About Worldcom

Our Boards

Our Board of Directors is made up of leading PR agencies that are global thought leaders throughout their region and practice areas. View the individuals and global PR companies that make up our boards, starting with our Group Directors, North and South America Directors, Asia-Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Group Board of Directors

Chair

Matt Kucharski, APR
Padilla Speer Beardsley
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Secretary Treasurer

Melissa Sturges
Sturges Word Communications
Kansas City, Missouri

Vice Chair
Americas Region

Dorothy Pirovano
Public Communications Incorporated
Chicago, Illinois

Vice Chair
Asia Pacific Region

Cindy Payne
Asia Pacific Connections
Singapore

Vice Chair
EMEA Region

Corinna Voss
HBI Helga Bailey GmbH
Munich, Germany

At Large

Hal Dash
Cerrell Associates
Los Angeles, California

Knowledge Sharing

Mae Maneekulpan
TQPR Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand

Marketing

Noemi Pollack
The Pollack PR Marketing Group
Los Angeles, California

Membership

Thomas B. Van Blarcom
TQPR Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand

Practice Groups

Tim Oliver
Morgan&Myers
Waukesha, Wisconsin

Peer Review

Francie Israeli
John Adams Associates
Washington, DC

Strategic Plan

Stephanie Paul
Phillips Group
Brisbane, Australia

Americas Board

Chair

Virginia Sheridan
M. Silver Associates
New York, New York

At Large
Stefan Pollack
The Pollack PR Marketing Group
Los Angeles, California
Chair-Elect/Membership Retention

Dorothy Pirovano, APR
Public Communications, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Marketing
Lauren Peters
PetersGroup
Austin, Texas
Latin America / Membership
Angelica Consiglio
Planin
São Paulo, Brazil
Peer Review
Francie Israeli
John Adams Associates
Washington, DC
Treasurer
Aileen Katcher
Katcher Vaughn & Bailey
Public Relations
Nashville, Tennessee
Practice Groups

John Bliss
BlissPR
New York, New York

Professional Development
Sandy Hermanoff
Hermanoff Public Relations
Detroit, MI
Meetings
Sharon Linhart
Linhart Public Relations
Denver, Colorado
Sponsorships / Vendor Relations

Todd Lynch
St. John & Partners
Jacksonville, Florida

Online / Social Media
Elizabeth Sosnow
BlissPR
New York City

Asia / Pacific Board

Chair

Cindy Payne
Asia-Pacific Connections, Pte. Ltd.
Singapore

Past-Chair

Douglas Wright
Wrights
Melbourne, Australia

Membership

Tom Van Blarcom
TQPR (Thailand) Co. Ltd.
Bangkok, Thailand

Treasurer

Gina Lee
Communications Plus
Seoul, Korea

Secretary

Michele Lam
A-World Consulting, Ltd.
Hong Kong, China

Europe / Middle East / Africa Board

Chair

Corinna Voss
HBI Helga Bailey GmbH
Munich, Germany

Past Chair / Treasurer

Crispin Manners
Kaizo
London, United Kingdom

Member Recruitment

Patrik Schober
PRAM Consulting
Prague, Czech Republic

Marketing

Imma Folch Lazarro
LF Channel
Barcelona, Spain

Member Retention / Peer Review

Mimi Medolago
CBO Srl (Communication by Objectives)
Milan, Italy

Young Consultants

Andras Nagy
Probako Communications
Budapest, Hungary

Business Development

Patrik Schober
PRAM Consulting
Prague, Czech Republic