The 20,000-member Public Relations Society of America is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. Members represent business and industry, counseling firms, government, associations, hospitals, schools, professional service firms and not-for-profit organizations.

More than 100 chapters in 10 geographical districts provide opportunities to grow professionally, share ideas, practice skills and network with colleagues.

PRSA's New York-City based headquarters handles tens of thousands of information requests, coordinates meetings and conferences, publishes dozens of magazines, newsletters and other periodicals and oversees the day-to-day management of your dues investment.

Southern Arizona's chapter was founded in 1970. Presidents include:

1970 Chartered
1971 Nicki Orsborn

1972 George Alstad, APR

1973 Bernie Roth

1974 James H Maize

1975 Lew Riggs, EdD, APR

1976 James H Maize

1977 Al H Bradshaw Jr

1978 Al H Bradshaw Jr
1979 Frank R Harris
1980 Frank R Harris
1981 Judy L Moson
1982 William C Mapes
1983 Dana A Cooper
1984 Steve Kravitz
1985 John B Meyer
1986 Thomas M Reavis, APR
1987 Paula Winn, APR
1988 Judith K Abrams
1989 Charlie Boyd, APR
1990 Judith Brown, APR
1991 John C Stickler, APR
1992 Roger D Yohem
1993 Vicki Doyle, APR
1994 Elaine Nathanson, APR, PRSA Fellow
1995 Linda Welter Cohen, APR
1996 Jodi Horton, APR
1997 Sandy Khawam
1998 Libby Howell, APR
1999 Steve Emerine, APR
2000 Nancy Guthrie, APR
2001 Casey DeLorme, APR

2002 Wendy Erica Werden, APR

2003 Dave Von Behren, APR
2004 Sarah Evans
2005 Alaina Levine
2006 Kimberly Schmitz
2007 Robert Berry, APR, PRSA Fellow
2008 Mary Davis
2009 Angela Hagen

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PRSA Longtime Member Steve Emerine, APR, died Feb. 13, 2009, due to medical complications. Emerine was 73 years old. He held several editing posts and was a columnist for the Arizona Daily Star and the Tucson Citizen. Other career stops included posts at The University of Arizona, the elective office of Pima County assessor 1973-1980, managing the Green Valley News, and doing public relations work and a weekly column for Inside Tucson Business. Steve has been a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the Tucson local chapter since November 1991. He was president of the Southern Arizona Chapter in 1999 and received the Public Relations Practitioner of the Year Award in 2004. He was PRSA Member of Quarter Steve Emerine, APR.

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