Date: Sept. 11, 2018
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Price: $30 for members | $40 for future members | $25 for students
Location: Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport at Town Center – 9931 Interstate Commerce Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33913
Speaker(s)/Presenter(s): Alyson Lundell, APR, CPRC; Senior Director, Public Relations – Universal Orlando Resort and FPRA President-Elect
Bio: Alyson Lundell, APR, CPRC is the Senior Director of Corporate Communications for Universal Orlando Resort. A PR practitioner for more than 15 years, Alyson has spent the majority of her career in the tourism industry promoting central Florida’s major attractions. Her current role with Universal Orlando has involved attraction openings including Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon, Universal’s Volcano Bay Water Theme Park and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade which opened in 2010 followed by the 2014 opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley. She is also responsible for overseeing publicity efforts around Universal’s annual events, international media efforts and corporate issues. She is an active member of the Florida Public Relations Association and currently serves as President-Elect for the association.
AND…Her sons, Cooper and Holden, believe that their mom goes to work every day with Spider-Man, Captain America and the hilarious minions.
Panelists: Danielle Flood of ECHO; Christina Mehta Prendiville of Mehta Communications; Josh Milton of CONRIC PR & Marketing; Jaimie Miller, APR of CONRIC PR & Marketing; and Lisa Wilson, APR of Edison Ford Winter Estates
Category: ENGAGE – #FPRAEngage
Program Overview/Topic: Welcome to the first event of our 2018-2019 chapter year! Join us for a panel discussion recapping this year’s 80th FPRA State Conference, which was held August 5-8 in Ponte Vedra Beach. Panelists will include our conference scholarship recipients and members of our leadership team who will share with you conference highlights and key takeaways from some of Florida’s top industry leaders.
Conference sessions that will be highlighted include:
- The PR Manager as a Coach
- How PR Pros Influence the Influencer
- Creativity Hacks from an Entreplayneur
- An SEO Guide to Delivering Value, Traffic and Increasing Brand Awareness
- Why PR Practitioners Should Embrace PESO
This luncheon will also include installing our newly appointed 2018/2019 Leadership Team.