Worldcom Public Relations Group is an international network of independently owned

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firms, with 116 integrated communications agencies in 42 countries. The group was established in 1988, to allow independent firms to serve national and multi-national clients while maintaining the service characteristic of independent agencies. Partner agencies must pass WORLDCOM benchmarks in areas including client services, financial operations, business and human resource management and partnership cooperation. Co-operation between partners is fostered by the exchange of knowledge and experience at meetings on an international and regional level. The Group is governed by an elected board of directors and three regional boards with the support of a chief operating officer. The network also conducts continuing education for partner firms through

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and its Worldcom professional development workshops.

Worldcom Group Board and Regional Committees

The Worldcom Public Relations Group, (Worldcom) formally installed its 2024-25 group board and regional committees during its annual global meeting in Tokyo, Japan.

2024-2025 Group Board

* Chair - Stefan Pollack (The Pollack Group, Los Angeles, CA) * Vice Chair, EMEA Chair - Serge Beckers (Wisse Kommunikatie, Arnhem, The Netherlands) * Past Chair - Todor Ianev (Janev & Janev Sofia, Bulgaria) * North American Region Chair - Jessica Phelan (Vault Communications, Philadelphia, PA) * Marketing - Chris Lawrance (JBP, London, UK) * DEI+B - Imma Folch (LF Channel, Barcelona, Spain) * Vendor Partnerships - Cory Stewart (Cookerly PR, Atlanta, Georgia) * NAR, Professional Development Chair Elizabeth Marshall Black (KGBTexas, Houston, TX) * Asia Pacific Region Chair - Stephanie Paul (Phillips Group, Brisbane, Australia) * Asia Pacific At Large - Voal Voal Wong (IN.FOM, Singapore) * LATAM At Large - Eduardo Avella (Grupo Albion, Bogota, Colombia) * LATAM At Large- Mercedes Cordova (MC Comunicaciones, Quito, Ecuador) * Past Chair, non-voting advisory position - Roger Hurni (Off Madison Ave, Phoenix, AZ)

2024-2025 North American Committee

* Chair -Jessica Phelan (Vault, Philadelphia, PA) * Past Chair- Monty Hagler (RLF Communications, Greensboro, NC) * USA Recruitment - John Raffetto (Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications, Seattle, WA) * USA Recruitment - Josslynne Welch (Litzky PR, Hoboken, NJ) * Professional Development - Elizabeth Marshall Black (KGBTexas, Houston, TX) * Professional Development - Ryan Cohn (Sachs Media, Tallahassee, FL) * Partnerships - Cory Stewart (Cookerly PR, Atlanta, GA) * Peer Review (management standards assessment) - Brad Fishman (Fishman PR, Chicago, IL) * At-Large - John Gogarty (Coyne PR, Parsippany, NJ)

2024-2025 EMEA Committee

* Chair - Serge Beckers (Wisse Kommunikatie, Arnhem, The Netherlands) * Past Chair - Todor Ianev (Janev & Janev, Sofia, Bulgaria) * Treasurer - Hans Karperien (Insticom, Brussels, Belgium) * Peer Review - Caroline Prince (Yucatan, Paris, France) * New Membership - Björn Mogensen (Oxenstierna, Stockholm, Sweden) * New Membership - Stephen Forbes (Meropa, South Africa) * Young Consultants - András R. Nagy (Probako Communications, Budapest, Hungary) * Marketing - Chris Lawrance (JBP, London, UK) * Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Imma Folch (LF Channel, Barcelona, Spain) * Professional Development/Meetings - Seyhan Ayel (OptimoreGroup, Istanbul, Turkey)

2024-2025 LATAM Committee

* Co-Chair, Treasurer - Eduardo Avella (Grupo Albion Colombia, Bogota, Colombia) * Co- Chair, Training - Mercedes Cordova (MC Comunmicaciones, Ecuador) * Business Development - Luis Sanchez (Relaciones Públicas Estrategia, Tegucigalpa, Honduras) * Innovation & Technology - Gabriela Lazo Moya (LRM Comunicaciones, Santiago, Chile) * Meetings - Marlen Fernandez (Agencia Interamericana de Comunicación, La Uruca, Costa Rica) * Professional Development - Diego Arvizu (Arvizu Communications, Mexico City, Mexico) * Recruitment - Luis Avellaneda (Realidades, Lima, Peru) * Recruitment - Diego Arvizu (Arvizu Communications, Mexico City, Mexico) * Marketing - Angélica Consiglio (Planin Comunicação, São Paulo, Brazil)

2024-2025 Asia Pacific Committee

* Group Board & Global Recruitment - Stephanie Paul (Phillips Group, Brisbane, Australia) * Group Board - Voal Voal Wong (IN.FOM, Singapore) * Recruitment - Eric Lee (Cognito, Indonesia)

References

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External links

Worldcom Home Page
Public relations companies