Leigh McClusky named as the new national president for PRIA

December 9, 2019 4:35

The Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) has elected Leigh McClusky as its national president and Helen Hutchings (fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Australia) as deputy national president for 2020.

McClusky and Hutchings take over from president, Sylvia Bell, and deputy president, Dr Donald Alexander, who have held the roles for the past 18 months. The pair will remain on the PRIA board as immediate past president and vice president, respectively.

Leigh McClusky is the new president of PRIA

Previous PRIA national presidents include Jennifer Muir, Mike Watson and Terri-Helen Gaynor.

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Zoe Wilkinson

Zoe Wilkinson was a reporter at Mumbrella and the producer of the Mumbrellacast from March 2019 to May 2021.

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Donald Alexander Helen Hutchings Leigh McClusky PR PRIA public relations Public Relations Institute of Australia Sylvia Bell

2 COMMENTS

Wade Kingsley 9 Dec 19

Lethal is one of the best operators there is. A great South Aussie success story. Congrats Leigh!

Time for a new PR body 9 Dec 19

I’m keen to work with a team with a vision for a truly national organisation that expects and celebrates world’s best practice,”

Nice opening ambition statement.

However, maybe if the PRIA looked outside of the archaic traditional PR landscape in Australia to the most innovative, inclusive and internationally awarded agency leaders that are also recognised locally by the likes of Mumbrella, B&T and Campaign Brief, then we’ll see a step change. Most of us leading this charge would rather the PRIA and the kind of work they award at the Golden Targets wasn’t claiming to represent the PR industry as a whole. Quite frankly, it’s a hinderance to the respectabiloty and growth of modern PR in this country.

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