Sharon Kunkel, president of Wordslinger Marketing & PR, has been named to the 2017 Joe Curley Rising Leader Class of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA). Kunkel, whose firm has been in operation since May of 2014, is an officer of the local Central West Coast Chapter of the FPRA, serving as vice president of communications. The Joe Curley Rising Leader Award is intended to identify and honor up-and-coming FPRA members who demonstrate emerging leadership traits along with dedicated active involvement in FPRA chapter activities, programs, functions and events. Membership into the Rising Leader Class is determined by chapter nomination, one candidate per chapter. All finalists for the award receive a $150 state professional development credit; three scholarships will also be made available to members of the current Rising Leader Class for leadership and continuing education opportunities. The winner of the Joe Curley Rising Leader Award, selected from the Rising Leader Class of that year, will be announced during the FPRA annual conference, which takes place in Orlando in August.

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