle Clark, APR
Executive Director of Communications
Poudre School District
Fort Collins, Colo.
NSPRA Southwest Region
David Beil
Community Relations Director
Central Kitsap Schools
Silverdale, Wash.
NSPRA Northwest Region
Danielle (Dani) Brink
Director of Community Relations
DuPage High School District 88
Addison, Ill.
NSPRA North Central Region
Kristin Magette, APR
Director of Communications
Eudora (Kan.) Public Schools
NSPRA South Central Region
2015-2016
Lesley Bruinton, APR
Public Relations Coordinator
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) City Schools
NSPRA Southeast Region
Carla Pereira, APR
Manager of Communications
Peel District School Board
Mississauga, Ontario
NSPRA North Central Region
Tom Scheidel
Public & Media Relations Coordinator
Allegan (Mich.) Area Educational Service Agency
NSPRA Mideast Region
Tierney Tinnin
Senior Communications and Community Relations Officer
Oklahoma City Public Schools
NSPRA South Central Region
2014-2015
Curtis Campbell
Director of Communications
Sunnyside (Was.) School District
NSPRA Northwest Region
Jason Gaston, APR
Coordinator of Public and Media Relations
Hoover City (Ala.) Schools
NSPRA Southeast Region
Kala Morrissey
Communication Specialist/Webmaster
Papillion-La Vista School District
Papillion, Neb.
NSPRA North Central Region
Heidi Vega
Director of Communications
Arizona School Boards Association
Phoenix, Ariz.
NSPRA Southwest Region
2013-2014
Teri Kranefeld
Manager of Communications
Harford County Public Schools
Bel Air, Md.
NSPRA Mideast Region
Zac Rantz
Director of Communications
Nixa (Mo.) Public Schools
NSPRA South Central Region
Dan Sherman
Director of Communications
Questar III BOCES
Schodack, N.Y.
NSPRA Northeast Region
Kim Yielding
Manager, Communications & Public Relations
District School Board of Niagara
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
NSPRA North Central Region
2012-2013
Mychal Frost
Public Information Officer
Clover (S.C.) School District
NSPRA Southeast Region
Carrie Hilger, APR
Director of Communications
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area Schools
Mendota Heights, Minn.
NSPRA North Central Region
Stephen Nichols
Public Information & Community Relations Officer
Folsom Cordova USD
Rancho Cordova, Calif.
NSPRA Southwest Region
Casey White-Zollman
Director of Communication & Print Solutions
InterMountain ESD
Pendleton, Ore.
NSPRA Northwest Region
2011-2012
Tim Bullis
Director of Community Relations
Chesterfield County (Va.) Public Schools
NSPRA Mideast Region
Jill Filer
Director of Communications and Community Relations
Harrisonville (Mo.) School District
NSPRA South Central Region
Briget McGuiggan, APR
Community Relations Coordinator
Orland School District 135
Orland Park, Ill.
NSPRA North Central Region
Jessica Scheckton
Program Manager
Capital Region BOCES Communications Service
Albany, N.Y.
NSPRA Northeast Region
2010-2011
Danielle Gittus, APR
Public Relations Specialist
Oakland Schools
Waterford, Mich.
NSPRA Mideast Region
LaTarzja Henry
Executive Director of Communications
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte, N.C.
NSPRA Southeast Region
Trinette Marquis
Director of Communications
Twin Rivers Unified School District
McClellan Park, Calif.
NSPRA Southwest Region
Gracie Valle-Chimal
Community Relations Liaison
Pasco (Wash.) School District
NSPRA Northwest Region