School Communications Leaders Named to SC/NSPRA Executive Board
Staff Report From South Carolina CEO
Thursday, July 19th, 2018
The South Carolina Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association announces its executive board for the 2018–2019 year. SC/NSPRA is an affiliate of the National School Public Relations Association. The state chapter is composed of over 106 school public relations practitioners, superintendents and other educational professionals from across the state. The organization strives to foster development in the field of school public relations and to encourage meaningful community involvement in and understanding of the public school system.
The 2018-2019 Executive Board includes:
President: Becky Bean, Communications Manager, South Carolina School Boards Association
President-Elect: Melissa Robinette, Director of Public Relations, District Five Schools of Spartanburg County
Vice President: Chris McKagen, Communications Specialist, Darlington County School District
Secretary: Adrian Acosta, Director of Public Relations, Spartanburg School District 2
Past President: Johnathan Graves, Community Services Facilitator, Greenwood School District 50
Upstate Representative: Joe Burke, Chief Communications Officer, Fort Mill Schools
Midlands Representatives: Ryan Brown, Chief Communications Officer, SC Department of Education and Merry Glenne Piccolino, Director of Communications, Aiken County Public Schools
Low Country Representative: Lashanda Grant, Public Information Officer, Jasper County School District
Rewards for Excellence Co-chairs: Julie Putnam, Webmaster, Kershaw County School District and Mike Rosier, Communications Coordinator, Aiken County Public Schools and Evonne Washington, Public Relations Secretary, Spring Valley High School
Goodwill Chair: Toni Chewning, Director of Communications, Palmetto State Teachers Association
Wise Counsel: Karen York, Director of Communications, Richland One