Public Relations Society of America Inc
Public Relations Society of America Inc's network
10 peoplei10 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archana Kannan | Director (Associate) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Azizza Brinson | Director - Dei | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brad Honan | Director (Senior) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brandon Dixon | Director (Associate) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Daria Coney | Director of Advancement Events | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kristen Stippich | Director - Programming | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Laura Vinci O'Neill | Director (Senior) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Paul Pettas | Director - Membership | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Shantel Risher | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Stephanie JO Peksen (also filed as Stephanie Peksen) | Director - Sponsorships | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
47 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Kwittken | President (Former) | since 2020 |
| Alan Marcus | Treasurer | 2018 |
| Alexa Nikiforou | SVP Marketing | 2025 |
| Amaly Homer | VP - Social Impact | since 2024 |
| Andrew Graham | VP - Marketing | since 2019 |
| Azizza Brinson | VP - Dei | 2024 |
| Ben Chodor | VP - Big Apple Awards | 2023 |
| Brad Simon | Treasurer | 2024 |
| Carly Mednick | VP - Membership | since 2022 |
| Carly Rogers | VP - Big Apple Awards | since 2024 |
| Carmella Glover | President (Elect) | since 2022 |
| Chavonne Jones | Treasurer | since 2017 |
| Christina Stokes | VP - Programs | 2022 |
| David Rosen | VP - Programs | 2018 |
| Emily Simmons | Vice-President | 2017 |
| Eric Winkfield | Treasurer | 2023 |
| Ethan Anderson | Treasurer | 2022 |
| Gary Bridgens | Company secretary | 2017 |
| Helen Shelton | VP - Marketing | since 2017 |
| Jacquie Hudson McMahon | Company secretary | 2018 |
| Jennifer Lewis | Head of Content Innovation | since 2024 |
| Joan Cear | VP - Membership | since 2017 |
| Judith Czelusniak | VP - Marketing | 2023 |
| Kellie Jelencovich | President (Former) | since 2020 |
| Kenneth Kerrigan | President-Elect | since 2024 |
| Kevin Wong | VP - Dei | since 2023 |
| Kristen Stippich | VP - Programs | 2024 |
| Lance Buckley | Company secretary | since 2022 |
| Laura Wilker | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Leslie Gottlieb | President | 2019 |
| Marcus Braham | VP - Programs | 2023 |
| Matt Rizzetta | President (Elect) | since 2023 |
| Mike DEL Vecchio | Treasurer | 2025 |
| Moon Kim | Vice President, Pan | 2025 |
| Natalia Lopez | Company secretary | 2019 |
| Natalie Lopez | VP - Programs | since 2020 |
| Olga Gonzalez | President (Former) | since 2017 |
| Paul Cohen | VP - Marketing | since 2024 |
| Paul Pettas | VP - Membership | 2024 |
| Penny Mitchell | VP - Membership | 2019 |
| Richard Ferraro | VP - Diversity | since 2020 |
| Sabrina Browne | VP - Marketing | since 2020 |
| Sarah Katz | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| Sharon Fenster | President-Elect | since 2017 |
| Shawna Vega | VP - Programs | 2019 |
| Stephanie JO Peksen | VP - Membership | since 2020 |
| William Doescher | Past-President | 2017 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pettas | Director - Membership | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kristen Stippich | Director - Programming | 2 | $0 | ||
| Azizza Brinson | Director - Dei | 2 | $0 | ||
| Archana Kannan | Director (Associate) | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shantel Risher | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Laura Vinci O'neill | Director (Senior) | 2 | $0 | ||
| Daria Coney | Director of Advancement Events | 2 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Jo Peksen | Director - Sponsorships | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brandon Dixon | Director (Associate) | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brad Honan | Director (Senior) | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth Kerrigan | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Matt Rizzetta | Immediate Past President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Paul Cohen | President-Elect | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carly Rogers | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mike del Vecchio | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Moon Kim | Vice President, Pan | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Wong | SVP Marketing | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alexa Nikiforou | SVP Marketing | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amaly Homer | VP - Social Impact | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Lewis | Head of Content Innovation | 2 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Public Relations Society of America Inc
- EIN
- 237150122
- Address
- 1 World Trade Ctr FL 69, New York, NY, 10007-0098
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To develop programs to advance public relations research and education, and to the encouragement of contributions from all those who stand to benefit from advancements in the profession (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S41Z Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1948
- Principal officer
- Kenneth Kerrigan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1954
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 9, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsDaria Coney
≥4years on the filingsKristen Stippich
≥3years on the filingsBrad Honan
≥3years on the filingsBrandon Dixon
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $490k
- Total liabilities
- $7k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $483k
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $94k
- Employees
- 0