Proud to continue serving the Dayton PRSA Chapter

 

Stepped down from BTM board

I have stepped down from the board of the British Transportation Museum and as the Membership Chair, which involved notifying museum members when it was time to renew and thanking them for renewing as well as thanking new members for joining. I also produced the museum's brochure and a PowerPoint for the Speakers Bureau.

Received this mention in the board meeting minutes: 

Membership – Thanks to Steven Solomon for his past work in maintaining the list, issuing renewals, and welcoming new members. 

 

52nd PechaKucha Night Dayton event

I celebrated Leap Year at the 52nd PechaKucha Night Dayton event with friends last night at the Dayton Art Institute. I knew one of the presenters and now I know two more. That's my waving in the photo in the third row. Established in 2009, PK Night Dayton is a quarterly idea-sharing party and networking event. My favorite presentation was about using border collie dogs to herd sheep!

End-of-Year Board Luncheon

It's a tradition that the outgoing board of the Dayton Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America have an end-of-year luncheon in December. As the chapter's 2023 president, it was my honor today to host this final event of our very productive year.

Our annual Gem City PR Awards, held at Top of the Market on May 24, recognized the fine work done by "for profit and not-for-profit, large agencies and small teams, marketing campaigns and terrific tactics."

Our annual Media Day, held at the Dayton Metro Library on Oct. 31, drew a large crowd for panel and tabletop discussions with Dayton area journalists and practitioners as we delved into "the changing landscape of PR and media relations."

The East Central District recognized our efforts with a 2023 Prominent Chapter Award!

And I represented our chapter at PRSA's annual national conference, ICON, held this year in Nashville.

Thank you so very much to our officers and committee chairs who made it all possible: Christine Bevins, Kristen Bowser, Emily Broughton, Michelle Crawley, Jocelyn Hodson, Hannah Krafka, Niki Mayakova, Joshua McGee, Neej Mescher, Leah Moon, Stacy Porter, Bryan Suddith, Julie Thompson, Mark Weinstein, and Kailey Yeakley.

And special thank yous to my mentor, past president Emily Broughton, and my always reliable president-elect, incoming 2024 president Hannah Krafka!

Holly Days at the Arcade

I volunteered at Holly Days, an annual three-day event in the rotunda of Dayton's historic Arcade, featuring holiday shopping from small business vendors, food trucks and sweet treats, live entertainment curated by Culture Works, family-friendly activities and performances, a cash bar, and holiday surprises.

Assassination artifacts held by the U.S. government was focus of my presentation

I had a full house on Sunday for my presentation about artifacts from the assassination and autopsy of President Lincoln. The program was sponsored by the Lincoln Society of Dayton at the Woodbourne Library.

PRominent Award of Excellence for Dayton PRSA

PRSA East Central District recognizes member chapters that demonstrate each year exemplary service to the PR profession through values-based work and service.

In 2023, the PRSA Dayton Chapter was presented with a PRominent Award, which I accepted as the chapter's president, along with our President-Elect Hannah Krafka.

The award was presented by Mark Weinstein, a member of the PRSA East Central District Board of Directors, in front of the large gathering at our chapter's Media Day on Oct. 31, 2023.