Past NSPRA Learning Liberty Legacy Leaders

Gerri Allen 
Executive Director
Michigan School Public Relations Association
(Retired) Supervisor of Communications
Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Larry Ascough
Communications facilitator/consultant
Region 10 Education Service Center, Garland, Texas
(Retired) School Community Relations, School District U-46, Elgin, Ill. and
Executive Manager, Communications, Dallas ISD, Texas

Rich Bagin, APR
Executive Director
NSPRA, 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

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, TX

Don Ferguson, APR
(Retired) Corporate/Consulting PR and NSBA Communications
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
Associate Director
NSPRA, 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, Texas, ISD

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 (Wis.) 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.

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

Julie Thannum, APR
Assistant Superintendent, Board & Community Relations
Carroll ISD, Grapevine, Texas

Annell Todd, APR
(Retired) Executive Directors
TSPRA, Austin, Texas