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Chapter Leadership
Since the chapter’s re-establishment in 2004, we’ve remained dedicated to serving our members and community by providing strategic opportunities, resources and creating anchor programs revolving around our mission of education, expansion, and empowerment for African American professionals.
Our newly integrated board speaks to the diversity this organization was founded upon, with a roster of professionals whose backgrounds span the spectrum of entry-level practitioners to public relations agency owners. The 2019-2021 National Black Public Relations Society-Detroit board members are:
Adrienne Woodland – President
I’m excited to welcome you to the new NBPRS Detroit website featuring our new logo, new color scheme and rebranding. This project began last year under our previous board and represents the exciting new course we are charting.
Since its founding in 2004, NBPRS Detroit has been dedicated to encouraging the participation of African Americans in the practice and study of public relations, marketing and communications. And the Detroit Chapter is committed to serving as a resource and venue for minority practitioners and professionals throughout Metro Detroit.
I am ecstatic to begin my two-year term as president of this vitally important organization. My platform is simple and builds upon our mission: Education, Expansion and Empowerment. We plan to strategically work to empower minority PR professionals by providing rich content and critical information via a variety of resources and programming. Expand our reach by increasing our membership base and resources. And lastly, we plan to develop partnerships to better reach college students studying public relations, communications and other related fields to foster their interest in these areas and prepare them for their future careers.
So as we move further into 2020 be on the lookout for important announcements and information from NBPRS Detroit. Please be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Antonice Strickland is an award-winning public relations and strategic communications professional with an immense passion for service, education, and diversity advocacy in corporate spaces. She is a senior account executive for Truscott Rossman in Detroit. ⠀
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With a myriad background in communications, events, and executive leadership, she is skilled in implementing strategies that increase brand awareness across media platforms to respective target audiences. ⠀
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”I’m looking forward to supporting the vision of the president and using my past experiences to continue the advancement of the Detroit chapter by redeveloping authentic relationships with our community, companies, area organizations and media.”
Antonice Strickland – Vice President
Ashleigh Hicks is a stewardship assistant in the Office of University development at The University of Michigan. She manages gift acknowledgements, writes and edits letters on behalf of university officials, and creates scholarship impact reports for U of M donors.
She is an active member of the Detroit Urban League and a volunteer for the Detroit chapter of the NFL Alumni Association. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, her favorite hobby is exploring the Greater Detroit area while adjusting to the cold weather.
“I’m looking forward to assisting with developing impactful, enjoyable programs and events for our membership, while making memories with an outstanding group of professionals.”
Ashleigh Hicks – Secretary
F. Carlton Peeples represents clients whose talents span entrepreneurs, restauranteurs, entertainers, municipalities, broadcasters, literature and the arts. As owner and lead publicist of Carlton Signature PR, he prides himself on diverse clientele and deep media relationships in major markets across the country.
Carlton is an active member of the 100 Black Men Greater Detroit Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated, and the Father Auxiliary of the North Oakland Macomb chapter of Jack & Jill of America.Giving back to the community that reared him is always a top priority.
F. Carlton Peeples – Treasurer
Olivia Pearson is a multifaceted communications professional specializing in public relations and social media. An expert at creating high-quality digital content, she connects brands to culture through experiences that engage audiences. She operates a boutique agency, The Social Publicist, where she educates professionals on new methods of media and strategically amplifies brand stories.⠀
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“I’m eager to tell stories across social and help expand our membership with new marking tools that attract a younger generation of professionals. Social media is the edge we’ve been looking for to close the gap between seasoned and fresh communicators.”
Olivia Pearson – Communications Director
Courtney “Coco the Entertainment Publicist” Lewis is a force in building some of the city’s top PR firms and brands in politics, fashion, music, film, non-profit and corporate landscapes.
Her boutique agency, COCO, specializes in public relations, social media, creative direction, event coordination and entertainment.
Courtney previously served as secretary in a previous term.
“I’m looking forward to connecting PR professionals, influencers, socialites and millennials in an organization where we thrive from our network and collaborations.”
Courtney Lewis – Membership Director
Teia Wallington is the founder of Love Publicity, a creative public relations agency headquartered in Detroit, MI that helps clients across lifestyle, hospitality, retail and non-profit.
She loves helping brands grow through public relations and business development. She spends most of her time developing relationships with key media outlets to secure feature stories, reviews, and interviews online, print, podcasts, radio, and television.
“I look forward to developing programs that will assist each and every member to growth within their professional careers.”