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PHOTO: BPRSNY’s 2008 Black Music Month panel at the Manhattan offices of Burson Marsteller featured (from l-r) Lance Pope, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; BPRSNY Co-President Renee Foster; Amanda McIntyre-Chavis, Licensing Manager for EMI North America and CEO of Musaic Entertainment; panel moderator Lamonda Williams, Dir. of Urban & Latin Programming at Music Choice; James Huggins Jr., SVP of Artist Mgmt/Promotions Orpheus Music and Raychelle Le Blanc, Mixshow Promotions Universal/Motown Records/SheNotes Entertainment.

CREDIT: GERALD PEART

New York, NY – November 2008 - BPRSNY teamed up with the New York Chapter of the National Association of Market Developers for their November 2008 Marketing Monday event which focused on Sports Marketing, Promotions and public relations events. Held at the Manhattan offices of Burson-Marsteller, the event focused on topics including: Sports Asset Strategy & Acquisition, Media and PR Leveraging, Sponsorship Proposals and Relationships. Panelists at the event included publicist Jackie Rowe, Quency Phillips of Fuzion: Marketing Management and Entertainment and Joel A. Mahan and Pedro J. Hazel, Jr. of Manhattan Neighborhood Network's talk show “On The Sportslines.”

PR LEGEND HAROLD BURSON EXPERIENCES
"THE LIVING ROOM" AT CITY COLLEGE, NEW YORK

New York – NY -- October 2008 - Called “the 20th century’s most influential public relations figure” by PR Week Magazine, Harold Burson (center) , shared his experiences as the founding chairman of the largest PR firm in the nation - Burson–Marsteller during a recent forum called The Living Room Experience® (LRE) – “Where Meaningful Chats Change Lives” which took place at the City College of New York. The unique forum, hosted by LRE founder Alicia Evans (left), an adjunct professor of the college, was attended by students and professionals including BPRSNY chapter co-president Gordon K. Balkcom (right).
CREDIT: GERALD PEART

New York, NY- August 2008 -- The Black Public Relations Society-New York (BPRSNY) and the New York chapter of the National Association of Market Developers (NY-NAMD) co-hosted an evening of networking and cocktails at a membership mixer at LOLA restaurant in Manhattan. LOLA co-owner Lola Gayle Patrick-Odeon (left) welcomed Lamonia Brown, NY-NAMD Board Member, Chapter Development (second from left); and BPRSNY Co-presidents Gordon K. Balkcom (second from right) and Renee Foster (right) to her SOHO-based restaurant during their recent joint membership mixer event.

BLACK PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY- NEW YORK HOLDS 2008 SUMMER MIXER IN MANHATTAN
New York, NY, July 2008 -- CNN analyst and political operative Jamal Simmons (center) offered insight on the upcoming presidential election during the recent Black Public Relations Society - New York (BPRSNY) summer membership mixer in Manhattan. Simmons revealed how PR pros can become agents of change in their own community and shared tips on how to get out the vote out during this year's exciting Presidential election. A graduate of Morehouse College with a master's in public policy from Harvard University, Simmons shared his back story on governmental affairs and encouraged others to flex their political muscles. Simmons has worked on five continents in support of important political figures and global issues.

CREDIT: GERALD PEART

BPRSNY Explores "New Media And PR: In The Mix
NEW YORK, NY - November 2007 - BPRSNY Vice President Kimberlee Bradshaw (center) moderated the November 2007 “New Media and PR: In the Mix” panel discussion featuring April Dinwoodie, Ruder Finn Vice President (left) and Bev Yehuda, PR Newswire / MultiVu Vice President, Media Relations and Strategy (right).

Ninth Annual NBPRS Conference and Career Fair In Chicago, IL
CHICAGO, IL -- September 2007 - National Black Public Relations Society President Wynona Redmond (second from right) welcomed Black Public Relations Society-New York Chapter co-presidents Gordon K. Balkcom (left) and Lynne Scott Jackson (right) to the organization's Ninth Annual Conference and Career Fair.

Career Strategies and Transitions

BPRSNY 2007 Summer Membership Mixer
New York, NY -- July 2007 -- Black Public Relations Society-New York (BPRSNY) members, supporters and friends recently gathered at Manhattan's stylish 230 Fifth Rooftop Garden for an evening of comraderie and cocktails. BPRSNY Co-President Lynne Scott Jackson (left) and VP Programs Renee Foster (second from right) welcomed guests C. Adrienne Rhodes (second from left) of CaribWorld Radio.Net and Pauline Barfield (right) President & CEO, Barfield Public Relations Inc. to summer membership mixer event at Manhattan's 230 Fifth Rooftop Garden.

BPRSNY Co-Hosts "Backstage Pass" Entertainment Career Forum
New York, NY -– May 2007 - BPRSNY partnered with the Explorers Program of the Boy Scouts of America for “Backstage Pass: Behind the Scenes of the Entertainment Industry” – a career education program which took place at Hunter College in Manhattan. The event featured a career fair which included representatives from global advertising giant McCann-Erickson and The New York Road Runners Club and later a panel discussion featuring top companies, agencies and networks in the entertainment and mass media industries.

BPRS-NY Co-Presidents Meet NBPRS National President Wynona Redmond In New York
New York, NY - March 2007 - National Black Public Relations Society (NBPRS) President Wynona Redmond (center) met with Black Public Relations Society-New York Chapter co-presidents Lynne Scott Jackson (left) and Gordon K. Balkcom (right) during her recent visit to the Big Apple. The NBPRS ninth annual conference and career fair is scheduled to take place in Chicago,IL September 20-23, 2007. For more information, go to www.nbprs.org.

Technology Trends For PR Professionals
New York, NY -- January 2007 - Held at the Manhattan offices of Burson-Marsteller,the panel featured (seated l-r) digital multimedia specialist Lisa Bass, President of Washington DC-based e-MediaPro,LLC; Douglas Simon, President & CEO of broadcast media distribution giant DS Simon Productions Inc.; standing (l-r) BPRS-NY Board members Michael Millis and Renee Foster, “Technology Trends” panel moderator Akosua Albritton, a technology / new media columnist for Our Time Press Newspaper and BPRS-NY board co-president Gordon K. Balkcom.

Communicating In The Financial World
New York, NY – November 2006 – Black Public Relations Society-New York’s “Communicating In The Financial World” discussion was held at the Manhattan offices of Hill & Knowlton. CNBC business and financial news correspondent Bertha Coombs (right) and Benjamin C. Jones (left), an Assistant VP of Media Relations for the Bank of America offered insight on achieving results and improving communications to specific audiences which includes business media and stakeholders.

BPRSNY Attends 8th Annual NBPRS Conference & Career Fair In Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA - September 2006 - Black Public Relations Society-New York President Lynne Scott Jackson (right) greets public relations legend Ofield Dukes, APR (center) and National Black Public Relations Society-Detroit Chapter President Cherrie Woods (left) at the 8th Annual NBPRS Conference and Career Fair which took place at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel.

BPRSNY Honors Founding Members & Past Presidents
New York, NY - Sept 2006 -Founding members and past presidents of the Black Public Relations Society-New York/BPRSNY including (from l-r) Alicia Evans, past president; Minister Carol Lynn Patterson, past president; C. Adrienne Rhodes, founding member; Brett Wright, founding member; and Teresa Lyles Holmes, founding president, were honored at the chapter’s recent tribute and “Sweet 16” anniversary event held at the Manhattan office of Burson-Marsteller.

BPRSNY Honors Founding Members & Past Presidents
New York, NY - September 2006 -- Founding members and past presidents of the Black Public Relations Society-New York/BPRSNY were recently honored by the chapter’s current board at a tribute and “Sweet 16” anniversary event at the Manhattan offices of Burson-Marsteller.

Inaugural Diversity Networking Dinner
New York, NY – May 2006 -- Lynne Scott Jackson (right), co-president of the Black Public Relations Society of Greater New York (BPRSNY) and her board welcomed guests to the organization’s inaugural Diversity Networking Dinner event recently held at Manhattan’s Negril Village Restaurant.

Sixth Annual National Black Public Relations Society Conference and Career Fair
September 30-Oct. 3, 2004, Chicago, IL

A Salute To Pioneering Women In Theater
May 17, 2004, New York, NY

Successful Relationship Building For PR & Communications Professionals
March 11, 2004, New York, NY

An Evening With PR Recruiters & HR Experts
June 25, 2003, New York, NY

Malcolm X Day Tribute with Rodnell P. Collins @ Hue-Man
May 19, 2003, New York, NY

BLACK PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF GREATER NEW YORK
New York, NY -- February 2003 -- The Black Public Relations Society of Greater New York (BPRSNY) featured nationally acclaimed public relations veteran Mike G. Paul at a recent forum at the Manhattan offices of Burson-Marsteller.

PR & The Music Industry
June 12, 2002, New York, NY

Ofield Dukes Tribute
First African American to Receive Public Relations Society of America’s
Gold Anvil for Professional Achievement and Industry Contributions.
February 20, 2002, New York, NY