DAVID MEEKER, APR, Fellow PRSA – Senior Counselor
 
   
  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