Davis Public Relations’ President and CEO, Kelly Jackson Davis, APR, has been elected to a two-year term as a Director at Large on the National Board of Directors of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
Davis has nearly twenty years of experience in public relations, marketing and communications management. She has been recognized both for her work and her contributions to the public relations profession. She has received more than three dozen statewide awards for public relations campaigns and tactics, including the 2006, 2009 and 2010 Best in Show Awards from the South Carolina Chapter of PRSA (SCPRSA). In 2007, SCPRSA named her the “W. Thomas Duke Distinguished Public Relations Practitioner of the Year,” just ten years after recognizing her as SCPRSA Rookie of the Year. She is a Past President of SCPRSA, Past Chair of PRSA’s Independent Practitioners Alliance and the current Secretary for the Southeast District of PRSA.
PRSA is the largest professional association serving the U.S. public relations community. With a mission to “advance the profession and the professional,” PRSA provides news and information, thought leadership, continuing education and networking opportunities; sets standards of professional excellence and ethical conduct; and advocates for the business value of public relations and greater diversity among public relations professionals. Based in New York, PRSA comprises 111 local Chapters; 14 Professional Interest Sections that focus on specific industries and practice areas; and the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), which is active at more than 320 colleges and universities.