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Board of Directors

The AWC Board of Directors is elected by the membership of the Association for Women in Communications. The board elects its own officers. The 2020 AWC Board of Directors currently features 10 AWC members. Learn more about them below and feel free to connect with them in social media. Read the AWC National Board Roles & Responsibilities.

National Board Nominations

Anita Parran

CHAIR

Anita K. Parran, a native of St. Louis, makes her home in Kansas City, Mo where she is principal for KK Charles Communications, LLC, and international award-winning firm she founded in 1998.
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Allison Buehner

VICE CHAIR

Allison is a Marketing Communications Specialist for Comcast. A former member of the Bloomington/Normal professional chapter and founder of our Illinois State University student chapter, she is currently an independent member residing in Chicago, Illinois.

Pat Meads

TREASURER

Pat Meads spent 39 years in sales promotion, advertising, marketing and event planning, including 10 years with her own business.
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Peggy Fleming
SECRETARY
Peggy Fleming is currently the Director of Communications at a community bank which she has worked to bring into the 21st century.
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Mitzie Zerr

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Mitzie Zerr began her own consulting business in 2018 after a career in marketing/communications and economic development.
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Julie Navickas

DIRECTOR

Julie is an Academic Advisor & Lecturer in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.

Judy Arent-Morency
DIRECTOR

Judy Arent-Morency is marketing director and project manager for Pace Manufacturing., a Tulsa, Okla.
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Yvonne Limon
DIRECTOR

Yvonne Limon is the Marketing Director for Lee Lewis Construction, Inc., one of the largest construction firms in Texas.