Just a few:

• As a PRAM member you are automatically a member of the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) — a network of public relations professionals covering Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Emerald Coast of Florida.
• PRAM and SPRF sponsor annual workshops/conferences and other special learning and social occasions.
• PRAM conducts the annual PRism Awards and SPRF conducts the annual Lantern Awards, recognizing public relations expertise among its members.
• PRAM sponsors study programs for Accreditation via the Universal Accreditation Board.
• PRAM fosters greater knowledge of the public relations field
• PRAM supports the principles and public relations code of ethics.
• Access to the SPRF directory of members, consisting of approximately 1,200 public relations professionals in the Gulf South.

Download the membership application as a PDF here.

VP Membership:

VP Communication: Harriet Laird
hlaird@ur.msstate.edu

VP Programs: Melissa Dixon
melissa@blufishdesign.com

Secretary/Treasurer: Becky Bassett
becky@familylifemissions.org

Director: Phillip Smith
psmith@ext.msstate.edu

Members of the Starkville – MSU chapter of PRAM are also members of the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF).

We invite you to attend one of our meetings and see for yourself why the best public relations practitioners in Mississippi belong to PRAM.

Monthly Meeting at Harvey’s!

Networking begins at 11:45 AM with the program beginning at noon until 1:00 PM.

The August 18th speaker is Kristi Brown, community development project manager for economic development in the seven-state Tennessee Valley region. In that capacity she works with distributors of TVA power, community leaders and other economic development partners to foster job creation and retention.

Brown’s responsibilities include helping communities take advantage of economic growth opportunities through leadership development, team building activities, strategic planning, technology assessments and site-visit preparation.

Before joining TVA, Brown started her own consulting business, providing public relations and marketing assistance and training as well as business and life coaching to public and private sector clients. Previously she served as vice president of the Greater Starkville Development Partnership, assistant director of Enrollment Services at Mississippi State University and executive director of two local tourism organizations.

Brown earned master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Mississippi State. She is certified as a chamber professional by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute of Organizational Management and as a tourism marketing professional by the Southeast Tourism Society.

A published author and inspirational speaker, Brown was listed on the 2003 Mississippi Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 list. She lives in Starkville with her husband, Steve.