Amy Jacques

Dec 9, 2024 | prsay.prsa.org | Amy Jacques

Dolly Maiah, senior manager of impact communications at the National Geographic Society, spoke with PRsay before she and her colleagues presented a session on the “Science for Impact: How to Craft PR Campaigns Using Scientific Research,” at PRSSA ICON 2024 in Anaheim, Calif., in October.

Nov 21, 2024 | prsa.org | Amy Jacques

“All we are is our stories,” Melissa Etheridge told crisis-communication strategist Molly McPherson, APR, during an Oct. 16 General Session at PRSA's ICON 2024 in Anaheim, Calif. “Make sure it’s something you want to live with for the rest of your life.”Etheridge, a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, urged the audience to be honest and authentic as she referenced passages from her 2023 memoir, “Talking to My Angels.”She grew up in Leavenworth, Kan., where she dreamed of becoming a rock star.

Nov 18, 2024 | prsay.prsa.org | Amy Jacques

Melissa Etheridge was a keynote speaker at PRSA ICON 2024 in Anaheim, Calif., last month. Before her onstage conversation with PR and crisis communication strategist Molly McPherson, APR, the Grammy-Award-winning artist sat down with PRsay for an interview. Here, she discusses her career as a singer-songwriter, her advocacy work with The Melissa Etheridge Foundation, and her focus on storytelling, authenticity and creating a sense of community.

Nov 13, 2024 | prsay.prsa.org | Amy Jacques

Suzi Brown, vice president of communications at Disneyland Resort, delivered the keynote address on Oct. 15 at PRSSA’s ICON 24 in Anaheim, Calif. Brown leads the teams responsible for internal, external and executive communications, and works closely with leaders to develop executive engagement strategies and internal communications plans to engage and inform the resort’s 35,000 cast members.

Oct 21, 2024 | prsay.prsa.org | Amy Jacques

For the closing General Session of ICON 2024 in Anaheim, Calif., on Oct. 17, PRSA CEO Linda Thomas Brooks moderated a talk on “Strengthening Trust in a World of Disinformation.”The panel featured Brian Balbirnie, founder and CEO, Issuer Direct (Accesswire); Paul Hardart, clinical professor of marketing, NYU Stern School of Business; Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, CCO, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company; and Faith Pinho, national political reporter, Los Angeles Times.