Space Coast FPRA

10/05/2026

Reminder!

Adventurers, assemble! 🎲📸

Join Space Coast FPRA as we kick off a new year and level up your camera confidence!

Our friends at Red Hat Photography will lead a hands-on posing workshop designed to help you feel more comfortable and confident in front of the camera. Learn practical tips for posture, angles and expressions, then put those skills to work because your registration includes one professional headshot!

We’ll also introduce this year’s Space Coast FPRA Board of Directors and give you a preview of what’s ahead for the chapter.

Come camera-ready and leave with new skills, a professional headshot and, with a little luck, a natural 20! 🎲

A special thank you to our sponsors, Viera Builders and Red Hat Photography, for helping make this event possible.
We hope you’ll join the party!


Event Details

Friday, October 16, 2026
8–10 a.m.
Farallon Fields Model Home
9812 Palenda Dr, Viera, FL 32940

Registration:
$25 | FPRA Members
$35 | Non-Members
$20 | Students

REGISTER NOW -
https://bit.ly/4y4nJms


Your Morning Quest:

8:00 a.m. | Breakfast

8:20 a.m. | Board Introductions

8:30 a.m. | Headshots Begin

9:00 a.m. | Posing Workshop

9:20 a.m. | Headshots Continue

10:00 a.m. | Quest Complete!

09/28/2026

Stop second-guessing and start driving real strategy! 💼✨ The 3-part FPRA Board Governance Webinar Series covers governance basics, budget confidence, and dynamic meeting leadership.

Complete all three webinars to earn FPRA's Board Governance Certification and a digital badge for your LinkedIn profile and email signature! Bring your lunch and join us virtually on Sept. 29, Oct. 20, and Nov. 17.

📲 Register now: https://www.fpra.org/events

09/28/2026

Adventurers, assemble! 🎲📸

Join Space Coast FPRA as we kick off a new year and level up your camera confidence!

Our friends at Red Hat Photography will lead a hands-on posing workshop designed to help you feel more comfortable and confident in front of the camera. Learn practical tips for posture, angles and expressions, then put those skills to work because your registration includes one professional headshot!

We’ll also introduce this year’s Space Coast FPRA Board of Directors and give you a preview of what’s ahead for the chapter.

Come camera-ready and leave with new skills, a professional headshot and, with a little luck, a natural 20! 🎲

A special thank you to our sponsors, Viera Builders and Red Hat Photography, for helping make this event possible.
We hope you’ll join the party!


Event Details

Friday, October 16, 2026
8–10 a.m.
Farallon Fields Model Home
9812 Palenda Dr, Viera, FL 32940

Registration:
$25 | FPRA Members
$35 | Non-Members
$20 | Students

REGISTER NOW -
https://bit.ly/4y4nJms


Your Morning Quest:

8:00 a.m. | Breakfast

8:20 a.m. | Board Introductions

8:30 a.m. | Headshots Begin

9:00 a.m. | Posing Workshop

9:20 a.m. | Headshots Continue

10:00 a.m. | Quest Complete!

09/16/2026

FPRA in the wild!

President-Elect Jaime Braudrick
loved seeing Board Member at Large, Kristin Wherry on Friday! 💙

Past SCFPRA President Samantha Senger organized a team-building activity with 211 Brevard , bringing together employees from different City of Cocoa Government departments to stuff 249 mental health kits for parents.

If you want to learn more about these kits or ways to support 211 Brevard, reach out to Kristin! 🙂

09/08/2026

✨ Growing Together: Celebrating PR Excellence ✨

What a night for Space Coast FPRA! We came together to celebrate an incredible year of professional growth, community, service, and PR excellence.

🏆 Congratulations to our 2025–26 award recipients:

• Abby Hemenway, APR — President’s Award
• Jaime Braudrick, MA, APIO — President’s Award
• Hilarye Fuller — Rising Star Award
• Debbie Ryan — Chapter Member of the Year
• 142 Productions — Communicator of the Year
• Russel Bruhn — Doris Fleischman Award
• Meagan Happel — Dick Baumbach PR Professional of the Year

We also celebrated our award-winning Media Summit 2026 Planning Committee for their creativity, expertise, and dedication.

💙 To our outgoing 2025–26 Board of Directors: THANK YOU!

Your countless hours, creativity, leadership, and commitment helped make this a truly remarkable year. Every board member played a role in our chapter being named FPRA Chapter of the Year—only the second time in our 40-year history!

Please join us in thanking Sascha Lee, APR; Abby Hemenway, APR; Meagan Happel; Jaime Braudrick, MA, APIO; Jessica Moore; Russel Bruhn; Candice Barton; Carli Barr; Debbie Ryan; and Hilarye Fuller for their service.

🎲 Now, a new chapter begins!

We’re excited to welcome our 2026–27 Board of Directors, with Meagan Happel stepping into the role of President.

A special thank-you to April Salter, APR, CPRC, FPRA State President, for joining us to officially install our incoming board.

And with a new board comes a new theme…

🎲⚔️ ROLL FOR INITIATIVE. ⚔️🎲

The next adventure is about to begin—and we’re ready to roll!

A huge thank-you to our sponsors who helped make this celebration possible, including Catered Dish for keeping us fueled with an incredible taco bar, the City of Cocoa Government for our beautiful venue, Eastern Florida State College for printing our programs and certificates, and RedHat Photography for capturing the evening.

📸 Photo credit: RedHat Photography

08/31/2026

🌱 Welcoming the 2026–2027 Board of Directors

A new chapter of leadership is about to begin! ✨

Please join us in welcoming the 2026–2027 Space Coast FPRA Board of Directors and celebrating the incredible professionals who have stepped up to lead, serve, and help our chapter continue to grow.

🌟 Meagan Happel | President
🌟 Sascha Lee, APR | Past President
🌟 Jaime Braudrick, MA, APIO | President-Elect
🌟 Dana Vinci | VP of Events
🌟 Jessica Moore | Treasurer
🌟 Candice Barton | Secretary
🌟 Carlos Garcia | VP of Communications
🌟 Hilarye Fuller | VP of Communications
🌟 Debbie Ryan | VP of Membership
🌟 Sara Shell, APR | VP of Accreditation
🌟 Kristin Wherry | Member at Large
🌟 Caitlin Butler | Member at Large

We’re excited to see what this next year brings and grateful to each of these leaders for their willingness to serve our chapter and strengthen the public relations community across the Space Coast. 💙🌱

Help us welcome the 2026–2027 board at Growing Together: Celebrating PR Excellence!

📅 Thursday, September 3 | 6–8 p.m.
📍 Cocoa Civic Center
🎟️ General Admission $25 | Past Presidents $20

Register today: https://bit.ly/4gvbBVf

08/28/2026

🌱 Thank You to Our 2025–2026 Outgoing Board

A chapter grows because people are willing to show up, lead, serve, and invest in something bigger than themselves.

Today, we’re celebrating the 2025–2026 Space Coast FPRA Board of Directors and the impact they’ve made on our chapter and the public relations profession across the Space Coast. 💙

Please join us in thanking:

✨ Abby Hemenway, APR | Immediate Past President
✨ Sascha Lee | President
✨ Meagan Happel | President-Elect
✨ Jaime Braudrick, MA | Special Event Chair
✨ Jessica Moore | Treasurer
✨ Russell Bruhn | Secretary
✨ Candice Barton | VP of Digital Communications
✨ Carli Barr | VP of Digital Communications
✨ Debbie Ryan | VP of Membership
✨ Hilarye Fuller | Member at Large

Thank you for your time, leadership, creativity, dedication, and heart. Your work has helped our chapter grow, strengthened connections throughout our PR community, and created opportunities for professionals across the Space Coast.

🌱 Growing Together: Celebrating PR Excellence
📅 Thursday, September 3 | 6–8 p.m.
📍 Cocoa Civic Center
🎟️ General Admission $25 | Past Presidents $20 Register Here: https://bit.ly/4gvbBVf

Join us for an evening celebrating PR excellence, our outgoing board, this year’s award recipients, and the year ahead.