The PRSA San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter Nominating Committee has proposed the following slate of board officers, directors and assembly delegates to lead the chapter in 2024.

Please click the link below to vote “in favor” to accept the slate or “opposed” to not accept the slate.

2024 Proposed Leadership Slate

PRSA San Diego/Imperial Counties Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President: Arturo Garcia Sierra (2025) *
Marketing and Communications Manager Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego

President Elect: Monica Gil dos Santos (2025) ** *
Account Executive II, Katz & Associates

Treasurer: Jenny Mehlow (2024)
Public Relations Manager, Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine

Secretary: Barbara Cosio Moreno (2024)
Communications Manager, California Office of Data and Innovation

Past President: Blake Nelson, APR (2024)
Owner, My Sage Public Relations

Continuing Board of Directors

Accreditation:
Cheryl Robinson, APR (2024)

Director of Special Projects, UC San Diego

Bernays Awards:
Paulina Sierra (2025)
Account Executive, Southwest Strategies

Community Relations + Advocacy:
William Lopez (2024)
Principal, Alternative Strategies

Member + Volunteer Engagement:
Anthony King, APR (2025)

Director of Communications, School of Arts and Humanities, UC San Diego

Professional Development:

Elena Gomez (2025)
Associate Director of Media Relations, University of San Diego

Alexis Cortes (2025)
Senior Publicist, J Public Relations

New Board Members

Bernays Awards:
Janet Farala (2026)

Account Executive, Southwest Strategies

Community Relations + Advocacy:
Karissa Duran (2026)

Communications Coordinator, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Diversity + Inclusion:
Anne Flanagan (2026)
Vice President of Brand and Communications, Getty Images

Edna Gutierrez (2026)
Senior Manager of Public Relations, San Diego Tourism Authority

Communications:
Adriana Villa (2026)
Account Coordinator, Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Public Relations

Jerralyn Davis (2026)
Senior Account Executive, BerlinRosen

Professional Development:
Bill Rundle (2026)
Director, Oracle Cloud Applications PR

Ethics:
TBD

Associate “New Pro” Board Members

Communications:
Karlene Sanchez ***
Junior Account Executive, Katz & Associates

Chris Jenkins ***
Freelance Videographer, Chris Jenkins Productions

Community Relations + Advocacy:
Sammi Reyes ***
President, SDSU PRSSA

 

*Denotes an assembly delegate
**Denotes a Western District representative
***Denotes non-voting board role
The end of each board member’s term is listed in parentheses. Board members serve three-year terms. Associate board members serve one-year terms.