Impact Image President, Carrie Goldstein Receives Accreditation in Public Relations Designation from the Public Relations Society of America
Carrie Goldstein, President of Impact Image (www. impactimageonline. com) received the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The APR program is overseen by the Universal Accreditation Board, which was established in 1998, and is consortium of nine professional national, regional and industry-specific communication organizations. There are currently 5,000 active APR practitioners worldwide.
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) August 2, 2010
Carrie Goldstein, President of Impact Image (www. impactimageonline. com) received the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The APR program is overseen by the Universal Accreditation Board, which was established in 1998, and is consortium of nine professional national, regional and industry-specific communication organizations. There are currently 5,000 active APR practitioners worldwide.
“Earning the APR reflects a mastery of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to succeed in our increasingly complex profession,” said Felicia Blow, APR, 2009 chair of the Universal Accreditation Board. “Practitioners who achieve the designation are demonstrating their commitment not only to our profession, but also to a strong code of ethics and to the betterment of their organizations and clients.”
The Accreditation in Public Relation’s fundamental purpose is to unify and advance the professional by identifying those who have demonstrated board knowledge, experience and professional judgment in the field. The APR Examination measures a professional’s knowledge, skills and abilities in the practice of public relations, which includes communication theory, planning, management science and ethics. It is structured in such a way that a candidate must have several years of professional experience to attain this Accreditation.
About Impact Image, Inc.
Impact Image is a boutique public relations firm that focuses on small business, healthcare, physician and non-profit public relations campaigns. Carrie Goldstein, President, has worked with top international public relations’ agencies as an integral part of their client campaigns for the past decade. Impact Image is the public relations agency of LaChance Publishing and has spearheaded the national launches for each publication in the Voices Of anthology series. Other client relationships include The Healing Project, a national non-profit organization that focuses on providing resources for patients suffering from life-threatening and chronic illnesses and the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, a national advocacy organization. Ms. Goldstein is the President-Elect of the Public Relations Society of America’s Gulfstream Chapter and was Guest Lecturer for the Marketing Communications II Class at the Johnson and Wales University. For more information, please visit www. impactimageonline. com
For more information about the UAB and the APR designation, visit www. praccreditation. org.
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