Released on = August 2, 2006, 12:53 am

Press Release Author = Aida Mayo, MAYO PR

Industry = Advertising

Press Release Summary = George McQuade will lead national entertainment publicity
organization for the next two years with chapters in NY and Los Angeles.

Press Release Body = Hollywood, CA August 2, 2006: George McQuade, vice president of
LA-based public relations firm MAYO Communications, an active Beverly Hills Chamber
of Commerce member, has been elected president of the Entertainment Publicists
Professional Society (EPPS. He replaces Scott Pansky a partner at Allison PR who
served in that capacity for four years. Other officers elected along with McQuade
are Henri Bollinger, president of Henri Bollinger Associates, who will fill the dual
posts of vice president and president elect; Sandi Padnos, president of SCOOP
Seminars, as Vice President; independent publicist Bob Werden as Treasurer; and Sue
Procko, president of Sue Procko Public Relations, as secretary. A new Board of
Directors was also elected (see list below).

"We have a dozen new high caliber board members elected from all different
entertainment industry fields joining an already powerful cast, who come aboard with
fresh ideas to help take this prestigious organization to the next level, " said
McQuade. "I would love to see our fast growing membership double over the next two
years. We're working on everything from stronger media workshops, better membership
benefits, excellent education seminars, and more powerful website to expanding our
reach in the publicity business."
With chapters in Los Angeles and New York, EPPS is the entertainment industry\'s
premiere organization for public relations, promotions and marketing executives. It
conducts monthly educational panels in both cities featuring top journalists and
other professionals covering topics of interest to working publicists. Founded in
1991, EPPS objectives are to provide a regular forum for networking; produce
programs concerning the current issues facing entertainment PR and the direction of
the industry and the profession; and to encourage the highest professional
standards. Membership is open to all working entertainment publicists.
The new board of directors, who take office this month along with the officers, will
be composed of the following:

Kelly Bennett
Howard Brodwin
Christine M. Deerin
Karen DeMarco
Rachel H. Griffin
Marc Grossman
Madelyn Hammond
Elizabeth Hinckley
Rosalind Jarrett
Kim Koury
Maria LaMagra
Ellen Lebowitz, NY (with Meredith Tiger as alternate)
George McQuade
Julian Myers
Scott Pansky
Hanna Pantle
Andy Perez
Paul Pflug
Craig Radow
Eileen Salmas
Ron Sato
Flo Selfman
Michael Turner
Laurel Whitcomb
Lynn Weiss
Elizabeth Wolfe


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