FPRA Ocala Chapter

05/07/2026

🌟 ACES is Going Places! 🌟

Join us at Symmetry Downtown Ocala for an inspiring morning with Lauren Debick, APR, CPRC, CLC. Lauren will share the lessons learned while writing her book. It's a perfect opportunity to gain insight, connect with fellow professionals and start your day energized.

📅 Friday, May 29
📍 Symmetry Downtown Ocala
🕗 8 a.m.

The ACES group is open to FPRA members with 10+ years of professional experience. If that’s you, we’d love to have you join us for this session and become part of this growing group.

Message us for more information. We hope to see you there!

04/30/2026

A big thank you to Chapter member Lisa Varner APR, CPRC and North Central Florida Media for hosting our ACES group! We are so grateful to have Lisa as a member and we thank her for all that she does!

Today, we hosted the FPRA Ocala Chapter's ACES group for a conversation on leadership growth, executive presence, and how communications professionals can leverage their skillsets into broader management opportunities.

A huge thank you to the talented PR and communications professionals who participated in such a thoughtful and engaging discussion today. We enjoy investing in professional development within our community!

04/25/2026

✨ What an incredible morning at the Kimberly's Center for Child Protection's 5K! 💙

👟 Huge thanks to everyone who ran, walked, or cheered with us! It was a great opportunity to support the important work they do for the children and families in our community.

04/20/2026

🏃‍♂️Who's running with us!!? 🏃‍♀️

📆 There’s still time to sign up for the Kimberly’s Center for Child Protection’s annual 5K run happening this Saturday! When you register, be sure to join the FPRA Ocala team.

🏆 We are looking forward to seeing all our runners this weekend and we're excited to help raise funds and awareness for the incredible work Kimberly’s Center does for our community.

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04/17/2026

✨ Another amazing Commference in the books! ✨

🚀 It was a great day for learning, collaborating, and connecting with an incredible community of communications and PR professionals! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the event such a success. 💙

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04/14/2026

🎉 April is APR Month, and we’re celebrating all month long! 🎉

The Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) is a great way for PR professionals to deepen their strategic understanding, grow their confidence, and demonstrate their commitment to the profession. Many of our Chapter members have benefited greatly from earning their APR and throughout April, we’re sharing their thoughts on what the APR has meant to them.

💬 Interested in learning more about the APR process? Send us a message — we’re always happy to help!

04/13/2026

How do you turn data into a movement?

At COMMference 2026, Kristina Donohue, Director of Mission Advancement & Board Development at the Florida Chamber Foundation, will share how strategic communications, statewide events, and real-time data can drive awareness all the way to action.

Drawing on her work with the Florida Prosperity Initiative, a business-led effort to cut childhood poverty in half by 2030 in Florida, Kristina will walk through how the Foundation uses data mapping to tell compelling stories, engage stakeholders and mobilize communities across the state.

Whether you're working on a large-scale campaign or a local cause, this session delivers a practical framework for turning information into impact.

📅 Friday, April 17, 2026
📍 College of Central Florida · Ocala, FL
🎟️ Register today at www.fpraocala.org