National Black Public Relations Society
Washington D.C.
Executive Board
Faye Hyslop
President
@FayeHyslop
Faye Hyslop is a communications professional for the Business and Legal Affairs Department at Black Entertainment Television (BET), the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment and programming for the African-American audience, as well as an internationally diverse group of viewers worldwide. Previously, she served as the Manager of Marketing & Social Media for BET International. Prior to joining BET Networks, Faye was the Special Interest Groups Liaison for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). In addition to lending her efforts to the External Affairs Department at NCMEC, she was also able to broaden her experience in the areas of grass-roots organizing, coalition building, and public speaking.
Born and raised on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Faye is a graduate of Old Dominion University where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in Psychology. Faye is the founder of The Faye Factor, a boutique communications agency and an independent sales associate with LegalShield. Read More
Antonice Jackson
Vice-President
Director of Programs & Events
@MsLovely_Jalene
Antonice Jackson serves as the Digital Marketing Associate for Reingold Inc., a strategic communications and marketing firm based in Alexandria, Va.
Prior to joining Reingold Inc., Antonice worked as a Public Affairs Specialist for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. During her two years with the federal agency, she assisted in minority and community outreach initiatives, led on social media implementation and strategic communication strategies for fireworks safety, minority outreach and the Safe Sleep campaign.
Hailing from the MidWest, Antonice earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Michigan State University and is currently completing her Masters in public relations and corporate communication from Georgetown University, School of Continuing Studies.
Chris Epps
Treasurer
Christopher Epps serves as Senior Director, Communications & Marketing at America’s Promise Alliance. America’s Promise is the nation’s largest partnership alliance comprising corporations, nonprofit organizations, foundations, policymakers, advocacy and faith-based groups committed to ensuring that young people receive the fundamental resources—the Five Promises—they need to lead successful, healthy and productive lives and build a stronger society.
Prior to joining the Alliance, Epps was a consultant at Reingold, Inc., a strategic communications and marketing firm based in Washington, DC.
Epps earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and communications from Hampton University located in Hampton, Va. In 2011, Epps was recognized as one of the top 30 African American professionals under the age of 30.
Michael Dutton
Parliamentarian
@PRMichaelDutton
Michael Dutton leads communications efforts for The Executive Leadership Council, an organization that strengthens the success, contributions and impact of African-American corporate business leaders. He is a Washington, DC-based public relations counselor with more than 30 years of experience in corporate communications, marketing and broadcasting production. Most recently, he was vice president of the Corporate Communications Practice for the Walker Marchant Group, a minority woman-owned public relations agency.
Dutton spent most of his career with IBM, where he produced corporate television and product advertising, organized recognition events and served as corporate spokesman on wide ranging issues including the company’s operations in South Africa, and trade and technology legislative issues. He began his professional career in radio and television production, working with WVEC-TV News in Hampton, Virginia. He worked in New York City with WCBS Newsradio 88, WRVR-FM, Central Brooklyn Model Cities Television Project at Brooklyn College, the Children’s Television Workshop, and the AT&T Corporate Closed-Circuit Television network.
Dutton earned his bachelors degree in Mass Media Arts from Hampton University in Virginia, and MS degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in the City of New York.
Courtnee Davis
Social Media Coordinator
@Callhercourtnee
As a Senior Social Media Manager for Fishbowl, Inc. - the leading provider of online marketing software and services to the restaurant industry, Courtnee specializes in increasing brand awareness for restaurants, while connecting them with their customers through social media and marketing tactics. Prior to joining Fishbowl, Inc., Davis worked at Ketchum Public Relations on their Social Marketing team in Washington, D.C. While there, she assisted with stakeholder outreach and client research for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), media monitoring reports, and coordinated the logistics for weekly and monthly reports.
A native of Tulsa, OK, Davis graduated from Oklahoma State University (OSU) with a Bachelor's of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and Public Relations. There, Courtnee served as a Beat reporter for The Daily O'Collegian and a writer for HerCampus, the number one global online community for college women.
Nia Farmer
Student Liasion
@taylormaidfilms
I'm a photographer and filmmaker currently seeking my Bachelor's of Arts from Howard University in Film Productions with a minor in Electronic Studio Art. Films allow insight into the human imagination, and offer a chance to explore worlds that would otherwise never exist. The same is true of literature, adding of a visual element only enhances the immersive nature of storytelling.
Photography and films hold the power not only to entertain, but challenge us to broaden our understanding of the world and the people within it.
Aside from making films and taking photos I am an Army ROTC Cadet. The discipline of Army infuses me with an energy that is fundamental to producing quality products.
I want to inspire a generation of people to achieve things they didn't think were possible through the lens of a camera. My enthusiasm and desire are key to producing and conceptualize films and photography that transcends anything that's ever been done before.
Edgar Brookins
Publicity and PR Director
Edgar Brookins is General Manager for the Washington Afro American Newspaper, Washington, DC. In this position, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the DC Office of the historic Afro American Newspapers as well as the distribution and management of the circulation program. His responsibilities also include community outreach, submission of weekly reports, compile the weekly Sophisticated Settings page(editorially) where he has featured over 125 non-profit organizations during the past year to give them visibility and focus on their community projects and programs, is an occasional news contributor to Radio One-DC and WHUR’S Reporter’s Roundtable.
Edgar has received several awards from local church, community and military organizations for his support and commitment to Youth and Homeless Veterans. An avid supporter of Black History Programs, he leads the annual celebration at the Army Fort Myer, VA Gospel Service. He also established the “Patriotic Circle of Friends” program with the support of the Afro’s senior management which sends weekly, the Afro Newspaper to the Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Edgar received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Jackson State University and during his 20-year plus career as an Army Officer(1969 -1990) he completed the Armed Forces Staff College and the Command General Staff College(civilian Master’s equivalent) and served in several command and staff positions while on active duty. Read More
Mesha Williams
Social Media Coordinator
@meme108
Mesha Y. Williams is the social media coordinator for the International Association of Fire Fighters. She joined the IAFF in 2010, after serving as the Online Coordinator for the Education Writers Association and as a weekend Web Editor for Wtop.com the website for WTOP 103.5 FM radio station in Washington, DC.
Williams is a former Newspaper Reporter who worked for the Gadsden Times in Alabama and the Spartanburg Herald Journal in South Carolina.
A native of Nashville, TN, she received her bachelor’s degree in English from Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga., and her master’s degree in journalism and public affairs from American University in Washington, DC.
Barbara Holt Streeter
Membership Co-Chair
@MrsPRProtocol
Barbara Holt Streeter has a passion for people! As a public relations and protocol/etiquette specialist and philanthropist with over 20 years of experience, she is gifted as a public speaker, event emcee, trainer and mentor.
Holt Streeter prepares companies and individuals for protocol and public relations visibility on local and national media, such as FOX5, NBC4, NewsOne, WJLA, The Gazette, The Washington Post, WHUR 96.3FM and Radio One to name a few. She integrates the most effective tools through traditional protocol, public relations, social media, and relationship building to gain positive visibility. Holt Streeter is known for her proactive approach to the phrase, “What to do, when to do it and how to say it?” She will teach you to use the right protocol tools to build your brand with sharing the tip, “When you walk in the room what does your image say about you? And, when you walk out of the room what does your reputation say about you?” Read More
Tangela Richardson
Social Media Coordinator
@Trdemetrius
Tangela D. Richardson is a National Public Affairs Specialist in the Social Security Administration’s Office of Communication External Affairs, in Baltimore, MD. She directs African American, Social Media and Women outreach for the agency.
Tangela began her career in journalism having worked in radio at her campus radio station in
undergrad at Florida A&M University (WAMF-FM) as a program director. She also worked for NPR
(National Public Radio) in Atlanta, GA post-graduation. She also did stints in television working for WTBS-TV (Atlanta, GA) and a CBS affiliate station in Tallahassee, FL. She transitioned from television
and radio to working for newspapers in the southeast (Tallahassee Democrat, The Atlanta Journal Constitution and The Columbia, South Carolina Record). The White House Office of Public Engagement, in 2012, selected her to serve as the liaison for the Social Security Administration as a Kitchen Cabinet member for African American outreach in the Obama Administration. She served as a Kitchen Cabinet Member in the Obama Administration from 2012 to 2013. She continues to work in government in public affairs at the Social Security Administration. Read More
Alana Hill
Former President
@Lana_Jay
Alana Hill is a global communications, public relations and digital strategist in Washington, DC. Hill has served as a Global Communications Professional for IBM Corp., leading global product announcements for territories including Ghana and Singapore.
Prior to joining IBM, Hill has served as public relations associate for Profile Marketing and Public Relations, LLC and as the Assistant Director of Programs for the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). While at AAPD, Hill managed brand imaging, promotions, outreach strategies and day-to-day operations for AAPD’s national programs. Prior to joining AAPD, Hill served on the Public Relations team for the Florida Governor’s Alliance for the Employment of Citizens with Disabilities.
A native of Miami, Fla., Hill received her Bachelor’s of Science in Public Relations with honors from Florida A&M University where she served as President of the Public Relations Student Society and received the School of Journalism’s Student Leader of the Year Award upon graduation. In 2011, Hill was recognized as one of the top 30 Washington, DC African American professionals under the age of 30. Hill is currently pursuing her Masters at Georgetown University, School of Continuing Studies.