Carol A. Mann, APR

Carol A. Mann is an accredited public relations professional, and has been a member of SPRF and PRCA since 1987. She is a past president of SPRF, PRCA and the PRCA-Mobile Chapter. Mann considers her time as SPRF’s representative on the Universal Accreditation Board (UAB) from 2001-2004 to be her most significant contribution to SPRF and her greatest opportunity as a professional. The UAB is the governing body of the Examination for Accreditation in Public Relations (APR).

She is a recipient of the SPRF Professional Achievement Award and the PRCA Philip R. Forrest Jr. Practitioner of the Year Award. Last year, she received PRCA’s Grover C. Smith Lifetime Achievement Award – the organization’s highest award honoring distinguished service to the profession and to PRCA.

Mann’s public relations work has earned more than 40 awards from SPRF, PRCA and other organizations. She is a graduate of the University of South Alabama and served on the USA National Alumni Board from 2005-2011. Mann is the professional adviser to USA’s Public Relations Student Society Association (PRSSA) and USA’s PRCA Student Chapter.