An important initiative in furthering our mission of helping bridge the gap between the practice and education is our Educator Fellowship Program. Since the program’s existence, approximately 65 educators have been selected. Here are our Plank Fellows and their host organizations.
- Dr. Alisa Agozzino, Ohio Northern University, hosted by NextEra Energy/Florida Power & Light
- Dr. Samara Anarbaeva, California State University at Chico, hosted by Deveney Communications (New Orleans)
- Dr. Shelley Aylesworth-Spink, University of West London, hosted by Burson-Marsteller (New York)
- Carolyn White Bartoo, University of Delaware, hosted by Ketchum (Chicago)
- Bojinka Bishop, Ohio University, hosted by GolinHarris (Chicago)
- Dr. Suzanne Boys, University of Cincinnati, hosted by Ketchum (Atlanta)
- Dr. Vanessa Bravo, Elon University, hosted by Hill+Knowlton Strategies (Tampa)
- Dr. Riva Brown, University of Central Arkansas, hosted by General Motors (Detroit)
- Dr. Brigitta Brunner-Johnson, Auburn University, hosted by USAA
- Dr. Simone Byrd, Alabama State University, hosted by Regionals Financial Corp.
- Dr. Michael Cacciatore, University of Georgia, hosted by Edelman (Chicago)
- Debra Carpenter, Webster University, hosted by Insidedge
- Dr. Jee Young Chung, University of Arkansas, hosted by W20 Group (New York)
- Rebecca Cooney, Washington State University, hosted by Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
- Dr. Joy Daggs, Northwest Missouri State University, hosted by Harley-Davidson (Milwaukee)
- Rebecca Deemer, University of Indianapolis, hosted by Sprint Nextel
- Dr. Maria De Moya, DePaul University, hosted by Florida Power & Light (Juno Beach)
- Dr. Sonya DiPalma, University of North Carolina at Asheville, hosted by American Red Cross
- Dr. Donna Elkins, Spalding University, hosted by Darden Restaurants (Orlando)
- Aerial Ellis, Lipscomb University, hosted by Johnson & Johnson
- Dr. Elina Erzikova, Central Michigan University, hosted by Edelman (Chicago)
- Dr. Melody Fisher, Mississippi State University, hosted by Discover (Chicago)
- Dr. Lois Foreman-Wernet, Capital University, hosted by Northwestern Mutual
- Dr. Karen Freberg, University of Louisville, hosted by General Motors (Detroit)
- Dr. Amiso George, Texas Christian University, hosted by USAA
- Dr. Ted Gournelos, Rollins College, hosted by DEVENEY (New Orleans)
- Dr. Michel Haigh, Penn State, hosted by Ketchum
- Dr. Jenny Zhengye Hou, Massey University (New Zealand), hosted by Burson-Marsteller (New York)
- Dr. Flora Hung-Baesecke, Hong Kong Baptist University, hosted by Edelman (Chicago)
- Dr. Rajul Jain, DePaul University, hosted by USAA
- Dr. Ann Jabro, Robert Morris University, hosted by BMW North America
- Dr. Dana Janbek, Lasell College, hosted by Johnson & Johnson & JetBlue Airways
- Dr. Melissa Janoske, University of Memphis, hosted by General Motors (Detroit)
- Dr. Hua Jiang, Syracuse University, hosted by Sprint Nextel
- Debra Johnson, Cal State University-Chico, hosted by Arizona Public Service
- Dr. Eyun-Jung Ki, University of Alabama, hosted by Home Depot (Atlanta)
- Dr. Dane Kiambi, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, hosted by General Motors (Detroit)
- Dr. Alex Laskin, Quinnipiac University, hosted by Praxair
- Dr. YoungAh Lee, Ball State University, hosted by Weber Shandwick (New York)
- Dr. Yi Luo, Montclair State University, hosted by American Airlines (Fort Worth)
- Dr. Roxana Maiorescu, Emerson College, hosted by General Motors
- Dr. Teresa Mastin, DePaul University, hosted by Ketchum Midwest (Chicago)
- Dr. Vanessa Murphree, University of Southern Mississippi, hosted by Home Depot (Atlanta)
- Prisca Ngondo, California State University- Chico, hosted by McDonald’s Corporation
- Dr. Cynthia Nichols, Oklahoma State University, hosted by Edelman
- Robin Orvino, Murray State University, hosted by Ketchum (Chicago)
- Dr. Candace Parrish, North Carolina Central University, hosted by Darden Restaurants (Orlando)
- Dr. Katie Place, Quinnipiac University, hosted by Weber Shandwick (New York)
- Dr. Matt Ragas, DePaul University, hosted by Discover Financial Services
- Jeffrey Ranta, University of South Carolina, hosted by ESPN
- Dr. Natalie Redcross, Iona College, hosted by Ketchum (New York)
- Dr. David Remund, Drake University, hosted by Regions Financial Corporation
- Dr. Cathy Rogers, Loyola University, hosted by General Motors
- Dr. Brittany Rowe-Cernevicius, Westminster College, hosted by Deveney Communications (New Orleans)
- Dr. Astrid Sheil, Cal State-San Bernardino, hosted by Harley-Davidson
- Dr. Hongmei Shen, San Diego State University, hosted by Deveney Communications
- Dr. Stephanie Smith, Virginia Tech University, hosted by Cox Communications (Atlanta)
- Dr. Natalie Tindall, Georgia State University, hosted by Wisconsin Energy
- Dr. Katerina Tsetsura, University of Oklahoma, hosted by Navistar
- Dr. Judy VanSlyke Turk, Virginia Commonwealth University, hosted by Baltimore Gas & Electric
- Dr. Nur Uysal, Marquette University, hosted by Ketchum (Chicago)
- Dr. Ming (Bryan) Wang, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, hosted by Tesoro Companies
- Dr. Brandi Watkins, Virginia Tech University, hosted by Ketchum (Chicago)
- Dr. Shelley Wigley, Texas Tech University, hosted by Southern Company
- Dr. Chris Wilson, Brigham Young University, hosted by American Airlines (Fort Worth)
- Dr. Brenda Wrigley, Syracuse University, hosted by Insidedge/GolinHarris (Chicago)
- Dr. Jie Xu, Villanova University, hosted by Deveney Communication (New Orleans)
- Dr. Laura Young, Butler University, hosted by Burson-Marsteller (New York & Washington, D.C.)