Public Relations Student Society of America at Texas State University

"Advancing the Profession and the Future Professional."

                     Fall 2010 Officers


 President:Kendall Schmidt

Kendall is a Junior at Texas State studying public relations with a minor in psychology. She has served on our PRSSA executive board for two years now and is very excited about serving as our President this year. Last year she represented Texas State PRSSA as our delegate at the PRSSA National Assembly and also attended this year's PRSSA Leadership Rally in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is very active on campus and also serves as the Vice President of the Student Organizations Council here at Texas State and works as an intern with the Texas State Athletics Department. Kendall loves reading magazines and blogs about fashion and would love to pursue a career in either industry doing public relations on a tangible scale.

Vice President:Caitlyn Pesl

Caitlyn Pesl is a senior at Texas State majoring in Public Relations and has been a member of PRSSA since 2008. Since then she has been the Outreach Coordinator and recently holds the position of being the Vice President. She currently interns with a non profit in Kyle, TX, called Hope& Love 4 Kids and has become very involved in the community. Caitlyn will graduate in May 2011 and plans to stay in this area and start her career

Social Media: Jennifer Mcginnis

Jennifer is a Junior at Texas State studying Public Relations and minoring in Healthcare Administration She is a current member of Diamond Sweethearts an organization that supports the baseball team. Jennifer is excited to be involved in PRSSA and encourages others to join. When Jennifer graduates she is interested in event planning.   

 

 

Events: Lizzie Laster

Lizzie is a Senior at Texas State majoring in Public Relations with a minor in sociology. She has represented Texas State's PRSSA chapter at the PRSSA National Conference in San Diego and attended the National Assembly in Austin, Texas. She is very eager to become more involved in the organzation and help to raise more awareness on campus. After she attends graduate school, Lizzie is interested in pursuing a career in the sports and/or entertainment public relations field. She hopes to one day live in New York or Los Angeles and work for a large entertainment or sports agency.   

Member Coordinator:Amy Osburn

Amy is a Senior at Texas State majoring in International Studies- Interamerican Studies and minoring in Political Science. Her expected date of graduation is May 2011. After graduation, she would love to work for a locally owned retail company doing all of their public relations work to make the company successfull. Amy is very excited to serve as member coordinator and has been involved in PRSSA for 4 semesters. Last semester Amy got the privilege of attending National Assembly in Austin, Texas. She loves to travel and got the oppurtunity to study abroad in Spain this summer for five weeks.   

Secretary: Caitlyn Denham

Caitlyn is a Junior at Texas State studying Public Relations and double minoring in Business Administration and Spanish. She has been a member of PRSSA for a year and is very excited to be a part of the executive board this year. She plans on studying abroad in Spain in the spring to where she can immerse herself in the language and culture. She is very involved with the Animal Defense League in San Antonio, Texas and had her first internship with them where she helped plan adoption and awareness events as well as promoting their mission. After graduation she hopes to move to Nashville, TN and work as a publicist in the country music industry.    

   

 

 

 

 



Professional Liaison
Rebecca Gough
rgough@nuclearenergyfortexans.org 
 
  Rebecca Gough is the executive director of Nuclear Energy for Texans, a statewide coalition dedicated to educating people about the benefits of nuclear as a clean, safe, reliable alternative to meet the energy needs of the state. Prior to this position, Gough was an account executive at Elizabeth Christian & Associates Public Relations, a local public relations firm in Austin. Gough, a former Texas State PRSSA president, is on the board of PRSA-Austin and is the professional liaison to the PRSSA chapter at Texas State University, her alma mater.

 

 

 
Adviser:
Dara Quackenbush
Email:
dquack@txstate.edu

  Dara is one of those teachers that inspires, if you get the opportunity to be in her class we suggest you take it. Yes! It will be challenging, but you will learn. Dara has more than 15 years of experience in PR world along with marketing communications. She is going into her seventh semester teaching at Texas State she teaches: Intro to PR, Writing for PR, and PR campaigns. She is also the coordinator for Mass Comm Week. She is a very busy woman, but still completely dedicated to PRSSA and we love her for it. For further information visit: http://www.daraquackenbush.com/.

 
Advisor:
Frank E. Walsh, JD, APR
Email:

  The University of Montana provided Walsh with all of his university academic experience. He received Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Journalism and History Political Science, a Master of Arts in Journalism and a Juris Doctorate from the Law School.This professional experience includes reporting for daily newspapers for more than a decade before starting in public relations in California. His public relations experience includes internal relations as well as external news relations.He has taught and been the Public Relations Sequence Head at Ball State University, The University of Texas at Austin as well as Texas State University at San Marcos. His books include Public Relations Practices, Managerial Case Studies and Problems; The Public Relations Writer in the Computer Age and The Law of Public Relations and Advertising.He is accredited in public relations by the Public Relations Society of American as well as being elected to its “College of Fellows.” His honors include “Outstanding Educator” award from the Public Relations Society of America and “Outstanding Advisor of the Year” award from the Public Relations Student Society of America.

 

Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Officers

President: Aubri Nowowiejski

Vice President: Yenny Ruiz 

Secretary: Olivia Tapley

Treasurer: Samantha Brune

Event Coordinator: Kendall Schmidt 

Historian: Hailey Dolezal

Outreach Coordinator: Caitlyn Pesl

Public Relations Director: Carlos J. Sanchez

Social Media Director: Cuyler Ayers

 

Spring 2009 Officers

President: Shannon McFadden

Vice President: Elizabeth Bean

Secretary: Sergio Palacios

Treasurer: Ryan Harris

Event Coordinator: Olivia Tapley

Historian: Yenny Ruiz  

Member Coordinator: Aubri Nowowiejski

New Member Coordinator: Kendall Schmidt

Outreach Coordinator: Information Not Available 

Public Relations Director: Jody Volet

Social Media Director: Albany Luensmann

Fall 2008 Officers

President: Shannon McFadden

Vice President: Meredith Terrall

Secretary: Sergio Palacios

Event Coordinator: Elizabeth Janecka

Historian: Elizabeth Bean

Public Relations Director: Tara Brennan

Spring 2007 Officers

President: MJ Jackson

Vice President: Ryan King

Secretary: Meredith Terrall

Treasurer: Elizabeth Janecka

Event Coordinator: Elizabeth Janecka

Historian: Elizabeth Bean

Public Relations Director: Shannon McFadden