| Amy Jefferies
CMO
Ragan Communications
Amyj@ragan.com Ragan’s Communicators Roundtable Announces Advisory Board Industry Leaders will Share Real-World Advice and Winning Strategies Chicago, July 9, 2020— Ragan Communications is pleased to announce the distinguished slate of industry advisors for its just-launched Communicators Roundtable to help steer mid-level communicators during this turbulent time and beyond. Advisors to the Roundtable bring decades of communications experience to organizations ranging from Kroger to OK Cupid to YMCA to Edelman. The Communicators Roundtable, which launched in late June, serves PR and internal communicators with virtual discussions and forums, premium content and peer-to-peer counsel. "As conferences moved online, the attendees hankering for the hallway conversations and provocative, impromptu dialogues had few places to turn to until the Communicators Roundtable," says Diane Schwartz, CEO of Ragan Communications. "Our esteemed advisory board will help facilitate these discussions and connect the dots for our members." Communicators Roundtable board members include: Elizabeth Baskin, CEO, Tribe, Inc. Andrew Bowins, Senior VP, Communications and Public Affairs, Entertainment Software Association Theresa Funk, Director of Communications & Public Relations, Peapod Digital Labs Kristal Howard, Head of Corporate Communications and Media Relations, The Kroger Co. Michael Kaye, Global Communications Manager, OKCupid April Kaull, Director of News, University Relations/Communications, West Virginia University Rebeca Mueller, VP of Digital Strategy, Porter Novelli Brad Phillips, Chief Executive, Throughline Group Amanda Ponzar, Chief Communications & Strategy Officer, Health Charities Sabrena Pringle, Director of Communications & PR, The American Diabetes Association Valerie Barker Waller, YMCA Chief Marketing Officer Ayanna Robinson, Executive Vice President, Porter Novelli Sarah Tropiano, External Communications Director, PwC Jim Ylisela, Co-Founder, Ragan Consulting Group Danielle Viera, Director of Communications and Engagement, A Better Chicago Ashley Zak, VP, U.S. Marketing, Edelman Ragan’s Communicators Roundtable is made up of smart and ambitious communicators from all types of organizations. Go here to learn more about the Roundtable or apply for membership. Space is limited and membership is exclusive to those in a communications role with between 2 and 10 years of experience. For questions, please contact Shallon Blackburn at shallonb@ragan.com. About Ragan Communications: For more than 50 years, the Chicago-based media company has been delivering trusted news and information to internal and external communicators through its conferences, webinars, training, awards and membership divisions. Its news sites—PRDaily.com and Ragan.com —are read by more than 600,000 internal and external communicators monthly. Other Ragan products and services include The Crisis Leadership Board, the Social Media Leadership Council, First Draft and the Communications Leadership Council, one of the fastest-growing membership groups for communications executives. |
