About CPRS Toronto
CPRS Toronto is a chapter of the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS). CPRS is a non-profit professional society:
• Dedicated solely to the profession called public relations (National Occupational Profile 5124)
• Dedicated to serving Canadians through the establishment and maintenance of high professional, educational and ethical standards in public relations
• Consisting of 13 member societies across Canada
• Member of the Global Alliance, established in 2000 with 100,000 members on five continents
CPRS Toronto has its own Constitution, Letters Patent and by-laws in keeping with the philosophy and standards of the National Society. We run a program of professional development events, seminars and networking opportunities and acts as a source of information for what is happening in the profession and CPRS.
The aims and objectives of CPRS Toronto and our individual members are:
• To act in the public welfare in the practice of public relations
• To establish high standards of public relations
• To advance the knowledge, skill and competence of the members
• To promote sound training and education in public relations
• To abide by the National Society’s code of ethics
Board of Directors
MARK HUNTER LAVIGNE, MA, APR, FCPRS, LM
GWEN McGUIRE
MATTHEW CELESTIAL
ANDREA CHRYSANTHOU, APR
SAMIHA FARIHA
SARAH LOUISE GARDINER
PETRONILLA NDEBELE
TAYLOR JANTZI
ANDREA TAVCHAR PhD, APR
BRITTANY BELL
ANDREW MACKLIN
LAURA WATKINS
ANNE MARIE MALES, APR
ALISON RUTKA
JULIE HIROZ