In commemoration of Women’s History Month, the Northwest Pennsylvania Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (NWPA PRSA) will hold a women’s leadership panel discussion on Wednesday, March 27.
The special “Lunch and Learn” session, which will be held at noon in the classroom at Radius CoWork (1001 State Street #907), features three regional professionals who are leaders in public relations, marketing communication and related fields. The panelists are Raychel Adiutori, senior marketing communications specialist at Erie Insurance; Amanda Duncan, owner of Chiara Consulting; and Erin Fessler, vice president for marketing and community/government relations at the Erie Community Foundation. Traci Teudhope, morning news anchor at Erie News Now, will moderate the discussion.
Cost for the event, which includes lunch, is $15 for PRSA members and $25 for non-members. To register: https://bit.ly/PRSAMarchPanel.
Adiutori joined Erie Insurance in 2018 and currently serves as marketing owner and agile lead for the company’s media division. She previously worked for 15 years in local news, serving in multiple roles from producer to anchor/reporter.
As owner of Chiara Consulting, Duncan partners with entrepreneurs and business owners to streamline their operations, increase their productivity, and achieve their goals more efficiently. She previously led Young Erie Professionals as both the program manager and then president from 2019-2022. From 2020-2023, Duncan served as community leader at Radius CoWork.
Fessler has been with the Erie Community Foundation since 2004 and was named vice president of marketing and community/government relations in 2016. Among her responsibilities, she leads Erie Gives, an award-winning philanthropic event that has raised more than $56 million for local nonprofits since 2011. Prior to joining the ECF, she worked as a promotions assistant at WSEE-TV, public relations director for the Community Blood Bank, and assistant vice president for corporate communications at PNC Bank.
