PRCA announces new Co-Chairs and members of the Public Affairs Board
The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has today announced that Emily Fermor and Jessica Daniels-Roberts will co-chair the Public Affairs Board (PAB). Their appointment marks a new chapter of collaborative leadership and ambition for the Board.
Alongside Emily and Jessica, the PAB welcomes a distinguished group of professionals from across the public affairs industry. Together, the Board will work to raise standards, promote best practices, and drive innovation in public affairs.
The role of the Public Affairs Board is to define and champion excellence in the industry. It informs the PRCA’s education and development agenda, promotes ethical standards in line with industry codes of conduct, and works closely with the PRCA secretariat to implement its strategic work programme.
The newly appointed Board members will play a key role in delivering an ambitious agenda, advancing industry standards, demonstrating the value of public affairs, and supporting diversity and inclusion across the profession.
Newly appointed members of the PRCA Public Affairs Board:
- Emily Fermor, Partner, Hanbury Strategy (Co-chair)
- Jessica Daniels-Roberts, Head of Public Affairs and Associate Director, Hanover (Co-chair)
- Chris Rogers, Client Operations Director, inHouse
- Adam Honeysett-Watts, Founder and Director, Do Different
- Matt Panteli, Senior Corporate Affairs Manager, Costa Coffee
- Andrew Gill, Public Affairs Manager, University of Surrey
- Joe Ferreira, Head of External and Public Affairs, The Law Society
- Harry Methley, Senior Counsel, Connect PA
- Ben Collins, Director, Chambre PA (Northern Ireland)
- Mark MacGregor, Managing Director, Penta
- Joe Wright, Director, Euk Consulting
- Matthew Grainger, Director, Teneo
- Leon Cook, Founder, Atticus Partners
- Robert Jeffrey, Senior Director, Field Consulting
- Desiree Weston, Strategic Communications Manager, Westminster City Council
- Sabine Tyldesley, Associate Director, SEC Newgate
- Sam Tankard, Senior Associate, GK Strategies
- Lee Robb, Policy and Public Affairs Strategist, 3x1
- Tom Doughty, Associate Director, Health Comms, PLMR
- Lena Brandesova, Senior Account Manager, Grayling (Scotland)
We are grateful to the outgoing Board members for their invaluable contributions and dedicated collaboration in advancing the public affairs industry.
PRCA PAB Co-Chair, Emily Fermor, said:
“Really excited to be Co-Chairing this year with Jess Daniels-Roberts! Last year we set solid foundations: consulting on a new lobbying code, to be adopted at the AGM. Looking ahead, we will be supporting the PRCA to promote this code as the gold-standard in our industry, raising standards and sharing best practice.”
PRCA PAB Co-Chair, Jessica Daniels-Roberts, said:
“I’m delighted to be Co-Chairing the Public Affairs Board with Emily Fermor this year. It’ll be great to support the role out of the new Code of Conduct, raising awareness and advocating for continued high standards across our industry.”
