Gainesville, Fla., December 16, 2015 – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) announced the election of four new trustees:
- Stacey Tank, vice president of corporate communications and external affairs at Home Depot
- Peter Finn, managing partner at Finn Partners
- Dr. Marcia DiStaso, APR, associate professor at Pennsylvania State University
- Scott Farrell, president of global practice at Golin
With the election of these four trustees, the IPR Board remains committed to the top research priorities of measurement standards, behavioral and employee communications and the deeper meaning of social media.
The Institute for Public Relations is an independent foundation dedicated to the science beneath the art of public relations™ and focused on research that is applicable in communications practice. Its research is available free at instituteforpr.org and provides the basis for the organization’s professional conferences and events.