Joint SFPRRT-Golden Gate University panel offered insights for a fast-changing year On April 28, San Francisco PR Round Table and event partner Golden Gate University welcomed Lisa Abboud, principal, InterEthnica; Victoria Sánchez De Alba, founder, De Alba Communications; and Jay Rooney, adjunct professor of Communications and Marketing at GGU to the “Reckoning, Recovering and Reopening” […]
Read MoreReckoning, Recovering and Reopening – Public Relations Challenges

How to Successfully Practice Public Relations in a Post-COVID World A Joint Event with Golden Gate University Wednesday, April 28, 2021 @ 11 AM PDT Congratulations, you made it through 2020! . . . Now, what? From COVID and the new economy to racial injustice and social media’s shifting role, the issues that came to […]
Read MoreHeather Knight Shares a Bright Forecast for San Francisco

Chronicle columnist sheds light onto her work and the city she covers On a dreary, rainy March afternoon, Heather Knight brought her boundless love of the City by the Bay to SFPRRT. Speaking with moderator Sarah Segal of Greenbrier Segal, Knight shared insights into her life as San Francisco Chronicle columnist, co-host of the Chron’s […]
Read MoreSan Francisco’s Very Own Heather Knight Will Join the Round Table at Our Next Livestreamed Event

Responding to frequent requests from our members that we invite San Francisco columnist and Heather Knight to speak, we finally asked her whether we could entice her to come — and she agreed right away to join us. The PR Round Table will present Knight in a livestreamed conversation with Board Member Sarah Segal on […]
Read More2021 Valentine’s Fundraiser Features Carla Marinucci’s Inside Scoop on California Politics

Can you take a beloved event online and preserve its pizzazz? SFPRRT answered that question with an emphatic “YES!” – while raising more than $8,000 for the SFPRRT Scholarship Fund. Donna Sachet led off with a high-energy turn as auctioneer, raising $3,500 in the live auction alone. She then passed the torch to Carla Marinucci, […]
Read MorePR Round Table Launches Valentine’s Party Online Silent Auction

Bid Now! Benefiting the Philip N. McCombs Scholarship Program Open from January 26 through 2 p.m. on February 11, 2021 The San Francisco Public Relations Round Table’s annual Valentine’s Party & Fundraiser, set for Thursday, February 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is always a fun event, and it will be even better this year if […]
Read MoreSan Francisco Chronicle Columnist Otis Taylor Shares Why He Writes About Racism and Inequities

Click on the arrow above to watch the Zoom recording of Otis Taylor’s talk. Otis R. Taylor Jr. is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. He writes about issues affecting the East Bay, but the impact of his words has no limits. Most of his columns deal with issues related to racism and culture. […]
Read MoreJoin Us Dec. 9 for a Virtual Lockdown Comedy Break

December 9, 2020 Holiday Program & Scholarship Fundraiser Join the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table for a Virtual Lockdown Comedy Break With Comedians Lisa Geduldig and Greg Proops Wednesday, December 9, 2020 12 noon – 1 p.m., with networking from 11:50 a.m.-noon We are thrilled to present two stars of the local comedy scene as […]
Read MoreNovember 18 Virtual Event: San Francisco Chronicle Columnist Otis Taylor Talks About His Beat—Race, Politics, Housing, Policing and Immigration

In these times of COVID, national soul searching and election upheaval, it seems an apt moment to host San Francisco Chronicle columnist Otis R. Taylor Jr. at the Wednesday, November 18, noontime meeting of the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table, which will convene on Zoom. Twice a week, Taylor writes human-centered columns about race, […]
Read MoreKatharine Mieszkowski and Lance Williams of Reveal News Share How They Unearth the Facts

Two veteran Bay Area journalists spoke about investigative reporting at the October 7 meeting of the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table. Lance Williams and Katharine Mieszkowski, both senior reporters with Reveal News (part of The Center for Investigative Reporting nonprofit), discussed what makes a good investigative report, and then provided a case history for […]
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