2025 Presidential Introduction to Megan Bonelli
Posted on Jan. 6, 2025 / Subscribe 0
I’m honored to be your 2025 PRSA Detroit Chapter President! This community has always supported me – through my participation in Grand Valley State University’s Public Relations Student Society of America Chapter, my membership and board positions within PRSA Detroit, and my career moves between agencies, auto, energy and mobility. I care deeply about making this organization valuable to each of you, fostering our community and helping the next generation of PR professionals thrive. I am beyond excited to support you in the next year.
2025 priorities
I want to ensure that your membership is valuable through beneficial connection, networking and collaboration. I also want to further our commitment to providing mentorship for students and newer professionals.
If you have any ideas, feedback and more, please reach out. Our board is all ears and open to improving our offerings to optimize.
My background
My comprehensive background lends me insight into the needs of our Chapter’s members to help prepare meaningful programming and experience. My career spans agency, auto supplier and energy roles within integrated communications. My responsibilities have encompassed the full PESO model across B2B, B2C and nonprofit, internal and external comms and more. I’ve led projects, internship programs, employee resource groups and more throughout my career. And, I’m excited to embark on a new role this year as a Senior Corporate Communications Specialist at Bosch leading external communications and media relations among many new areas of growth.
Want to get involved?
If you’re interested in being a PRSA Detroit volunteer and joining a committee, there are several areas we’d love your expertise, and we’d love to hear from you to chat further:
- APR (Accreditation) - mentoring interested members in pursuing their APR, participating in panels and more.
- Annual Meeting - event planning and execution of our premiere event each November.
- Awards - promote, evaluate applications and coordinate selection process for winners of our industry categories.
- Blog - writing blog posts and sourcing subject matter experts to make our online channels shine.
- Diversity - communicating and planning events rooted in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging among our members, similar-minded membership organizations (e.g., NBPRS) and more.
- Ethics - communicating and planning events rooted in our ethical PR foundations.
- Internship - helping promote and manage our internship opportunities to metro Detroit PR students.
- Membership - interacting with current members and communicating/recruiting potential members.
- New Professionals - strategizing ways to support newer PR pros
- Programs - event planning to engage students, members, non-members and more for professional development and networking programs.
- Scholarship and Student Services - communicating, event planning, fundraising events, etc., to award up to two college scholarship opportunities for southeast Michigan colleges and universities.
- Senior Council - providing expertise through communications, event planning, etc., to PR professionals and students who are newer to the industry.
- Social Media - developing content for social media channels, including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Content includes event promotion, blog recaps, holiday recognition, etc.
- Website - assisting in updating, editing and monitoring web stories, events, etc., to ensure the Chapter’s success.
Thank you. We appreciate you. I can’t wait to talk to you soon.
Megan Bonelli is a senior corporate communications specialist at Bosch and the 2025 PRSA Detroit president.
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