Founded in 1939, the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table is one of the oldest PR organizations in the nation. The Round Table welcomes senior PR and communication practitioners in business, professional, trade, non-profit, and government organizations who want to network with local colleagues, stay on top of latest trends, and support our scholarship fund for upcoming PR students.
Our in-person and virtual events focus on learning best practices and discussing relevant news with leading local journalists and PR practitioners - from handling a major crisis to surviving a merger, from launching a complex new product to taking a company public.
About SFPRRT
Our 70th Anniversary Video
Learn more about our beginnings and history along with observances from some of our long-time members.
Special thanks to Wells Fargo and Eric Steckel for producing!
MEET THE BOARD
Warner Johnston
Chairman
Warner Johnston is a communications professional with 20+ years of experience across public and private sector work, including building communications offices and leading campaigns and crisis communications. He began his career with the City of New York and consults with 5 Borough Communications.
Brenda Kahn
Board Member
Brenda Kahn is a writer/editor, journalist, and PR professional with years of experience in the communications department of a major Bay Area regional public agency. She serves as a writing coach and lecturer in the Master of Public Affairs Program at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, and has taught journalism at City College of San Francisco.
John McDowell
Board Member
John McDowell is a public affairs and strategic communications professional with experience in government relations and community outreach. He has worked across public-sector and political efforts and brings training in government, business, and public policy.
Molly Walker
Board Member
Molly Walker is the principal of Walker Communications, an Oakland-based consultancy providing writing, editing, and project management. Her work centers on clear, audience-first messaging across web content, newsletters, collateral, and executive communications.
Paul Rose
Board Member
Paul Rose is the chief external relations and communications officer at the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. He has also led public relations, communications, and spokesperson efforts for high-profile organizations and elected offices, including as a partner at Lighthouse Public Affairs, chief spokesperson for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, communications director for Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, and in communications roles with the American Red Cross Bay Area, New York City government, and California Governor Gray Davis.
Sally Haims
Board Member-at-Large / Events Committee
Sally Haims is a senior strategic communications leader with more than 25 years of experience across the nonprofit, public, and hospitality sectors. She most recently served as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at St. Anthony Foundation, one of San Francisco’s largest safety-net organizations, where she led integrated communications, media relations, public affairs, and major campaigns. She is the founder of SRH Communications, advising social service nonprofits and public-sector agencies on strategy, earned media, and storytelling that builds public trust.
Sarah Segal
Board Member
Sarah Segal is a creative communications professional specializing in media relations and crisis communications. She founded Segal Communications in 2017, a San Francisco-based PR and creative content agency focused on consumer, consumer tech, and data-driven PR.