Lona Lucille Morris Jupiter was born November 29, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Mary Helen Welch Morris and Earl Morris. She passed away on August 30, a few months shy of her 90th birthday. Reared in Madison, Wisconsin, Lona was a proud graduate from the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in […]
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Greetings, Round Table Colleagues and Friends: When we wrote to you in February 2023, we explained that the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table was at a crossroads after a difficult couple of years, and we asked for your help in figuring out how we should proceed. As a result, we heard from a number of Round Table […]
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Paul von Beroldingen might have made a career as a jazz pianist. Instead, he became an award-winning communicator whose client list ranged from small family enterprises, law firms and nonprofits to international corporations. Over a four-decade career in public relations, his work for clients included both traditional and online media communications. Paul died Saturday, April […]
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A thoughtful and outspoken public relations professional, Sam Singer of Singer Associates Public Relations cares deeply about San Francisco, the Bay Area and the country as a whole. He’s got opinions about the issues we face in today’s world, and doesn’t mince words when he talks about the corruption he sees at City Hall, the […]
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December 10, 2021 From the Co-Chair, Molly Walker Wow, 2022, we look forward to your arrival. I’ve penned a few newsletters the last two years, but I haven’t managed an official co-chair’s letter till now. It seems time. I want to thank the Round Table’s Board of Trustees and all our members and colleagues for […]
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The Round Table is honoring longtime member Pat Harden this year with a special scholarship in her name, the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table Patricia L. Harden 2021 Scholarship. Pat Harden, APR, recently retired from Harden Communications Partners, the PR agency she founded in 2007. She developed a team of seasoned pros specializing in healthcare, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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POLITICO’s Carla Marinucci Headlines Round Table’s Third Annual Valentine’s Party & Fundraiser on February 11 CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE SILENT AUCTION While we won’t lament the end of the very challenging 2020, it’s anyone’s guess what lies ahead of us in 2021. All the better to focus our energies on what we can do to […]
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