Mary Beth West, APR

Principal

Highlights of Leadership, Professional and Volunteer Affiliations:

• 2008 - Present – Member, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce
• 2008 – Senior counsel / Advocacy to the national board of the 32,000-member Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
• 2007 - Present – Board of directors, Maryville City Schools Foundation
• 2007-2008 – Board of directors, Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council
• 2007 – National Chair, Advocacy Advisory Board, PRSA
• 2006 – Recipient of PRSA Harvey I. Cobert Award for professional contributions in East Tennessee
• 2006 – Alumna of the Year, Knoxville Alumnae Chapter – Alpha Omicron Pi
• 2004 - Present – Member, Blount County Chamber of Commerce
• 2002 - Present – University of Tennessee College of Communication & Information Board of Visitors
• 2002-07 – Instructor, University of Tennessee Personal & Professional Development Program (seminars on strategic planning and media relations)
• 2002-04 – Board of directors of the Blount County Education Foundation
• 2001-04 – Board of directors of Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee
• 2001-02 – Youngest director elected to PRSA’s national board in organization’s 50-year history; two-year term
• 2001-02 – Adjunct faculty member, public relations undergraduate program / University of Tennessee-Knoxville College of Communication & Information
• 2000 – Chapter president of the 100-plus member Volunteer Chapter of PRSA
• Earned the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) certification from the PRSA Universal Accreditation Board
• 1998 - Present – Member, National Investor Relations Institute
• 1997 – Nashville Young Leaders Council
• 1997 – Board of directors, Nashville Area CrimeStoppers
• 1996-97 – Board of directors, PRSA Nashville Chapter