Past NSPRA Learning Liberty Legacy Leaders

Gerri Allen 
Executive Director
Michigan School Public Relations Association
Milford, Mich.

Larry Ascough
Communications Consultant
(Retired) Region 10 Education Service Center, Garland, Texas

Rich Bagin, APR
Executive Director Emeritus
National School Public Relations Association, Rockville, Md.

Bill Banach, Ed.D, APR
Banach, Banach & Cassidy
Ray Township, Mich.

Diane Bauman, APR
Director of School/Community Relations
Farmington (Mich.) Public Schools

Tim Carroll, APR
Public Relations Instructor
Texas A&M University-Commerce, Allen, Texas

Marsha Chappelow, Ph.D.
(Retired) Superintendent
Ladue School District, St. Louis, Mo.

Marge Crawford
(Retired) PR and HR/Business
CESA 1, Wauwatosa, Wis.

Patricia Crawford
(Deceased) Director, Communications & Marketing
Pittsburgh (Pa.) Public Schools

Judy Davis, APR
(Retired) Assistant Director, Community Relations
Chesterfield (Va.) County Public Schools

Dorreen Dembski
Consultant
DD Communication Services, LLC, Fond du Lac, Wis
(Retired) Director of Communications and Public Relations
CESA 6, Oshkosh, Wis.

Jim Dunn, APR
Jim Dunn & Assoc., Liberty, Mo.
(Retired) Communications/PR director, Liberty Public Schools

Dick Egli, APR
President
Egli & Associates, Tecumseh, Mich.

Bonnie Ellison
(Retired) Director of School-Business-Community Partnerships
Northside ISD Education Foundation; and formerly Northside ISD Public Information Officer, San Antonio, Texas

Don Ferguson, APR
(Retired) Corporate/Consulting PR and NSBA Communications Director
Palm Springs, Calif.

Howard Gage
(Deceased) Public Relations Manager
Janesville (Wis.) School District

Barry Gaskins, APR
(Deceased) Public Information Director
Pitt County Schools, Greenville, N.C.

Rick Kaufman, APR
Executive Director, Community Relations & Emergency Management
Bloomington (Minn.) Public Schools

Karen H. Kleinz, APR
(Retired) Associate Director
National School Public Relations Association, Rockville, Md.

Nicole Kirby, APR
Director of Communication Services
Park Hill School District, Kansas City, Mo.

Steve Knagg
Pinetop Presentations, Garland, Texas
(Retired) Director of Communications, Garland  ISD, Texas

Ron Koehler, APR
Assistant Superintendent, Organizational/Community Relations,
Kent Intermediate School District, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Don Ladd
(Deceased) Public Relations Director
Waukesha (Wis.) Public Schools

Larry Litwin, APR
(Retired) Associate Professor
Rowan University, Berlin, N.J

Mary Ellen Marnholtz
(Retired) Community Relations Coordinator
Wausau School District, Wis.

Ken Muir, Ed.D, APR
(Retired) Director of Information
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, Md.

Micki O’Neil
Director of Public Relations and Communications
Ingham Intermediate School District, Mason, Mich.

Andy Olsen
(Deceased) Public Relations
DeKalb County Schools, Stone Mountain, Ga.

Mary Pat Pfeil
(Retired) Director, Community Relations
Wauwatosa (Wis.) School District; and
Senior Director, Office of Marketing & Communication
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis.

Anne Raymond
(Deceased) Communications
Georgia Dept. of Education, Atlanta, Ga

Harry Roberts, APR
NSPRA Consultant
(Retired) Public Relations Manager, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, Lewisburg, Pa.

Joseph P. Rowson, APR
(Deceased) Assistant to Superintendent for Publications & Information
Lincoln (Neb.) Public Schools; and
Assistant Vice President for External Affairs/Director of Communications
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.

Tom Scheidel
Public Information Coordinator
Allegan Area Educational Service Agency 
Rockford, Mich.

Mabel Schumacher
(Retired) Director of Instruction
Fort Atkinson (Wis.) School District

Julie Thannum, APR
Senior Strategic Consultant 
CESO Communications 
Southlake, Texas

Annell Todd, APR
(Retired) Executive Director
Texas School Public Relations Association, Austin, Texas