Member Highlight
Leisa Brug Kline
Leisa Brug Kline is the chief of staff for Assemblyman Chuck DeVore in California's 70th Assembly District. She is also the owner of a boutique public relations company, Van der Brug PR, specializing in publicity campaigns for non-profit and political organizations. Leisa has developed and successfully managed numerous public relations campaigns for social causes, elected officials, and candidates for state and federal office. She has also worked as a campaign manager for top-tier Congressional campaigns, and served as a spokesperson for various political candidates and measures on the local, state and federal level. Prior to embarking on her political career, Leisa was a broadcast news journalist working as director of news operations for American General Media, news director for Westcoast Broadcasting, and a reporter and anchor on stations throughout Central California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Leisa serves as immediate past president of the Orange County Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
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Matt Prince
Manager of Executive Communications, Disneyland Resort
Ben Boyce
Ben Boyce is Vice President of Laer Pearce & Associates, one of Southern California's premier public affairs firms.
Jessica Carrington
Account Executive at Idea Hall in Costa Mesa, Calif.
Scott Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer at Westbound Communications
Jenny Wedge
Public Relations Manager for John Wayne Airport
Cynthia Ragland, APR
Cynthia Ragland is vice president of marketing and communication at the Orange County Community Foundation (www.oc-cf.org).
Julie Senter
Director of Communications, Building Industry Association of Southern California
Daniel Rhodes
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Randy Taylor
President, Taylor Digital, LLC a leading full service digital media company
Allison Rogers
Allison Rogers is the Public Relations Specialist for Unitech America.
Lisa Cottini
Lisa Cottini manages several of Porter Novelli's leading community relations and media relations accounts.
Marcie Perez
Marcie Perez is Vice President of Idea Hall’s Los Angeles office.
Brad Lotterman, APR
Senior Manager, External Communications, OptumHealth (a UnitedHealth Group Company)
Heather Tien
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Ashley Affeldt
Account Executive, Global Results Communications
Deborah Bell
Deborah Bell coordinates PR and sponsorships for Taco Bell Corp.
Doug Fleischli
Public relations writer and strategist for small business, education and non-profit
Wida Etemadi Karim
Communications Manager for the Irvine Ranch Conservancy
Randy Taylor
President, Taylor Digital a leading full service web development company
Kristen Hayes
Communications Director for CRC Health Group
Katie Coates Ageson, APR
Katie specializes in crisis communications and communications program management.
Kristin Bush
Kristin Bush is the Communications Director at ripeorange.
Jenny Corsey
Account Executive, Westbound Communications