Maya Smith is a PR and social media specialist with four years of experience. She graduated from Mount Royal University in June 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and a minor in History. Maya currently works as a Social Media Specialist at Adverb Communications and specializes in video storytelling. She supports a variety…

Richard is a highly regarded veteran of government affairs and public relations, with over 30 years of experience in public policy and advocacy, crisis and strategic communications, media relations, and issues management. He is currently Vice-President at Prairie Sky Strategy, a public affairs firm based in Calgary. Richard joined Prairie Sky Strategy after a decade…

Dr. Ran Ju is a new CPRS Boarder Member, elected in 2022, and a recent APR. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Relations at Mount Royal University, where she teaches Introduction to Public Relations, Research Methods for Public Relations and Strategic Social Media for Public Relations. Dr. Ju earned her…

Jeremy Berry is a trusted senior advisor in communications, public relations, stakeholder relations, issues, brand and reputation management. With 20-plus years of progressive experience in corporate, government, media and higher education, Jeremy excels at distilling highly complex situations into a compelling communications narrative. As Vice President Client Services at Kirk & Co., Jeremy leads the…

Peter was elected as the CPRS Calgary President in May 2023. He has been a CPRS Calgary Board Member since 2020, shortly after he achieved his APR in 2019. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Relations at Mount Royal University (MRU), starting there in 2016. He also consults professionally in issues management and crisis communication, while serving…

Lisa’s career in public relations began in conference planning and has progressively expanded to encompass strategic planning, project management, writing, media relations and strategic events management. Accredited in public relations, Lisa brings creative ideas and practical solutions to clients in private, public and not-for-profit sectors, and prides herself on the ability to become an extension…

Laura Worsley-Brown is the Manager of Communications and Government Relations for Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine. Prior to starting that position, she worked for the City of Calgary as Communications Strategist, as well as running her own communications consultancy, Beacon Solutions. In 2019, Laura received her Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) through the Canadian Public…