Gainesville, Fla., August 30, 2016 – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) announced the election of the following new trustees:
Maureen Davenport is Fannie Mae’s Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Davenport leads communications, marketing, and community investment and engagement. Her responsibilities include internal and external communications; leading the corporation’s digital strategy, including oversight of all Fannie Mae’s social media and web properties; marketing in support of the company’s single-family, multifamily, capital markets, and credit loss management businesses; corporate giving; and employee engagement and volunteer efforts.
Paul J. Gennaro is senior vice president and chief communications officer (CCO) for Voya Financial (NYSE: VOYA). Gennaro oversees all internal and external communications for Voya, serving as a strategic advisor to senior management, setting the overall communications strategy, and both further defining and protecting the company’s reputation with key stakeholders. Gennaro is a recognized thought leader on ethics and corporate reputation, having been named one of the “100 Most Influential in Business Ethics” by the Ethisphere Institute; one of the “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business” by Trust Across America; one of the “50 Most Powerful People in PR” by PRWeek magazine; and among those named in PRWeek’s Global Power Book.
Dave Scholz is Managing Partner of Leger. With over 25 years experience in public opinion and marketing research, Mr. Scholz has been a leading figure in all phases of both qualitative and quantitative projects across Leger’s divisions. Mr. Scholz specializes in communication research and holds an M.A. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Manitoba where he completed his Master’s thesis on the effects of reading on attitudinal measures. He launched the first Leger Canadian Reputation Index and regularly comments on communication effectiveness, crisis management and measurement.
Trustees re-elected for another three-year term include:
- Amy Binder, CEO of RF|Binder
- Rob Clark, Vice President of Global Corporate Communications for Medtronic, Inc
- Mike Fernandez, previously Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Cargil
- Rob Flaherty, Partner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ketchum
- Mark Kaplan, Vice President of Public Affairs for The Mosaic Company
- Juan-Carlos Molleda, Edwin L. Artzt Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon
- Doug Pinkham, President of the Public Affairs Council
- Linda Rutherford, Vice President of Communication and Outreach for Southwest Airlines,
- Pat Stortz, Vice President of Corporate Communications and Employee Communication for AT&T
- Wendi Strong, previously Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications of USAA
- Stephen Thomas, Group Head, Corporate Communications for AIA Group
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