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  AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
 
  • Corporate Communications
  • Crisis/Risk Communications
  • Community Relations
  • Public Affairs
  • Workplace Communications
  • Research
  REPRESENTATIVE CLIENT EXPERIENCE
 
  • The Vinyl Institute
  • 3M
  • PPG Industries
  • Mead Corp.
  • AT&T
  • BFGoodrich
  • Nokia
  • Adolph Coors Co.
  • GenCorp
  • The Geon Company
  • Kent State University
  • Brush Wellman
  RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
 
  • Adjunct Professor of Public Relations, Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communications
  • Edward Howard, Executive Vice President (retired)
  • David A. Meeker & Associates Public Relations, President/CEO
  • Ohio Democratic Party, Executive Director
  • State of Ohio, Assistant Director, Department of Natural Resources
  • City of St. Louis, Executive Secretary to the Mayor
  EDUCATION
 
  • Syracuse University, M.S., Communications Management, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, 1998
  • Kent State University, B.S., Industrial Journalism, 1961
  PROFESSIONAL / COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
 
  • Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) – College of Fellows, Past Chairman
  • Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communications – Advisory Council
  • Greater Ohio Steering Committee
  • The Village at St. Edward – Trustee, Past Chairman
  • Nazareth Housing Corporation – Vice President
  • Greater Akron Chamber – Communications Committee
  • Workforce Policy Board – Communications Committee
  AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS
 
  • PRSA Silver Anvil Award (five times)
  • Kent State University School of Journalism William Taylor Distinguished Alumnus Award
  • Alicia Patterson Fellow for independent journalistic study abroad
  • John S. Knight Award for Community Service