Southeast District Officers Elected for 2013

District officers for 2013 were announced this week after unanimous election by presidents of chapters throughout the Southeast District. Mitch Edwards, APR, (mitch@highgroundsolutions.com) served as chair-elect in 2012, and will take office as chair.

Other officers for 2013 will be Kevin Trowbridge of the Nashville Chapter, chair-elect; Eva Hornak of the North Carolina Chapter; secretary; Steve Loudermilk, Georgia chapter, treasurer; Christina Thigpen, APR, Charlotte Chapter, director at large (two years); Becky Huckaby, APR, Volunteer Chapter, director at large (two years); Amy Coward, APR, South Carolina Chapter, director at large (one year); Kristiina Braden, Lookout Chapter, director at large (one year); and Greg Broy, APR, Nashville Chapter, web/e-newsletter chair.

A former president of the Lookout Chapter, Trowbridge (kevin.trowbridge@belmont.edu) is an instructor of public relations at Belmont University. Hornak (eviehornak@gmail.com) is communications manager at S. T. Wooten Co. Loudermilk (steven.loudermilk@lexisnexis.com) is global director, media and industry analyst, Lexis Nexis.

Thigpen (cthigpen@bissellcompanies.com) is director of marketing and public relations, Bissell. Huckaby (bhuckaby@tys.org) is director of public relations for Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority. Coward (amy.coward@palmettohealth.org) is vice president of public relations, Palmetto Health Foundation. Braden (Kristiina_braden@bcbst.com), is communications consultant at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. A former president of the Memphis chapter, Broy (greg.broy@cancer.org) is director of communications and marketing, American Cancer Society.

Members of the nominating committee were Edwards; Chuck Norman, district chair in 2012; and Melanie Davis, immediate past chair. Edwards is SVP of marketing sales and business development, HighGround Solutions, Birmingham.