Arkansas PR Society installs 2016 officers

The Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) installed its 2016 officers on Jan. 15 at its monthly meeting at the Little Rock Club. The new officers and members of the Board of Directors will serve from January 2016 to January 2017.

Becca Green, APR, director of public engagement at Rock Region METRO, will serve as president. Green is a PR professional with more than 15 years of experience. She succeeds 2015 PRSA Chapter Brandi Hinkle, MBA, APR, public information manager at the Arkansas Department of Human Services.

Additional 2016 Arkansas PRSA Chapter board members include:

• President-Elect: Sarah Kinser, APR, Arkansas Community Foundation
• Vice President: Kristen Vandaveer Nicholson, APR, Mangan Holcomb Partners
• Secretary: Libby Doss Loyd, Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Treasurer: Adena White, APR, Conway Chamber of Commerce
• Past-President: Brandi Hinkle, MBA, APR, Arkansas Department of Human Services
• Assembly Delegate: Heather Haywood, APR, Goodwill Industries of Arkansas
• Director at Large: Denver Peacock, ABC, APR, The Peacock Group
• Director at Large: Nikki Heck, APR, Arkansas Commisioner of State Lands
• Director at Large: Stella Prather, APR, Arkansas Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries