Impact PR & Communications, Ltd., an award-winning Hudson Valley, New York public relations firm, is proud to announce that founder and CEO Filomena Fanelli has been named to the Executive Committee of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Counselors Academy.

The Counselors Academy is a national professional interest section of PRSA that focuses on the business of agency PR. Its entrepreneurial members are owners or senior managers of leading independent firms in the U.S. and Canada. The Counselors Academy’s programs foster networking, mentoring and learning.

“It’s a privilege to be working with my fellow Executive Committee members,” said Fanelli, who was accepted as a member of the Counselors Academy in 2015. “I’m proud to be more deeply involved with the Committee’s work in promoting high ethical standards and best practices within the PR industry. This group has made me a better, smarter business owner and getting actively involved allows me to pay it forward.”

The section’s marquee event is the PRSA 2018 Counselors Academy Spring Conference, which will be held May 6-8, 2018, in Toronto, Ontario. Known for its robust networking and learning opportunities, the Spring Conference enables collaborative peer relationships in which meaningful business counsel, operational best practices and industry trends are shared and gained.

About Impact PR & Communications, Ltd.

Impact PR & Communications, Ltd. is an award-winning, strategic public relations firm based in Poughkeepsie, New York. Founded in 2014, the company offers media relations, copy writing, cause-related marketing and speaker's bureau services to a variety of clients in the Hudson Valley and throughout the New York metropolitan area. For more information on Impact, visit www.prwithimpact.com, call 845.462.4979 or follow the firm on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook.

About the Public Relations Society of America

PRSA is the largest professional organization serving the U.S. public relations community. For more information on the Counselors Academy, visit http://www.counselorsacademy.org or follow the group on Twitter at @caprsa.